English eResources
Here is a list of commonly used resources. Click an image link to go to that website. Please note that these are external sites and Northampton College holds no responsibility over their content or availability.
 | BBC Bitesize: Tips and tricks for writing, spelling, grammar and analysing texts. English learning resources for GCSE English Language students. |
 | The British Library: This website allows you to discover literature from a range of different historical periods. |
 | The Complete Works of Shakespeare website includes the full text of every work by William Shakespeare. |
 | Grammar Flip: Although free access is limited, this is handy website that demonstrates how sentence structures work in English. The 'simple, compound and complex sentence' sections are particularly useful. |
 | IXL: A range of online practice questions organised by topic. For GCSE level, select 'Year 11' and above. |
 | The Literature Network: An author index that includes thousands of full books and short stories and poems by over over 250 authors. |
 | Lexico Online Dictionaries: Basic grammatical terms are usefully explained here, so check out the grammar glossary and make a start in getting familiar with their names! |
 | The Oatmeal - Grammar and Punctuation: A fun, comic-style illustrated site of online literature - with an area offering guidance with grammar and punctuation. Great for visual learners! |
 | The Poetry Foundation is an American poetry website that features key poems and biographies of some of the world's most famous poets. |
 | The Poetry Society is one of Britain’s most dynamic arts organisations, representing British poetry both nationally and internationally. |
 | Spark Notes features some of the literature set texts including Shakespeare. For each text there is a thorough summary and insightful critical analysis and quiz, so you can test your retention before the test. |
 | YourDictionary.com: Use this glossary of rhetorical techniques to help your writing pack a persuasive punch. |
Planet eStream Videos
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