GCSEEnglishLiteratureBoost

YouTube channel bringing GCSE students & uni academics together. Mini video lectures on GCSE Lit texts to challenge and inspire students. Run by @HughesHaili

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Coming tomorrow...a new weekly series of subject knowledge postcards, summing up lit crit papers about GCSE texts. Each week, a new one will be pinned to my thread on here @Team_English1 starting tomorrow with 'Tissue' by Imtiaz Dharker. Great for teachers, perfect for students!

[Martin Ferguson @MrFerguson85]

A level Resource = Poetry Wheel
'Wodwo' - Ted Hughes
Created another poetry wheel for A level to support oracy, encourage deeper analysis and expand vocabulary for WJEC Unit 2 Poetry @tedhughessoc @wjec_cbac @EngChatUK @Team_English1 @LitdriveUK @BoostGcse

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@Richard_Twigg Lovely!

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@tombennett71 Even better when the PSA removes the sanction from SIMs which I've also experienced...

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@FunkyPedagogy Looks amazing!!

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English teachers, I'm looking for short case studies of how you've used academic theory/criticism with GCSE students. Please RT and DM if you're interested in contributing

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English teachers, I'm looking for short case studies of how you've used academic theory/criticism with GCSE students. Please RT and DM if you're interested in contributing

[GCSEEnglishLiteratureBoost @BoostGcse]

@Runrober Yay! I'll see you there

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@MGMVEGAS2000 Hi, yes DM me and I'll let you know how. I've still got to put the last 3 in the folder and this reminded me!

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Link to purchase is here: https://t.co/ZWhBqTd5PO

First webinar starts next Tuesday at 7pm, recordings available straight after so you can re-watch and share with students as many times as you like!

[GCSEEnglishLiteratureBoost @BoostGcse]

So much fun planning these subject knowledge lecture sessions for @holmfirthhigh English department. Love working with English teachers on subject knowledge development

[Sam Freedman @Samfr]

The problem with the "better off pissing out of the tent than into it" philosophy is that if you keep doing it you end up with a tent full of people pissing everywhere.

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@Richard_Twigg If you weren't, I would have come in and given them a piece of my mind. Well done my friend 👏

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@ms__wicks @Richard_Twigg Agreed!

[Caroline @Carolin58416176]

@BoostGcse @holmfirthhigh We can’t wait to work with you, Haili @HHS_Reading

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So excited to be commissioned to work with @holmfirthhigh English department to give 10 lectures on Lord of the Flies to boost staff's subject knowledge. Such a joy to do this work.

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Definitely my last English resource for a while as I have got loads to do! A little bookmark on equivocation in Macbeth:

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Been asked a lot for Jekyll & Hyde resources so adapted a paper here on Queer Theory:

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Just a little one on Banquo's ghost today:

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Last Macbeth resource from me for a couple of weeks - quick bitesize snippet on the 'Out brief candle' part of Macbeth's soliloquy

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@Ameenamahetar1 @FunkyPedagogy @SPryke2 @amy_smith117 @teachals @mrsmacteach33 This Kingship resource explains it a bit. It is to do with medieval aspects of masculinity etc: https://t.co/VaH0sTQyeV

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@Lit_liverbird Excellent - hope they are useful my friend!

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A little something on time in the 'Tomorrow' soliloquy in Macbeth: