Of Mice and Men Student Study Guide
Six learner guides covering the plot, themes, characters, form, structure and language, context and sample exam question with tips on how to approach it.
Tips on doing a book review
Just what the title says. This step-by-step guide will help you know what to include when you write a book review.
What is the Water Cycle?
A simple explanation of the water cycle which includes a cartoon video which goes through the process.
Sex, Lice and Chamber Pots in Pepys' London
If you want to know what people ate, drank and how they amused themselves at the time of Charles II you can find out here. The historical source is the diary of Samuel Pepys.
GCSE Bitesize - Drama
This website features useful video clips demonstrating drama techniques, a costume gallery which includes costume examples through the ages and more.
Grace Darling
Grace Darling was a heroine from Victorian times. Watch the story here.
Black Death
This BBC site examines the effects of the Black Death and the impact it had on Medieval Britain.
Elizabeth 1
Here the BBC have produced a great site on Queen Elizabeth 1 which looks at what she was really like and her relationship with Mary Queen of Scots.
Normans
What did the Normans do for us? Here the BBC give us an insight into the events surrounding the Norman Conquest and the changes it brought about.
British Anti-Slavery
An article from the BBC which traces the campaign in the 19th century against slavery through to its abolition.
