💊 A/S Chemistry – Lazy A* Plan
🧠 Focus Units: Unit 1 (WCH11) and Unit 2 (WCH12)
🎯 High-Yield Topics:
Unit 1:
o Atomic structure & isotopes
o Mass spec & calculations
o Periodicity & Group 2
o Bonding & structure
o Redox basics
Unit 2:
o Energetics (ΔH, calorimetry)
o Kinetics graphs
o Equilibrium basics
o Halogens + Group 2 reactions
o Organic: alkanes, alkenes, alcohols, isomerism
💻 What to Do:
Revise with: Save My Exams topic questions + mark schemes
Practice: 2015–2024 past papers for WCH11 and WCH12 — 2 papers/week starting July
🧪 Bonus:
Memorise definitions (atom economy, activation energy, standard enthalpy...)
Use reaction flashcards for organic
Focus on how to answer calculations and trends — not full-blown explanations
🔬 A/S Biology – Lazy A* Plan
🧠 Focus Units: Unit 1 (WBI11) and Unit 2 (WBI12)
🎯 High-Yield Topics:
Unit 1:
o Cell structure (organelles, microscopes)
o Transport across membranes
o Enzymes
o DNA & protein synthesis basics
o Cell division
Unit 2:
o Gas exchange (lungs & fish)
o Cardiovascular disease
o Immunity & pathogens
o Experimental design & graphs
💻 What to Do:
Practice: Only past paper questions on each topic (Save My Exams or Physics & Maths
Tutor)
Focus: Model answers for 6–8 mark questions
🧪 Bonus:
Memorise key phrases used in mark schemes (“complementary base pairing”, “hydrogen
bonds”, “diffusion down a concentration gradient”)
Learn to read graphs and experimental setups
📘 A/S English Language – Lazy A* Plan
🧠 Focus Papers: Unit 1 (WEN01) and Unit 2 (WEN02)
🎯 High-Yield Sections:
Paper 1:
o Text analysis (multi-modal)
o Language levels (lexis, grammar, graphology, discourse)
o Representation & audience/purpose
Paper 2:
o Creative writing (informative, persuasive, descriptive)
o Commentary (meta-language: sentence types, lexical fields, modifiers)
💻 What to Do:
Download: All past papers + model responses (Pearson/Save My Exams)
Memorise: Essay structures + connectives + sentence openers
Learn a few theories (Grice’s Maxims, Face Theory, Register) to plug into commentaries
✍️Bonus:
Write 3–5 practice responses (Paper 2) — get feedback from teacher or use mark
scheme
Read top band model answers and highlight phrases you can copy/adapt
4-Month Lazy A* Timeline (May–Oct 2025)
✅ May–June
• Use personal/online notes for each topic
• Tick off topic checklists after short self-quizzes
• Memorise key mark scheme language and structure
• Do short question sets after each topic
✅ July
• 1–2 full past papers per subject per week
• Time yourself on Chem/Bio MCQs
• Write 1 English Paper 2 (creative + directed writing) per week
✅ August
• Full past papers under timed conditions
• Deep mistake analysis
• Stick model answers and phrases where you see them daily (wall/phone/home screen)
✅ September
• Mock exams (Paper 1, 2 for all subjects)
• Focus ONLY on weakest areas
• Sleep well + use short recall-based revision
Weekly Plan (Revised –
Day Focus Task
Sunday Chemistry Do MCQs + Past Paper Qs on Bonding & Periodicity (use checklist after)
Monday Biology Revise Enzymes + Transport using notes → do 1 full past paper section
Tuesday English Read 2 sample answers + write 1 Text Analysis Paragraph (Paper 1)
Wednesday Mixed Full Chem + Bio topic past paper sections (e.g. Energetics + Cells)
Thursday Writing Write 1 Creative + 1 Directed Response Plan (Paper 2)
Friday All Subjects Full Paper 1 (Chem/Bio/Eng) or two English Section B answers
Saturday Rest/Recall Go over mistakes, flashcards, or reattempt tricky Qs
📌 Key Tools for Lazy Revision
Tool Purpose
Save My Exams Topic-by-topic revision & past paper Qs
MaChemGuy / Miss Estruch / Mr Salles Fast, A-level focused video reviews
Anki / Quizlet Flashcards for reactions, definitions, language terms
Tool Purpose
Past Papers + Mark Schemes (2015–2024) Your goldmine
✅ WEEKLY REVISION PLAN (For May 21 – June 30)
📌 Weekly Focus: One Subject Per Day, One Day Off
🧪 Chemistry – Sunday
🔬 Biology – Monday
📘 English Language – Tuesday
🔁 Mix & Test (Chem/Bio) – Wednesday
✍️Writing + Feedback (English) – Thursday
📚 Past Papers (All Subjects) – Friday
💤 Break or light review – Saturday
📚 TOPIC CHECKLISTS with Difficulty Rating (🔥 = easy, 💀 = hard)
🧪 Chemistry Unit 1 & 2
Topic Difficulty
Atomic structure + Isotopes 🔥
Mass Spectrometry + RAM 🔥
Bonding + Structure 🔥🔥
Periodicity + Group 2 Trends 🔥
Topic Difficulty
Redox & Oxidation Numbers 🔥🔥
Energetics (Enthalpy, Calorimetry) 💀
Kinetics (Rate factors, graphs) 🔥🔥
Equilibrium basics 💀
Halogens, Group 7 trends 🔥🔥
Organic: Alkanes/Alkenes/Alcohols 💀💀
🔬 Biology Unit 1 & 2
Topic Difficulty
Cell Structure + Organelles 🔥
Microscopes 🔥
Membranes & Transport 🔥🔥
Enzymes + Graphs 💀
DNA, Protein Synthesis 💀
Cell Cycle + Mitosis 🔥🔥
Gas Exchange (humans, insects, fish) 🔥
Heart + Blood Vessels 💀
Immunity + Pathogens 💀💀
Experimental Design + Graphs 🔥🔥
📘 English Language (WEN01 & WEN02)
Section Difficulty
Text Analysis (multi-modal) 🔥
Audience/Purpose/Context 🔥
Section Difficulty
Lexis & Semantics 🔥🔥
Grammar & Syntax analysis 💀
Sentence types (minor, compound, complex) 🔥
Discourse structure 💀
Paper 2 Creative Writing 🔥🔥
Commentary (metalanguage + purpose) 💀💀
