5 activities to use for written text revision in English.

1. 5 Effective Revision Activities
Christine Wells

2. 1. Set up a Google Doc with the following headings:
Setting
Characters
Themes
Language features
Symbolism
Create subheadings where needed to be specific.
2. Give each group a link and an aspect and ask to select and record quotes
that link.
Gathering
Thinking
Relating to others
Using language, text and
symbols
Managing self
Participating and contributing
Teacher instructions

3. 1.Split class into 5 groups and assign each group an aspect
of the text.
2.In their groups, learners research as much information
from the internet as they can about their aspect.
3.After 30 minutes, learners post the best 3 links that they
have found onto the Padlet page you have set up. Learners
need to label each post with the aspect of the text it is
linked to. Project onto the whiteboard while learners are
sharing.
Gathering
Thinking
Relating to others
Using language, text and
symbols
Managing self
Participating and contributing
Teacher instructions

4. 1. In groups, choose a scene/episode from the text to teach to the class.
Include:
A description of what is happening or you may act it out
The characters involved and what we learn about at least one character
The theme that is seen and an explanation of why it is important
A symbol and what it represents
2 quotes and an explanation of why you chose them
2. You may present your work on orally, visually or a combination of both.
Processing
Applying
Thinking
Relating to others
Using language, text and
symbols
Managing self
Participating and contributing
Learner instructions

5. 1. Discuss an exemplar and make notes on why it is an effective
essay.
2. Choose an essay topic and write the introduction as a class on
the board.
3. Have learners work in pairs to write the body paragraphs of the
essay. Have different people in the group write different
paragraphs. Then swap and give peer feedback.
4. Distribute the marking schedule and have pairs swap their
essays and mark each other’s.
Processing
Applying
Thinking
Relating to others
Using language, text and
symbols
Managing self
Participating and contributing
Teacher instructions

6. In pairs, create an activity that the class can do. Some ideas could
be:
Gathering Processing Applying
Applying
Thinking
Relating to others
Using language, text and
symbols
Managing self
Participating and contributing
Learner instructions