An Inspector Calls - I'm going to stick this on a piece of A3 for revision tomorrow and see what happens!
Thank you Douglas Wise and Miss D 📚 I've been reading your wonderful resources and have really benefitted!

Last session on AIC with one of my tutees - we explored what MIGHT come up, and my top 10 AIC quotes that work for lots of possible themes and are great for analysis of language/ structure. Maybe of use..

Powerpoint: docs.google.com/presentation/d…

Quotes: docs.google.com/presentation/d…

🌟Poetry revision🌟

I have been revising love and relationships poetry.
So, what has worked well?🧵

The goal of revision is fluent and flexible knowledge. I don’t want knowledge too rigid, rather it should bend to adapt to the focus of an essay task. 1/11
Team English

Today is the birthday (and death day) of William Shakespeare. This short thread serves as a reflection on the passage of time, love, beauty, mortality and the meaning of life 🧵

1. Dame Judi Dench, Sonnet 29

How concepts help pupils to learn the curriculum

It turns out that if we identify the concepts aka big ideas and teach pupils these, then they are likely to know more, remember more and be able to do more, over time...

I’ve created a couple more Paper 1 Language Extracts today. A lot of people were interested last time so I’ve uploaded them all to my Google drive, I hope they help ☺️

drive.google.com/drive/folders/…

📚POST! 📚

A different way of thinking about authorial intention in AIC...

Share this blog post and discuss with students. A fun way to think about the play in a different light.

codexterous.home.blog/2021/09/26/an-…

How to think about reading across the curriculum

The implications of the ‘Just reading’ findings from the University of Sussex, where students with low starting points made significant gains in their reading ages can help our pupils to learn more in all subjects

For those of you looking for some P1 Q3 inspiration for the final push, I've added new texts - blank and annotated copies - to the downloads folder of my blog post on teaching structure through moving image. tinyurl.com/9kj2xfep #teamenglish

Analysing structure to identify some of the more subtle choices made by the writer 🔍After re-framing the question and a productive class discussion, the understanding was much stronger 💪

Something I’m still so proud of this year is how we have introduced and continually centred our teaching of AIC around these Big Ideas. First taught to Year 10 and now to Year 11. ⭐️

Lots of teachers & leaders have reached out to me over the last year, wanting to implement:
✅ 'All hands up' rather than 'hands down' cold calling
✅ High frequency 'checks for listening'
Here is a thread of resources (podcasts & blogs) to help, which I'll keep adding to 🧵 1/

From a follower:

Exams start in a month. What practical, pragmatic advice do you give a student who just needs a 4 between now and then?

(Let's assume they've got a 2 or 3 on their mock)

*no debate on potential or target grades please, let's keep to the spirit of the Q 👍

This is a reassuring, inspiring and sensible read on teaching English from a really good teacher. theguardian.com/books/2024/apr…

Revising with Y11? Here is a suggested approach, one I have used successfully for some time. Not saying it's the only approach, or the right one. Do what works for you, of course but...if you want a direction...
(& resources included for Team English)

laurawebbcpd.com/2024/04/06/a-c…

UPDATED - I have collated ALL the AQA GCSE Literature past exam questions.

In the run up to exams and/or curriculum design/assessment creations I hope these help.

Team English

dropbox.com/s/4tw2g8azqr3j…

Writing a new unit but keeping these short bursts of writing. Introduce new rhetorical device with egs. Pupils then construct a short burst of writing incorporating said technique. Kids love it as a starter task. Scroll to St George's Y8 speech writing engteacherabroad.com/ks3/

OK since a slightly personal, messy & snide thread last night caught interest, here's a more direct account of my interpretation of An Inspector Calls, by J.B. Priestley.

I invite/challenge anyone who knows the play and/or more about JBP than I do to tell me I'm wrong. 🧵

Without a doubt the best play I have ever watched. If I could go again today, I would! Eleanor Rhode The RSC RSC Learning please tell me there will be a recording available/school resources based on this production? I’m so sad I wasn’t able to get a school trip organised this time!

Calling interested English teachers to participate in PhD research on the metaphors we use to conceptualise subject English. NATE Team English English & Media Ctr UKLA English Association would really appreciate a retweet. For more information, DM or email.