Mr McCarey's GCSE Revision Blog

By popular request, here is a detailed analysis of "Night of teh Scorpion". Please let me know if you have any questions. Click he...

Hi all, I've had requests for some materials on "Vultures". The most useful thing I've got is this video I think: These co...

Please click here to donwload some revision notes on "Chemistry" but remember: everybody can have one story which they know they ...

"Anne Hathaway" is a poem which essentially demonstrates a true, romanticised and idealised form of love which is in stark contras...

These two poems have been flagged as being probematic and ones which you are unsure about. I therefore thought I'd post a commentary on ...

This morning we revised persuasive writing, analysing a sample response to the 2006 exam question to identify the following features: •Rhet...

Hi all, Please check out the following presentation which explains when your exams are, how much they're worth and what you have to do f...

Alongisde continuing with the 15 minute writing challenges, this week and next you should be aiming to mind map all of the anthology short s...

In Paper 2, you have a choice of writing to inform, explain or describe. I strongly reccomend that you choose describe as this offers you th...

Hi all, Please click on the links below to download the revision guides on the stories which you made this morning. Flight 1 , Flight 2 , Su...

Hi all, I've just looked through the description which you wrote for me before Easter and I noticed a distinct lack of semicolons in som...

Hi all, Following a question regarding revision schedules, I thought I'd share this with anyone who's interested. It should be reas...

Click here for a selection of past questions on the literature poetry. You have seen this selection before however I will be looking to upl...

Click here for a selection of past questions on the cultures poetry. Over Easter, you should aim to do "15 Minute Writing Challenges...

Click here for a selection of past questions on the short stories. Over Easter, you should aim to do "15 Minute Writing Challenges...

Download the Easter revision guide here . Each box represents one of the exams which you will sit this summer. Please post any questions reg...

Hi all, I think (or hope!) that I have found a hosting solution for these PODCasts. Click on the links below and you should be given the opt...

Compare how language is used to present the attitudes of the speakers in four of the poems you have studied. It is a better use of my time t...

Compare how women are presented in four of the poems you have studied. To do this, compare “Mother any distance…” by Simon Armitage and thre...

Here they are, all under one roof: "Anne Hathaway" "My Last Duchess" "Sonnet 130" "On My First Sonne...