GCSE Revision site

Hey kids!

Here's a good site, with lots of resources-- just not much on cluster 2 poems!

http://www.court-moor.hants.sch.uk/english/gcserevis.html

Hope this helps!

Mr H

Year 11-- Cluster 2 Revision sites

Here be the sites you discovered in our lesson a couple of weeks ago.

IMPORTANT: I haven't personally vetted these sites, so their relative usefulness may vary.

Here goes:

Search for My Tongue

Bitesize
http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/gcsebitesize/english/poemscult/searchrev1.shtml

http://www.johndclare.net/English/Bhatt_Intro.htm


Unrelated Incidents

http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/gcsebitesize/english/poemscult/unrelatedrev1.shtml

http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/gcsebitesize/schemes/english/unrelated.shtml

http://www.eastbury.bardaglea.org.uk/folder/english/poetry/unrelated%20incidents.ppt

http://www.coursework.info/GCSE/English_Language/Poems_from_Different_Cultures/Tom_Leonard__from_Unrelated_Incidents/

http://www.coursework.info/GCSE/English_Language/Poems_from_Different_Cultures/Tom_Leonard__from_Unrelated_Incidents/Unrelated_Incidents_L107727.html

Half-Caste

http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/gcsebitesize/english/poemscult/halfcasterev1.shtml

http://englishgallery.wetpaint.com/page/CGSE+Key+Stage+4

http://www.johndclare.net/English/Agard_Intro.htm

http://www.learninglive.co.uk/teachers/ema/african_caribbean/half_caste.pdf

Love After Love

http://www.universalteacher.org.uk/anthology/differentcultures.htm#loveafterlove

http://www.tusitala.org.uk/blog/blog.php?bid=361

http://www.eliteskills.com/analysis_poetry/Love_After_Love_by_Derek_Walcott_analysis.php

http://www.teachit.co.uk/attachments/5330.pdf

http://www.coursework.info/GCSE/English_Literature/Poetry/Pre-1914/By_Genre/Love_Poetry/This_Room_and_Love_after_Love_-_Comparat_L65391.html

This Room

http://www.helium.com/items/246303-first-stanza-dharkers-creates

http://www.bgfl.org/bgfl/custom/files_uploaded/uploaded_resources/10668/ThisRoomPres2(MT).ppt

http://www.eastbury.bardaglea.org.uk/folder/english/poetry/this%20room.ppt

http://www.universalteacher.org.uk/anthology/differentcultures.htm#thisroom

http://216.239.59.104/search?q=cache:OfUh96vR8WcJ:www.banbury.oxon.sch.uk/faculties/english/resources/poems_from_different_cultures_guide.pdf+this+room+imtiaz+dharker+universal&hl=en&ct=clnk&cd=10&gl=uk

Not My Business

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Not_My_Business
Wikipedia knows everything. And it knows lots about this poem.

http://www.universalteacher.org.uk/anthology/differentcultures.htm
This is nice because it will tell you about lots of other poems as well.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/gcsebitesize/english/poemscult/ferlinghettirev7.shtml
This is quite obviously for stupid people but it is still useful.

http://www.whscms.org.uk/getfile.php?src=754/Niyi+Nosundari%2C+Not+My+Business.pdf
This is extremely exciting because you have to look at it on adobe acrobat.

http://www.whscms.org.uk/getfile.php?src=754/Niyi+Nosundari%2C+Not+My+Business.pdf
A video, it’s boring

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Not_My_Business
- yay~ wikipedia

http://www.bgfl.org/bgfl/index.cfm?s=1&m=166&p=120,view_resource&id=10667
this one is a bit simple, but could be good for revision to get you started.

Presents From My Aunts in Pakistan

http://www.stpetershigh.org.uk/DEPARTMENTS/ENGLISH_DEPT/SLAYHE/2Year11GCSE/Cultures.html


http://learningat.ke7.org.uk/english/ks4/year11/pfmaip.htm


http://canuckenglish.blogspot.com/


http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/gcsebitesize/english/


http://www.google.co.uk/search?hl=en&q=presents+from+my+aunt+in+pakistan&meta=



http://mrwells.wordpress.com/2007/05/22/presents-from-my-aunts-in-pakistan/

Hurricane Hits England

http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/gcsebitesize/english/poemscult/hurricanerev3.shtml

http://learningat.ke7.org.uk/english/ks4/year11/hhe.htm

http://66.102.9.104/search?q=cache:p2VVyJ6_angJ:www.heinemann.co.uk/shared/Resources/NonSecure/00000000/GraceNichols.pdf+grace+nichols+hurricane+hits+england&hl=en&ct=clnk&cd=4

http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/gcsebitesize/english/poemscult/hurricanetest.shtml

http://www.bgfl.org/bgfl/custom/files_uploaded/uploaded_resources/10721/HurricaneHitsEnglandbyGraceNichols.ppt

http://www.eastbury.bardaglea.org.uk/folder/english/poetry/hurricane%20hits%20england.ppt

U6 English Language-- Reading and Writing

Dear All:

Here be links to the National Curriculm website, outlining what children are expected to be learning in infant and juniour school. These will prove useful as benchmarks for analysing examples of reading and writing practice, as well as an example of theory/research. Enjoy (if that's the right word)!

Key Stage 1 Reading
http://www.nc.uk.net/webdav/harmonise?Page/@id=6001&Session/@id=D_F8vQvwadvKn8gWyU512m&POS[@stateId_eq_main]/@id=5875&POS[@stateId_eq_note]/@id=5875

Key Stage 1 Writing
http://www.nc.uk.net/webdav/harmonise?Page/@id=6001&Session/@id=D_F8vQvwadvKn8gWyU512m&POS[@stateId_eq_main]/@id=5924&POS[@stateId_eq_note]/@id=5924

Key Stage 2 Reading
http://www.nc.uk.net/webdav/harmonise?Page/@id=6001&Session/@id=D_F8vQvwadvKn8gWyU512m&POS[@stateId_eq_main]/@id=6048&POS[@stateId_eq_note]/@id=6048

Key Stage 2 Writing
http://www.nc.uk.net/webdav/harmonise?Page/@id=6001&Session/@id=D_F8vQvwadvKn8gWyU512m&POS[@stateId_eq_main]/@id=6111&POS[@stateId_eq_note]/@id=6111

The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time--Reading Notes

Please use the following to discuss in your groups.

1. What would you do if you were in the Boone’s family situation?
2. Do you think Christopher Boone is a realistic character?
3. What would you have done if you discovered the dead dog?
4. If you were Christopher, would you forgive your father?
5. Now that you understand Christopher’s problems, does it make you feel differently about everyday activities that you take for granted?
6. What effect did Christopher’s disability have on his parents’ relationship? Did it contribute to their divorce?
7. What are your perceptions of the Boone family?
8. Did you enjoy this book? Why or why not?
9. Were the digressions interesting or annoying?
10. How would you cope with a child with Asperger’s syndrome? Do you have sympathy for Christopher’s father?
11. Should we hate Mrs Shears?
12. Would you relate better to the book if you had Asperger’s syndrome?
13. If you were CB, would you have run away?
14. What do you think inspired Mark Haddon to write this book?
15. Why does someone as clever as CB behave so foolishly at times?
16. Which part of the book was best? Why?
17. Was it risky for Christopher to go to find his mother?
18. Was CB’s father justified in his actions?
19. Is the swearing effective or necessary in the book?
20. How do you react to the title of the book—it’s quite childish?
21. Did the ‘random information’ help you understand Christopher better?
22. Is this book an accurate portrayal of Asperger’s syndrome?
23. Were you engaged or alienated from the book?
24. How realistic is the novel?
25. Does CB make for a good detective?
26. How do you respond to Mark Haddon’s techniques?

U6 English Language-- useful site

Hey y'all!

Go to: http://www.fathom.com/course/10701036/session1.html

for a nice, extensive series of articles by Jean Aitchison, one of your leading theorists. Thanks, Amreeta!