Welcome to your GCSE page

This blog has been created especially for Malmesbury School GCSE students. You should use this Blog to develop your independent learning. Use the LINKS to the right of this page to find really useful sites to help with your revision for Language and for Literature.

The LABELS section will collate all posts under that name.

Check this link for the word of the day to improve your vocabulary.



Keep checking in from time to time to check what is new on the site.

Wishing you the best of luck!

Your English Teachers


Sunday 24 April 2011

Unlocking a poem you've never seen before

This might help for section C on your Literature exam.

How to Analyse an Unseen Poem. Literature Exam

Here's the teacher who won the 'Dream Teacher' competition. He does it all in poetry and a bit fast, but the cube is a really good idea. Make a cube for yourself and put a couple of explanations with each word: WHO, WHERE, WHEN, WHAT, HOW, WHY.

Tuesday 12 April 2011

Shmoop Revision Site

Here's a useful revision site "SHMOOP". The link takes you to an Of Mice and Men revsion site.

Of Mice and Men Revision

Ok,she has a seriously annoying American accent, but if you click on the above "Of Mice and Men Revision" title the link below goes to a site which has a series of 60 second revision vids on characters, theme, symbols, motifs and context. Try it?
Mrs Sims
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Of Mice and Men Spark Note Video

Well... It's a bit basic, but might help to remind you of the plot...