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@Team_English1 @LitdriveUK 30x 1-a-day interleaved revision tasks for AQA GCSE Lang and Lit (BB, M, ACC and UP) each designed to take approx 15-20 mins. Hugely inspired by resources by @KateJones_teach, @Mathew_Lynch44, @SPryke2 and @evenbetterif. dropbox.com/scl/fi/ze8wmixiy…
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Discovering Literature's best-loved articles are available again.
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From Othello to Orwell, Agard to Angela Carter, we've recovered a selection of 100 articles, films and classroom resources, perfect for English teachers of Years 10-13.
ALT Dracula by Bram Stoker
I saved this brilliant read by @thisiskeiraw for the summer hols and it did not disappoint. Crime, nostalgia and a paranormal twist in 1980s Manchester. I cannot wait to ‘go back to the ballroom’ when the next book is released in November! ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
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Private sector with child one: 26 weeks full pay, flex return with offer of flex around core hours and option of overtime
A 🧵on why it’s not just the pay that’s a problem in education. We have huge gender inequality at play for female parent teachers:
Teachers get 4 weeks on full pay on maternity leave, followed by 2 at 90% before dropping to half pay. Most supermarkets we looked at offer 26 weeks full pay - except Lidl which has just moved to 28 weeks full pay bbc.com/news/articles/c51yzv…
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**Volunteer with us!**
Planning is underway for 2024/2025 and we would LOVE to hear from you.
- help out at regional and national events
- record a PD session
- write a blog
- help to shape our offer to members
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Finished! How entrances, exits and interruptions tell the story of truth and denial in An Inspector Calls. First draft so I anticipate edits based on new ideas/ feedback. Editable version in link, use and chuck as needed @Team_English1 #teamenglish
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It was an absolute joy taking 40 Yr10 students to see this at @LeedsPlayhouse. A brilliant production that our students loved. ❤️
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A thread of practice P2 Q5 questions, as I think of them. Not promising they'll all be hugely original but hopefully you'll find some ideas.
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@Team_English1 ages ago someone posted a vocabulary table with opposites in eg malevolent and benevolent thought I saved it to bookmarks but can't find it now! Can anyone help???
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🖊️ Member blog 🖊️
Check out this blog post from @Mathew_Lynch44 which explores questioning, thinking time and the quality of participation. 🐝
‘Thinking Ratio’ to impact the quality of ‘Participation Ratio’
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#LitdriveCPD #TeamEnglish @Team_English1
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Dylan Wiliam said that Cognitive Load Theory is ‘the single most important thing for teachers to know’. This poster summarises some key ideas from CLT and offers 6 strategies to optimise instruction and maximise learning.
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Another FREE booklet for @Team_English1 - 30 Unseen poetry questions (24 mark Q)
✅ 7 past questions
✅ 9 using old spec
✅ 14 other poems - lots tried and tested - all at the right level of difficulty (too hard can put them off!)
Free here:
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New blog post ⭐️
@LauraCurranBun shares her article with Litdrive members: ‘If Curriculum is the Car, is Literacy the Key?’
Read it here: buff.ly/3Sb8lSM
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Soon to be uploaded to @LitdriveUK , two 30+ page booklets designed to enhance independent practice and revision for both AQA English Language papers. They're based on 'quick-fire' questions with a range of extracts to choose from. May be useful over the next term for KS4.
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English H/W: I've been thinking hard about how to make it structured, motivating, genuinely useful and self-assessable. It's also got to reinforce existing grammar / vocabulary instruction. A Big Job! Sharing my ACC H/W booklet: structured essay planning + paragraph practice⬇️
Today was my first experience of Cultures morning. Not only was it absolutely brilliant seeing so many students proudly sharing and celebrating their heritage - whilst raising money for a local charity, a very talented Yr11 did this at the henna station. 😍
