Home Learning Resources
Since it seems like we may be in tier 17 by the time schools are planned to reopen, we felt it made sense to repost some great activities...
Arcademics Christmas Challenge!
No Bananagram Challenge this year due to covid. Instead, send a screenshot of every time you get onto the leader board for an English...
Website update
Thanks to Esme Buxton, photographer in Cheltenham, who took the latest headshots for my website. Esme is a former student of mine who...
The Bell Jar
Here's a close study of the language use in an extract from 'The Bell Jar' by Sylvia Plath. https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/p0801v6l
Pat Barker's Regeneration
Have a listen to this close study of Barker's language use, particularly her use of pronouns in 'Regeneration'...
Brave New World by Aldous Huxley
Have a listen to this examination of an extract from Huxley's novel Brave New World. Useful for any exam that asks you to look closely...
Toni Morrison's 'Beloved'
Listen to this 7 minute clip from the bbc which analyses Morrison's use of language in an extract from Morrison's masterpiece of a novel...
Jekyll and Hyde
...and here's the link: https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/p08bd0g4
BBC Book Introductions
Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte Have a listen to these book introductions from the BBC. These are GCSE set texts and contain helpful...
BBC Book Introductions
Jekyll and Hyde Follow this link for the BBC's introductions to GCSE set texts. The talks include discussion of the language techniques...
