Grammar Site Revisited

Since so many of you have indicated your unease with the analysis of grammar, can I recommend the following website to you:

http://www.englishbiz.co.uk/grammar/index.htm

This site is geared directly at English A-level students, with a focus on how to analyse grammar.

Warning: it’s very extensive (18+ sections), so printing off pages is pretty daunting!

There is, in addition, some online analysis activities for you to do at various points.

For L6 students, there’s an attached Adobe document—a “style guide”—that relates directly to EnB1 and EnB2 papers.Hope this helps!

Year 10 Media Coursework Resources

The following sites should help you to craft a review that scores highly!

http://www.bfi.org.uk/sightandsound/

This is the website of Sight + Sound magazine-- your style model. Look through the archive at several film reviews to get a 'feel' of the house style.

http://www.imdb.com/Glossary/

This is a huge glossary of film terms-- the sort of references a film buff reading S+S might appreciate. Search it for half-remembered words and phrases, or to find la mot juste for describing a feature of your chosen film.

http://academic.sun.ac.za/forlang/bergman/tech/glossary/ebert_glos.htm

This is more tongue-in-cheek-- Roger Ebert is a long-standing film reviewer in the United States, and this site outlines some of his (rather cyncial) terms for film conventions.

http://ks.essortment.com/writingfilmrev_ralk.htm

A general guide for writing film reviews-- some advice for what aspects of the film to note when viewing, etc.

http://www.aber.ac.uk/media/Documents/short/gramtv.html

A good visual guide to the technical language of shots, angles, camera movement, sound, etc. A must for Dennis the Menace fans!