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 just how do students get an A* at A-level? ideas for lessons please - sunshine | 26/11/2010 |
my students were asking me yesterday what they have to do to get an A* and I found it very difficult to give them a simple answer. They have to get an A grade overall and 90% of the A2 marks but it's not as simple as that ... 1. What would you tell them? 2. Does anyone have any ideas what teachers can do to increase their chances? |
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| Re:just how do students get an A* at A-level? ideas for lessons please - IAN FRANCIS | 27/11/2010 |
| I may be wrong here BUT... Given that you have probably fed them most of the lit crit they have... even B grade students... I would say that 90% of A Level students will regurgitate between 30% and 60% of what you have told them, in a fairly uninspiring way (ask any examiner). The students who REALLY stood out, and thus deserved their A*, express either something beyond the norm which you fed them, or the final 40%, BYPASSING what they perceive as the pedestrian 60%, with a style, eloquence and BREVITY which contains a definite WOW factor. What is the WOW factor? It makes the examiner say... '....!' Try writing the essays you give them yourself. When you have depressed yourself by reading it, try again, discarding the boring normal stuff you wrote and REALLY show off! THEN you will deserve an A* - photocopy and distribute, break it down, and... HOPE! |
| Re:just how do students get an A* at A-level? ideas for lessons please - eveline | 28/11/2010 |
I don't think I'd have got an A* if it had been available when I was a student. It seems it's hard to know what to do assome of the students who got A* this year were predicted a B or a C. They seemed to suddenly obtain the 'wow!' factor at the very last minute. Managers at my school are demanding predictions for the 2012 results already and they won't accept it's not possible to say yet. |
| Re:just how do students get an A* at A-level? ideas for lessons please - Sue | 02/12/2010 |
| I know I'm going to regret this, but I have a couple of A* exemplar responses - hard copy only as my scanner has died. |
| Re:just how do students get an A* at A-level? ideas for lessons please - Wally Gomes | 12/12/2010 |
Hi Sue, If your scanner is working now, could you please send me a copy of your A* exemplars? I'd be very grateful. Thanks Wally |
| Re:just how do students get an A* at A-level? ideas for lessons please - Mr Christmas | 13/12/2010 |
| Hi Sue would be very grateful to see the A* responses too. I don't know how to respond to my kids when they aske this question either. Thanks so much. |
| Re:just how do students get an A* at A-level? ideas for lessons please - Sue | 14/12/2010 |
| Please may I have email addresses for exemplars. |
| Re:just how do students get an A* at A-level? ideas for lessons please - Julie | 15/12/2010 |
My email address is julie@barspetsa.org I would be so grateful if you could add me to your mailing list! Thanks |
| Re:just how do students get an A* at A-level? ideas for lessons please - Julie | 15/12/2010 |
My email address is julie@barspetsa.org I would be so grateful if you could add me to your mailing list! Thanks |
| Re:just how do students get an A* at A-level? ideas for lessons please - Julie | 15/12/2010 |
My email address is julie@barspetsa.org I would be so grateful if you could add me to your mailing list! Thanks |
| Re:just how do students get an A* at A-level? ideas for lessons please - Lizzie | 16/12/2010 |
Some A* A-level samples would be brilliant! lizaustin26@hotmail.com
Thank you so much! |
| Re:just how do students get an A* at A-level? ideas for lessons please - Sharon | 18/12/2010 |
which board do you do? samples please please please!!! eatprayloveeatpraylove@yahoo.co.uk thank you soooo much i can provide examples for edexcel and ocr if anyone wants them ... |
| Re:just how do students get an A* at A-level? ideas for lessons please - Sharon | 18/12/2010 |
| I've been looking into this and there are training courses available about how to get the A* and how to improve grades overall. |
| Re:just how do students get an A* at A-level? ideas for lessons please - W | 09/01/2011 |
Hi Sue, If you are in a position to send any exemplar material now, I'd be very grateful. I have been on eaqa and found some examples but not for the part of the course we are teaching! Take care, Wally |
| Re:just how do students get an A* at A-level? ideas for lessons please - Pamela | 12/01/2011 |
You are a very kind and generous sharer of resources! I would also very much appreciate copies of your exemplar material. Thank you very much! |
