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To revise, or not to revise? What kind of question is that? We can always revise more, and Standard Grade Bitesize and the Schools WebGuide have teamed up to help you do just that. Check out our HOT LINKS to websites that we've picked out as being particularly useful for that extra revision and projects. So if you still don't know your Ophelia from your Oberon, or you think Big Brother is an affectionate elder sibling, get thee to a HOT LINK, forsooth.
BBC
Arts
http://www.bbc.co.uk/arts/books
Writing, poetry and books: all about authors, learning to write and literary fun and games
BBC Skillswise
http://www.bbc.co.uk/skillswise/words
Improve your writing, vocabulary, and understanding of English through worksheets, games and quizzes.
English Resources
http://www.englishresources.co.uk/index.html
English Resources provides a good range of language and literature learning materials for teaching or revising English. The site includes complete lesson plans, activity sheets, guidance, background and revision materials.
Lord of the Flies
http://www.gerenser.com/lotf/index.html
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 labelled map of the island.
NovelGuide
http://www.novelguide.com/
A highly recommended site for Standard Grade pupils, the Novel Guides provide chapter summaries, character profiles, metaphor and theme analyses, and author biographies. Works include Lord of the Flies, 1984, Animal Farm, plus Shakespeare plays. But beware of the pop-ups!
SparkNotes
http://www.sparknotes.com/lit
English students, your set-text worries are over! From Geoffrey Chaucer to Jack London, altruistic Harvard students have compiled a collection of study guides to many common Standard Grade literature texts.
Twelfth Night Quiz
http://www.btinternet.com/~mrfield/twelfth/
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 pupils studying English.
SCRAN (Scottish Cultural Resources Access Network)
http://www.scran.ac.uk/
SCRAN is a Millennium Project to build a networked multimedia resource base for the study, teaching and appreciation of history and material culture in Scotland. This site includes useful links for history teachers and primary school teachers.
Scottish Poetry Library
http://www.spl.org.uk
This site contains a wealth of information on contemporary Scottish poetry, including a poets a-z, Best Scottish Poems selections from 2005 onwards, learning and teaching resources, reading recommendations and lots more.
Robert Burns Country
http://www.robertburns.org
Includes Robert Burns' complete works, with integrated glossary translation and encyclopedia.
Scottish Literature Timeline
http://www.sc.edu/library/scotlit/timeline.html
Useful guide to important dates in Scottish literature from 1394-1996. Maintained by the School of Studies in Scottish Literature at the University of South Carolina.
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