Here to celebrate all things related to #English literature and language, to share ideas with our talented students @derbyhigh and other English teachers.
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Reasons to choose an English Degree ... #alevelresultsday2019
Congratulations to our U6 English students. We are very proud of you all and wish you every success in your next steps. Remember that a good book can take you anywhere. Best wishes from, Miss R, Mrs. W and Mrs. S ⤵️
Thank you to @BumblebeeTrust for a fab morning learning all about why bees are important and what we can do to help them. Not strictly an 'English' post but perhaps #nature may inspire you to do some creative writing. Thank you to the lovely Mrs. Hough for organising it . 🐝🐝🐝
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Anyone who doubts the power of reading should know there are about 20 bunny rabbits wrecking my garden and they’d be dead now if I hadn’t read Watership Down when I was 8.
An example of Old English from the poem, #Beowulf. OE was spoken until about 1100. For comparison, Shakespeare's use of English was 'Early Modern'. Listen to this man reading from #Beowulf: youtu.be/7CpKlEiahtI
I can't be alone in thinking it sounds wonderful, can I ?
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13/15 marks for this response to the 'evaluate' question. Top band response.
#GCSE #EdexcelEnglishLanguage Paper 2
The candidate could have squeezed in one or two more evaluative words or phrases for 15/15.
One more English exam to go for U5! 👍✍️
14/15 marks for this answer to the 'language and structure' question on #EdexcelEnglishLanguage Paper 2 #GCSE . Remember that this question is worth a lot more marks than on Paper 1 so you need to make a wide range of analytical points.
U6 English students: great questions today! #EdexcelEnglishLiterature
Free #mindmapping app which lets you add links, images and collaborate on #revision. Ideal for condensing key information and visual learning.
Brainstorming, note taking, research and more: Here's an overview of the most important #mindmapping techniques for students - summarized in a mind map! bit.ly/2C9YfJw 🎓 #edu #studying
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Many students believe learning English as a foreign language would be easier than French, German or Spanish. Take a look at this and see for yourself...it’s not! @EnglishDHS1
#Linguistics factoid.
#DiscourseAnalysis (analysing conversations).
Previous research by Louann Brizendine at the University of California found that women speak an average of 20,000 words daily compared to only 7,000 words for men.
If so, why?
#LinguisticEvolution or annoying ? Read what @DrBrianMay has to say about using 'like' instead of 'said'.
So, I was like, 'Mama, just killed a man'...
And they were like, 'Bismallah, no! we will not let you go!'
And I was like, 'Let me go !'😂
#GuitarLegend and
#physicist 🎸
SO let’s talk trivia. Like how everyone has to start a discourse with “so” these days ? How long has that been happening? I’m sure it wasn’t everybody’s habit 10 years ago. And instead of saying “he said... ”, or “I… instagram.com/p/BxxRaiABPdb/…
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youtu.be/AkiKO7l2Pe4 How to compare anthology poems to achieve a level 8 or 9 in the GCSE Literature exam. #EdexcelEnglishLiterature #PoetryAnthology
youtu.be/0moxZ4D7iVc
#Othello quote song for revision. I'm not sure if U5 will cover this in their TOTP performance next year though 😉 #ALevelEnglishLiterature #Edexcel
english.cam.ac.uk/classroom/… @derbyhigh6th
University of Cambrige's introduction to #literarycriticism for #ALevel students and prospective applicants #SuperCurricular
oxford-royale.co.uk/articles… @derbyhigh6th
Some examples of super-curricular activities #post16 #GCSE #ALevel #UCAS
37/40 marks for this formal letter
#GCSE #EnglishLanguage Paper 2 #TransactionalWriting #Edexcel
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In your #ALevel, #EdexcelEnglishLiterature #prose exam, try to evaluate genre : romance/ tragedy/ bildungsroman / historical fiction / elements of them all ? #AThousandSplendidSuns #KhaledHosseini #Afghanistan #women
