| English - Recommended Links |
www.englishpage.com/
Free online English lessons & ESL / EFL resources
www.bbc.co.uk/schools/gcsebitesize/
For resources, tests on language and literature. Lots on the anthology
poems!
www.gcse.com/english/index.htm
Spelling and punctuation tips / common confusionsS
www.channel4.com/learning/microsites/H/homeworkhigh/english/index.jsp
A good, all-purpose English revision
www.samlearning.co.uk
Useful revision and exam practice website. (Centre ID is WA4 BC2.
See Mr. Rees if you have forgotten your own user ID or password)
BBC-Onion Street
http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/communities/onionstreet/
An essential study area which offers revision based live chat,daily
chatrooms, interactive quizzes and study tips/advice pieces.
BBC-SOS Teacher
http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/communities/sosteacher/browse/browse_ks4.shtml
Search the BBC archives for answers to thousands of homework or
revision questions, from Key Stage 2 to A level.
BBC Arts
http://www.bbc.co.uk/arts/
Regularily updated arts site containing biographies, reviews,
interactive games, audio clips and events listings. Students will
find relevant information on all key GCSE exam poets and Authors.
BBC Skillwise
http://www.bbc.co.uk/skillswise/index.shtml
Improve your literacy and numeracy skills through lively games,
quizzes and factsheets. Teachers can also benefit from a broad
on-line resource bank.
BBC-Routes of English
http://www.bbc.co.uk/skillswise/index.shtml
Find out about the current and historical influences that shape
our language. This site helps you to explore the rich and diverse
lineage of spoken and written English, through quizzes, audio,
message boards and live chat.
Absolute Shakespeare
http://absoluteshakespeare.com/
A fascinating William Shakespeare resource with e-texts of Shakespeare's
plays, sonnets and poems. Study Shakespeare with plot summaries,
essays, character analyses and quotes. Suitable for key stage
4 and A level.
English Resources
http://www.englishresources.co.uk/index.html
English Resources provides a good range of language and literature
learning materials for teaching or revising English at key stage
3, GCSE and A level. The site includes complete lesson plans,
activity sheets, guidance, background and revision materials.
Falcon Education
http://www.falconedlink.com/
GCSE English students studying 'Hamlet' or 'Macbeth' will find
a fun guide to the plays and general Shakespeare background at
this site. The site is mainly text based but provides an easy
to read, and often wryly amusing, scene by scene guide.
Lord of the Flies
http://www.gerenser.com/lotf/index.html
GCSE English students can revise a variety of study points on
William Golding's novel. Study vocabulary related to the text,
key themes, a summary of the plot and even view a labelled map
of the island.
NovelGuide
http://www.novelguide.com/
A highly recommended site for GCSE pupils, the Novel Guides provide
chapter summaries, character profiles, metaphor and theme analyses,
and author biographies. Works include ‘Lord of the Flies’,
‘1984’, ‘Animal Farm’, plus Shakespeare plays.
Online English Grammar
http://www.edufind.com/english/grammar/toc.cfm
Sort out your comparatives from your superlatives with this comprehensive
site on all aspects of English grammar, with grammar points listed
alphabetically.
SparkNotes
http://www.sparknotes.com/lit/.dir/
English students, your set-text worries are over! From Geoffrey
Chaucer to Jack London, altruistic Harvard students have compiled
a collection of study guides to many common GCSE and A level literature
texts.
Twelfth Night Quiz
http://www.btinternet.com/~mrfield/twelfth/
Play these quizzes and test your knowledge of this Shakespeare
text. Answer questions on either the play's main characters or
its plot - both quizzes are useful revision aids for key stage
3 and 4 pupils studying English.