Archbishop Holgate's School English Department
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Happy World Book Day! Today I’m reading Hamnet by Maggie O’Farrell. It’s about the death of Shakespeare’s son from plague in C16th Stratford Upon Avon. Tissues essential. See the thread for other teachers’ choices...1
Mrs Edmondson is reading Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine by Gail Honeyman - this is one of my favourites too. Just so, so funny and heartwarming, in the best way.
This is a great little video introducing the work of James Baldwin - a brilliant writer who has something for everybody. If you prefer non-fic to novels, you can pick up some of his essays in a £1 edition from @PenguinUKBooks 📚
Have you read anything by James Baldwin? Here's how his writing and activism helped shape the Civil Rights movement in the US: t.ted.com/oELoxhJ #BlackHistoryMonth
Just had another great discussion in the KS3 book club - thanks to those who joined in 🙂 The next book (chosen by Robert) is Gone by Michael Grant. I’ve read it before and it is a banger 🧨
In Our Time is a brilliant resource - I love their literary episodes. Look on BBC Sounds and search for the Macbeth episode if you’re in Y7 and studying it now. A Level students, look out for episodes on Aristotle’s Poetics (link on Google Classroom now) 🤓
Y11 - check your Google Classroom for a link to this and watch Romeo and Juliet as told by Michael Morpurgo. 🙂
Introduce students to some of Shakespeare's best-loved plays for FREE with our Schools' Broadcasts of Michael Morpurgo’s Tales from Shakespeare. Perfect for #homelearning✨
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This competition is running now! See your English Google Classroom for info on how to take part 🙂
Another lovely meeting tonight of the KS3 Book Club discussing The Murderer’s Ape by Jakob Wegelius - next meeting January 18th, book tbc 📚 Merry Christmas bookworms 🐛 🎄 🥳
Something soothing to listen to for Y11s preparing for their Lit mock tomorrow. The stars are a constant reference in R&J - Romeo feels ‘some consequence yet hanging in the stars’ and later vows ‘I defy you stars’. In C16th stars ✨ = fate
Really fascinating for thinking about the role of astrology -- the "stars" -- in Shakespeare.
Key insight: astrology wasn't in opposition to religion. It was one way of thinking about how God's universe operates.
bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/b007nm…
Remember you have until Monday 14th Dec to get your entries in for this competition! Your poem can be about almost anything and might be published 🙂 Ask your English teacher for more details or email [email protected]
Imaginations can be ignited anywhere, it’s one thing the pandemic can’t restrict! Our new competition will get students aged 11-18 buzzing about poetry. Let's set #creativity alight in your #classroom today with Imagine! youngwriters.co.uk/competiti… #YoungWriters #KS3 #Teachers
