How to Revise for History

Step-by-Step Guide

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   Step 1: Use your class notebook as a check-list so you know exactly what is coming up and you can use them for revision

   This would help you be more focused on what you are doing.
   
   Memorise what you have written and make sure you have understood it.
   
   If not do some extra research on it. ,,,, === Making History Revision Posters ===,, Learn them well. , Use different colors for different facts or themes.
   
   Add pictures to make you want to look at the poster more.
   
   Make the font clear and really big so it's easy to read. , Choose areas where you tend to pass by or look frequently.
   
   A good place to put it is on your ceiling (if you can reach), above your pillow so you will read it every time you go to bed or wake up.
   
   You could even stick the poster against the glass wall in the shower so while you shower you can read it.
   
   Another place is either the wall opposite the toilet or even the wall opposite the stairs Every time you come upstairs you will focus on the poster. , This is one of the best ways to revise if you learn by looking, as you will automatically subconsciously read it even when you don't realize your doing it.
   
   And quite possibly, other members of the household will start quizzing you after they've read the content too.
   
   Once you are confident on your knowledge, don't hesitate to ask your family members to quiz you! ,
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   Step 2: Make notes on a certain topic.

   (e.g. when was the Berlin Wall built?) , (for the above example, 13th August 1961) ,,
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   Step 3: Highlight key points that you will need to know for the exam

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   Step 4: Use post it notes to write quick notes to remind yourself about the key points.

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   Step 5: Take regular breaks to relax yourself.

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   Step 6: Check you have covered and understood the notes well.

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   Step 7: Look at a topic from one section of your learning.

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   Step 8: Highlight the points you need to know.

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   Step 9: Re-write these points and dates on a big sheet of paper (poster size).

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    Step 10: Stick up these posters on the walls around your house.

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    Step 11: Do this a few days in advance of your exam.

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    Step 12: Work out what you need to cover for the course.

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    Step 13: Write out questions to test whether you know the information.

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    Step 14: Write out the answers to the questions on the other side.

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    Step 15: Test yourself or get other people to test you to see if you know the answers to the questions.

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    Step 16: Put the flashcards into piles based on what you know and don't know

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    Step 17: then focus on the areas that you are struggling with.

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