A family of study sites
English texts, studied properly.
Choose a text below. Each site is a complete companion to one set text or unit: scene and chapter guides, themes and context, verified quotations, and clear guidance on the exam or coursework. Written by a teacher, for students.
GCSE
Five texts and unitsKlara and the Sun
Kazuo Ishiguro · Literature exam
An Artificial Friend narrates a world of love, faith and the Sun. Chapter guides, themes, the AF’s eye, and exam skills.
Open the site →Kindertransport
Diane Samuels · Literature coursework
Samuels’ play of memory and the Kindertransport. Scene guides, the attic and the Ratcatcher, quotations and the coursework.
Open the site →Poetry Anthology
Set poems · Literature exam
The anthology, poem by poem, with the comparison skills the exam rewards, quotations and worked responses.
Open the site →Macbeth
Shakespeare · Literature coursework
The tragedy of ambition and the supernatural. Act-by-act guides, characters, verified quotations and the coursework.
Open the site →Non-Fiction Anthology
Anthology · Language exam
The ten non-fiction texts for the Language paper, with the five reading questions and exam skills.
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