Key Stage 4
Key Stage 4 reading list (PDF file / Acrobat Reader required)
GCSE English Literature Links
General
http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/gcsebitesize/english_literature/ - excellent general site from BBC Bitesize
http://www.englishbiz.co.uk/ - useful general revision guide
http://www.bibliomania.com/ - Outstanding site for all book lovers
Drama
Arthur Miller - A View From The Bridge
www.sparknotes.com/drama/viewbridge/ Sparknotes to assist your studies
www.eriding.net/amoore/gcse/viewfromthebridge.htm - Comprehensive guidance from Andrew Moore’s site
www.bbc.co.uk/schools/gcsebitesize/english_literature/dramaviewbridge/index.shtml Guidance and activities from BBC Bitesize
J.B. Priestley - An Inspector Calls
www.bbc.co.uk/schools/gcsebitesize/english_literature/dramainspectorcalls/index.shtml - The BBC Bitesize site.
www.newi.ac.uk/englishresources/workunits/ks4/fiction/inspectorcalls/guidancenotes.html - Extensive notes on the play.
www.aninspectorcalls.com/ - The National Theatre website based on a recent tour
William Shakespeare - The Merchant of Venice
www.sparknotes.com/shakespeare/merchant/ Sparknotes to assist your studies
www.sonypictures.com/classics/merchantofvenice/ The website for the recent film
www.william-shakespeare.info/ shakespeare-play-merchant-of-venice.htm
William Shakespeare - Romeo and Juliet
www.sparknotes.com/shakespeare/romeojuliet/ Sparknotes to assist your studies
www.romeoandjuliet.com/ - The official site for Baz Luhrmann’s film
www.allshakespeare.com/romeo/ A comprehensive site that covers many aspects of the play
William Shakespeare – Othello
www.sparknotes.com/shakespeare/othello/ Sparknotes to assist your studies
www.william-shakespeare.info/script-text-othello.htm - the full text
www.eriding.net/amoore/gcse/othello1.htm - Detailed guidance from Andrew Moore’s site
Novels
Jane Austen - Pride and Prejudice
www.pemberley.com/janeinfo/pridprej.html - Illustrated annotated hypertext of the 1813 novel, with chronology, map, notes on characters and Regency society
www.sparknotes.com/lit/pride/ - Sparknotes to assist your studies
www.workingtitlefilms.com/film.php?filmID=38 - The official site for the recent film starring Keira Knightley
George Eliot - Silas Marner
www.sparknotes.com/lit/silas/ -Sparknotes to assist your studies
www.novelguide.com/silasmarner/ - A comprehensive analysis of SilasMarner by George Eliot from the Novelguide, including: a complete summary, a biography of the author, ...
www.pemberley.com/janeinfo/silsmarn.html - The complete, searchable e-text.
Harper Lee - To Kill A Mockingbird
www.slc.k12.ut.us/webweavers/jillc/mbird.html - Welcome to the world of HarperLee's novel To Kill a Mockingbird. Research based activities.
http://www.lausd.k12.ca.us/Belmont_HS/tkm/index.html - The Students’ Survival Guide
http://www.sparknotes.com/lit/mocking/ - Sparknotes to assist your studies
John Steinbeck - Of Mice and Men
http://www.lausd.k12.ca.us/Belmont_HS/mice/ - The Students’ Survival Guide
www.sparknotes.com/lit/micemen/ - Sparknotes to assist your studies
http://www.ac.wwu.edu/~stephan/Steinbeck/mice.html - Useful maps and links
Robert Swindells - Stone Cold
www.mrsmad.com/bookmain.asp?ID=210 - Mrs Mad’s Book-a-rama!
http://www.channel4.com/learning/microsites/B/bookbox/authors/swindells/textonly.htm - useful site for background on Swindells
http://www.ucalgary.ca/~dkbrown/carnegie.html - The Children’s Literature Web Guide. Find out about Stone Cold and other Carnegie Medal winners
Maya Angelou - I Know Why The Caged Bird Sings
www.sparknotes.com/lit/cagedbird/ - Sparknotes to assist your studies
http://www.readinggroupguides.com/guides/i_know_why_caged_bird.asp – A guide for a reading group
http://www.uwyo.edu/wch/bdpbtmadcbs.htm - Wyoming site with useful links