Welcome to the English Department
S2 - you will be writing your own comics before the summer holidays. Here are some helpful hints...
5A- we will be studying the play Educating Rita as one of our exam texts. Here is some background information on the playwright, Willy Russell.
http://www.willyrussell.com
How you can help at home:
S3/S4 have many good websites that can consolidate their learning. BBC Bitesize is a particularly good website for consolidating their Standard Grade Close Reading and writing skills. http://www.bbc.co.uk/scotland/learning/bitesize/standard/english For S1 - S3 Channel 4 Learning could be another useful online learning experience. Searches include Interactive Resources, Homework High, Bookbox Games and Programme Notes. http://www.channel4learning.com/support/websites/english.html S3 - S6 Sparknotes, Cliffsnotes and BookRags can be a very useful resource for a particular text. As well as a synopsis of the novel/play these websites have other useful headings such as Themes, Motifs, Style, Topics for Further Study and Quotations. http://www.sparknotes.com http://www.cliffsnotes.com/literature-study-guides.html http://www.bookrags.com Clearly there are many very worthwhile websites out there - we would ask you to encourage your youngsters to explore these (including sites that offer video clips) as part of the learning process.
S3/S4 have many good websites that can consolidate their learning. BBC Bitesize is a particularly good website for consolidating their Standard Grade Close Reading and writing skills.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/scotland/learning/bitesize/standard/english For S1 - S3 Channel 4 Learning could be another useful online learning experience. Searches include Interactive Resources, Homework High, Bookbox Games and Programme Notes. http://www.channel4learning.com/support/websites/english.html S3 - S6 Sparknotes, Cliffsnotes and BookRags can be a very useful resource for a particular text. As well as a synopsis of the novel/play these websites have other useful headings such as Themes, Motifs, Style, Topics for Further Study and Quotations. http://www.sparknotes.com http://www.cliffsnotes.com/literature-study-guides.html http://www.bookrags.com Clearly there are many very worthwhile websites out there - we would ask you to encourage your youngsters to explore these (including sites that offer video clips) as part of the learning process.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/scotland/learning/bitesize/standard/english
For S1 - S3 Channel 4 Learning could be another useful online learning experience. Searches include Interactive Resources, Homework High, Bookbox Games and Programme Notes.
http://www.channel4learning.com/support/websites/english.html
S3 - S6 Sparknotes, Cliffsnotes and BookRags can be a very useful resource for a particular text. As well as a synopsis of the novel/play these websites have other useful headings such as Themes, Motifs, Style, Topics for Further Study and Quotations.
http://www.sparknotes.com
http://www.cliffsnotes.com/literature-study-guides.html
http://www.bookrags.com
Clearly there are many very worthwhile websites out there - we would ask you to encourage your youngsters to explore these (including sites that offer video clips) as part of the learning process.