Colfe's English Dept

We like words: books, poems, plays. We don't like comma-splicing.

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Congratulations to @COLFESdrama, the cast and the crew of #IntoTheWoods - loved it!

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After #Wordle success with Yr10 this morning, this afternoon brought Yr12 essays (appropriately) referencing @CaptainAmerica’s Twitter account and @Harry_Styles #Eroda website in a discussion of #postmodernism. What a day!

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Wordle 229 3/6

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Five minutes to spare with Year 10 this morning - excellent work!

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We update #poemoftheweek every Friday, but this one's for #HolocaustMemorialDay yesterday.

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#PoemOfTheWeek is ‘White Comedy’ by the fabulous Benjamin Zephaniah @BZephaniah #BlackHistoryMonth #DyslexiaAwarenessWeek

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Aptly late, but this is #PoemOfTheWeek on our notice board.

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Congratulations to the Year 7 and 8 pupils who came third in the National Reading Champions final earlier today. Great organisation by @COLFESlibrary internally and @Literacy_Trust and @mrdillypresents externally - thank you all! #NRCQuiz2021

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@JTtheTeacher @COLFESeconomics @EURO2020 Snap!

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Year 12 - if you’re wondering how to fit in a book around exam revision this half term, I strongly recommend @CalebANelson’s #OpenWater. It’s short, set locally and made me cry. https://t.co/lIkGYhZOkZ

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#WorldPoetryDay Poetry can be uplifting or heartbreaking or funny or inspiring. Some poems do it all at the same time. This is one I’ve been coming back to recently: https://t.co/70Jjt9wJeq

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... and just this evening the #WomensPrize longlist was announced. Happy reading!

[Women's Prize @WomensPrize]

We are delighted to reveal the 2021 #WomensPrize longlist 🙌

HUGE congratulations to all of our longlisted authors.

To discover this year's sixteen spectacular books, head to our website: https://t.co/P3KKYacc5E

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It really is the season for book prizes. The aforementioned @jhalakprize YA list and this one for younger readers ...

[The YA Book Prize @yabookprize]

Congratulations to all the authors and publishers on our stunning YA Book Prize 2021 shortlist! Find out more about the #YA10 books here: https://t.co/VJWyZhaYVE 🥳

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... and for older readers the #JhalakPrize have a separate list ...

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Accidentally deleted this link for @COLFESlibrary while trying to sort out the numbers on a thread. (Lucky we’re not the IT or the Maths department). New YA book prize:

[Jhalak Prize @jhalakprize]

Inaugural #longlist for Jhalak Children's & YA Prize

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One night only! (Okay, one night and then 24 hours after that.)

[National Theatre @NationalTheatre]

Watch the ★★★★ 'blazing powerhouse' Death of England: Delroy for free on YouTube at 7pm Friday 27 November, then on demand for 24 hours.

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A great choice from a great list. Another of Adichie’s wonderful novels, Purple Hibiscus, has just appeared on the list of GCSE texts, and will be the class novel for Year 10. (We’ve also chosen it as the virtual Bookclub book for Years 11-13, for whom it wasn’t an option.)

[Women's Prize @WomensPrize]

Missed our midnight reveal? For those who aren't night owls, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie has been crowned your 'Winner of Winners.'

You voted in your thousands & chose her book Half of a Yellow Sun from 25 years of incredible #WomensPrize winners: https://t.co/waCItN6Ppa

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My Top 5, in no particular order - The Power, On Beauty, How to be Both, Home Fire and Song of Achilles. Can’t choose, and I haven’t even read Hamnet yet!

[Women's Prize @WomensPrize]

Which is your favourite ever #WomensPrize winner?

From Maggie O'Farrell's Hamnet to Zadie Smith's On Beauty, which book gets your vote?

Choose your favourite and help us crown our Winner of Winners in November: https://t.co/FJxTzmHEcR

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@COLFESdrama

[National Theatre @NationalTheatre]

Write a play, with support from professional playwrights, in our New Views programme, open to 14 to 19-year olds.

Shortlisted plays will be performed at the National Theatre in July 2021.

Last chance! Apply by Wed 7 Oct: https://t.co/Yh5F81dBTS

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@CarnegieEnglish It’s actually in the TBR pile for half term. Quite a bit of what you see is what I haven’t read yet - the rest is in storage. I’ll get back to you when I finish it!

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What do English teachers do at the weekend? Build a library in the loft. (Forgive the gaps - many books still boxed up in storage.)