It is important that you keep on top of your Personal Study work. As this is something that you are mostly doing on your own, you are very much responsible for your own learning. The links below are copies of some of the pages from the pack that I handed out in class.
How to read your Personal Study Text
Before 03 Feb 2010 you should be able to answer all the questions on this sheet: Personal Study Review Questions
The links below will direct you to sites that you might find useful for researching your text or author in more depth:
Search or browse this online treasure chest of texts: bibliomania (This resource also has free online study guides for selected texts)
If your text was written (or is set) in Victorian times, then this site may be useful: http://www.victorianweb.org
Channel 4's site on the novel: http://www.channel4.com/culture/microsites/N/novel/findoutmore.html
Sparknotes provides comprehensive commentary on many texts and authors: http://www.sparknotes.com/home/english/
Read how the good, well-read folk at The Guardian write about novels: http://books.guardian.co.uk/departments/generalfiction/front/0,6000,87980,00.html
If you can listen to the radio online, you should check out this site. Listen to how people talk about their favourite books. You are doing something similiar with your Personal Study: http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio4/arts/agoodread.shtml
Mark Haddon's "The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time"