BBC
Books For biographies, reviews, interactive games, audio clips and events
listings. Students will find information on all key GCSE exam poets and
Authors.
BBC
- Routes of English Explore and improve your spoken and written English through quizzes
etc
British
Library
Some really useful info on the history of our language.
Classic
Notes Title list
This site is also called 'Grade Saver'. Select via title rather than author
- more reliable.
Englishbiz
looks at improving writing skills across the board and especially for examinations.
Excellent, practical help.
Google
Web Directory of Literature
Extremely useful but time consuming since it can take a while to access all
the sites, some of which appear in these lists. However, it is worth a dip.
Luminarium
Information on the lives and works of English writers:
Middle English Literature (1350-1485)
16th Century Renaissance Literature (1485-1603)
Early 17th Century (1603-1660)
Click on the appropriate picture to enter the site.
Novel
Analysis Study guides on a variety of novelists plus poets & dramatists. Particularly
useful for G.C.S.E. and 'A' Level.
Online
Literature
is very useful for biographical information on pre-1900 writers. Includes
the text of many poems.
refdesk.com
a Canadian educational link site. Good search facilities, which can lead
to free electronic libraries.
Skillwise:Words
- BBC
Improve your literacy skills through lively games, quizzes and factsheets.
(Teachers can also benefit from a broad on-line resource bank.)
SparkNotes
From Geoffrey Chaucer to Jack London, kindly University of Harvard students
have compiled a collection of study guides to many common GCSE and A level
literature texts. It is free - but you do have to register.
BBC
Poetry
Loadsa goodies ... including the D.I.Y.
Poetry - click and drag words to make a poem.
•BLAKE
(Universal Teacher)
This has a good introduction plus studies
of individual poems. Useful for G.C.S.E.
and 'A' Level.
Look at some of Blake's art work on the Tate's Blake
Interactive pages.
The
Poetry Archive
Launched in November 2005 this looks really good. Search for poems by poet,
title or theme. Poems old and new. Also try their Children's
Archive - super stuff!
Poetry
Archives
A superb site, of particular use for the 'classics'.
LynchMultimedia.com's
'Macbeth'
Have a look at the parallel original / classroom
prose versions of the text. Only a
few of the plays on so far, but useful.
Novel
Analysis
Looks at : Summary, Characters, Metaphors and Themes of a selection of Shakespeare's
plays, including 'Much Ado About Nothing'. Useful for G.C.S.E. and 'A' Level.
Twelfth
Night Quiz
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.
Renaissance
Detailed overview divided into 7 sections:
1. Introduction
2. Out of the Middle Ages.
3. Exploration & Trade
4. Printing & Thinking
5. Symmetry, Shape & Size
6. Focus on Florence
7. Related Resources - I've gone through these and added the best/most useful ones to this list.
Very good site offering some interactive activities. It also gives some useful links within the main sections.
Renaissance Medicine Part of the B. B.C.'s Medicine Through Time site, this offers clear, informative and interesting access points.
William
GOLDING's Lord of the Flies
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 labeled map of the island.
Novel
Analysis Study guides on a variety of novelists plus poets & dramatists.
Particularly useful for G.C.S.E. and 'A' Level.
Online
Literature
is very useful for biographical information on pre-1900 writers. Includes
the text of many poems.
Charles'
George ORWELL Links
A diverse collection of George Orwell materials organized by category. Featuring:
'Animal Farm' notes, analysis of '1984', reviews, essays, pictures and links
to other Orwell web sites.
This information taken from the George Orwell Webring.
SparkNotes
From Geoffrey Chaucer to Jack London, kindly University of Harvard students
have compiled a collection of study guides to many common GCSE and A level
literature texts. It is free - but you do have to register.
•'Old
Man and the Sea' by Ernest Hemingway
Classic
Notes offers:
Decent biographical information on Ernest
Hemingway
Brief outlines of the characters, plot and
themes.
Summaries and analysis by page sections.
Novel
Analysis offers:
Novel summary
Character, plot and theme analysis
Quotes
Brief biographical information
NB Take care ... this American site often
uses slang rather than the formal language
needed for top grade GCSEs.
Sparknotes offers:
Biographical information
Plot and character analysis
Themes, motifs and symbols
Hemingway
Resource Centre
Useful for its very good Biography pages
and its Links,
though not all of the latter
work. Also, usual warning, if you access
the FAQ section - the responses are
personal views and should not be viewed as
reliable source material.
Universal
Teacher
Andrew Moore's impressive web site.
TIP - use the search facility!
Books
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