Belvedere College SJ

u003ch3u003eGeneralu003c/h3u003ernu003ch4u003eu003cstrongu003eu003ca href=u0022https://www.lexico.com/u0022 target=u0022_blanku0022 rel=u0022noopeneru0022u003eAsk Oxford:u003c/au003eu003c/strongu003eu003c/h4u003ernA useful reference site on English grammar and usage. You can find out about collective nouns, adjectives and the like and find quotations. There is advice on improving writing. You can ask the Oxford experts on language related problems. Suitable for Junior and Leaving Cert levels.rnrn_____________________________________________rnu003ch4u003eu003cstrongu003eu003ca href=u0022https://www.powa.org/u0022 target=u0022_blanku0022 rel=u0022noopeneru0022u003eParadigm writing assistant:u003c/au003eu003c/strongu003eu003c/h4u003ernSelf-help tutorials to help you improve your writing techniques. The site explores different genres such as argumentative essays. Quite intensive. Leaving cert level.rnrn_____________________________________________rnu003ch4u003eu003cstrongu003eu003ca href=u0022http://www.bbc.co.uk/scotland/education/int/eng/lilies/index.shtmlu0022 target=u0022_blanku0022 rel=u0022noopeneru0022u003eConsider the lilies:u003c/au003eu003c/strongu003eu003c/h4u003ernThis site focuses on the skills and techniques you need to understand and interpret a novel, using Consider the Lilies by Iain Crichton Smith as our example. However it can be used as a template to interpret any novel you might be studying. All levels.rnrn_____________________________________________rnu003ch4u003eu003cstrongu003eu003ca href=u0022http://www.filmeducation.org/u0022 target=u0022_blanku0022 rel=u0022noopeneru0022u003eFilm Studies:u003c/au003eu003c/strongu003eu003c/h4u003ernA good selection of resources for both teachers of English and Media studies. There are study guides and downloadable worksheets on a wide range of popular and classic films. They are quite basic but provide a good overall view.rnrn_____________________________________________rnu003ch4u003eu003cstrongu003eu003ca href=u0022http://library.acadiau.ca/research/tutorials/you-quote-it-you-note-it.htmlu0022 target=u0022_blanku0022 rel=u0022noopeneru0022u003eYou quote it, you note it!:u003c/au003eu003c/strongu003eu003c/h4u003ernAn interactive tutorial which explains what plagiarism is and the proper way to credit authors.rnrn_____________________________________________rnu003ch4u003eu003cstrongu003eu003ca href=u0022https://www.sparknotes.com/lit/u0022 target=u0022_blanku0022 rel=u0022noopeneru0022u003eLiterature Study guides:u003c/au003eu003c/strongu003eu003c/h4u003ernDecent study guides for many exam text novels, Shakespeare works and poetry from Sparknotes.rnrn_____________________________________________rnu003ch4u003eu003cstrongu003eu003ca href=u0022http://www.ltn.lv/~markir/writersguide/Pages/StartHere.htmlu0022 target=u0022_blanku0022 rel=u0022noopeneru0022u003eUniversity of Victoria Writers Guide:u003c/au003eu003c/strongu003eu003c/h4u003ernGuide to writing essays, paragraphs, sentences and basic grammar, to name but a few of the features of this useful resource.rnrn_____________________________________________rnu003ch3u003eJunior Certu003c/h3u003ernu003ch4u003eu003ca href=u0022http://www.canadianshakespeares.ca/rjfolio.cfmu0022 target=u0022_blanku0022 rel=u0022noopeneru0022u003eInteractive study guide on Romeo and Juliet:u003c/au003eu003c/h4u003ernThe interactive folio can be used as a study guide or teaching tool. Read the play, plot synopsis, critical materials, explore Shakespeare’s vocabulary. Supported by images, video, audio to help you to understand the script.rnrn_____________________________________________rnu003ch4u003eu003cstrongu003eu003ca href=u0022https://www.litcharts.com/lit/to-kill-a-mockingbirdu0022 target=u0022_blanku0022 rel=u0022noopeneru0022u003eTo kill a mocking bird:u003c/au003eu003c/strongu003eu003c/h4u003ernDecent study site for this novel.rnrn_____________________________________________rnu003ch4u003eu003cstrongu003eu003ca href=u0022https://www.sabri.org/mockingbird.htmu0022 target=u0022_blanku0022 rel=u0022noopeneru0022u003eTo Kill a Mocking bird study guide:u003c/au003eu003c/strongu003eu003c/h4u003ernThis site has details of plot summary, characters, key issues, major conflicts and morals in the novel.rnrn_____________________________________________rnu003ch4u003eu003cstrongu003eu003ca href=u0022http://www.universalteacher.org.uk/prose/tokillamockingbird.htmu0022 target=u0022_blanku0022 rel=u0022noopeneru0022u003eRevise – To Kill a Mockingbird:u003c/au003eu003c/strongu003eu003c/h4u003ernThis is an excellent revision site for students studying To Kill a Mockingbirdrnrn_____________________________________________rnu003ch4u003eu003cstrongu003eu003ca href=u0022https://www.mshogue.com/English_11/mice_men.htmu0022 target=u0022_blanku0022 rel=u0022noopeneru0022u003eOf Mice and Men Survival Guide:u003c/au003eu003c/strongu003eu003c/h4u003ernThe site is designed to provide to help your understanding of the text. There is a short synopsis of each chapter, a guide to difficult vocabulary and help with various allusions to historical events, people and locations.rnrnThe BBC comes into its own with…. u003ca href=u0022https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/z8q3dmnu0022u003ehttps://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/z8q3dmnu003c/au003ernrn_____________________________________________rnu003ch4u003eu003cstrongu003eu003ca href=u0022https://internetshakespeare.uvic.ca/Library/SLT/intro/index.htmlu0022 target=u0022_blanku0022 rel=u0022noopeneru0022u003eShakespeare’s life and times:u003c/au003eu003c/strongu003eu003c/h4u003ernWell worth visiting if you are studying Shakespeare’s life, theatre and society in Renaissance times.rnrn_____________________________________________rnrnu0026nbsp;rnu003ch3u003eu003cstrongu003eLeaving Certu003c/strongu003eu003c/h3u003ernu003ch4u003eu003ca href=u0022https://www.poetryarchive.org/u0022 target=u0022_blanku0022 rel=u0022noopeneru0022u003eThe Poetry Archive:u003c/au003eu003c/h4u003ernThis includes a range of resources where you will find a wealth of background material on the poets, to help understand the context for their work. There are filmed interviews with some of them, recordings of interviews etc so you can see and hear them giving the inside story on their writing lives.rnrn_____________________________________________rnu003ch4u003eu003ca href=u0022http://leavingcertenglish.net/u0022 target=u0022_blanku0022 rel=u0022noopeneru0022u003eu003cstrongu003eLeaving Certificate English by Evelyn O Connor:u003c/strongu003eu003c/au003eu003c/h4u003ernThis website has great online resources for Leaving Certificate English students.rnrn_____________________________________________rnu003ch4u003eu003cstrongu003eu003ca href=u0022http://www.universalteacher.org.uk/default.htmu0022 target=u0022_blanku0022 rel=u0022noopeneru0022u003eAndrew Moore’s teaching resource site:u003c/au003eu003c/strongu003eu003c/h4u003ernComprehensive portal for English resourcernrn_____________________________________________rnu003ch4u003eu003cstrongu003eu003ca href=u0022https://hwb.gov.wales/playlists/view/9e2d677b-d4de-4d80-8aa1-0e3fac55f0e4/en/1u0022 target=u0022_blanku0022 rel=u0022noopeneru0022u003eRevising Macbeth:u003c/au003eu003c/strongu003eu003c/h4u003ernInteractive activities revising characterisation, themes and key events of Shakespeare’s Macbeth, in preparation for English GCSE exams and coursework questions. There are accompanying teachers’ notes.rnrn_____________________________________________rnu003ch4u003eu003cstrongu003eu003ca href=u0022https://www.cliffsnotes.com/literature/m/macbeth/macbeth-at-a-glanceu0022 target=u0022_blanku0022 rel=u0022noopeneru0022u003eMacbeth at Glance:u003c/au003eu003c/strongu003eu003c/h4u003ernDoes exactly what it says on the tin! Indicationrnrn_____________________________________________rnu003ch4u003eu003cstrongu003eu003ca href=u0022http://www.pathguy.com/macbeth.htmlu0022 target=u0022_blanku0022 rel=u0022noopeneru0022u003eEnjoying Macbeth:u003c/au003eu003c/strongu003eu003c/h4u003ernGreat information from Ed Friedlanderrnrn_____________________________________________rnu003ch4u003eu003cstrongu003eu003ca href=u0022http://web.archive.org/web/20061209201857/http://www.lynchmultimedia.com/macbeth_parallel.htmu0022 target=u0022_blanku0022 rel=u0022noopeneru0022u003eMacbeth Prose Adaptation:u003c/au003eu003c/strongu003eu003c/h4u003ernA wonderful resource, this site presents the original text of Macbeth alongside a corresponding ‘translation’ of the play in modern English. The entire play is ‘translated’ into easily understandable modern English and the site provides a very intuitive method of navigating to any location in the play. Highly recommended!rnrn_____________________________________________rnu003ch4u003eu003cstrongu003eu003ca href=u0022http://www.universalteacher.org.uk/shakespeare/macbeth.htmu0022 target=u0022_blanku0022 rel=u0022noopeneru0022u003eRevise Macbeth:u003c/au003eu003c/strongu003eu003c/h4u003ernThis is an excellent revision site for Macbeth including useful tips on how to answer questions.rnrn_____________________________________________rnu003ch4u003eu003cstrongu003eu003ca href=u0022https://soundcloud.com/evelynoconnor/sets/macbeth-act-1-quotes/u0022 target=u0022_blanku0022 rel=u0022noopeneru0022u003eRevise Macbeth Quotes:u003c/au003eu003c/strongu003eu003c/h4u003ernSound bites each explaining an important quote.rnrn_____________________________________________rnu003ch4u003eu003cstrongu003eu003ca href=u0022http://www.pathguy.com/kinglear.htmlu0022 target=u0022_blanku0022 rel=u0022noopeneru0022u003eEnjoying King Lear:u003c/au003eu003c/strongu003eu003c/h4u003ernGreat information and great links.rnrn_____________________________________________rnu003ch4u003eu003cstrongu003eu003ca href=u0022http://ww25.irishstudysite.com/u0022 target=u0022_blanku0022 rel=u0022noopeneru0022u003eEnjoying Hamlet:u003c/au003eu003c/strongu003eu003c/h4u003ernGreat information and great links.rnrn_____________________________________________rnu003ch4u003eu003cstrongu003eu003ca href=u0022http://www.oucs.ox.ac.uk/ww1lit/u0022 target=u0022_blanku0022 rel=u0022noopeneru0022u003eFirst World War Digital Poetry Archive:u003c/au003eu003c/strongu003eu003c/h4u003ernThis site has over 4000 items of text, images, audio, and video for teaching, learning, and research dealing with the major poets of the period. Check out the education area which has superb resources to support learning.rnrn_____________________________________________