Derby High English Department

Here to celebrate all things related to #English literature and language, to share ideas with our talented students @derbyhigh and other English teachers.

[Derby High English Department @EnglishDHS1]

Reasons to choose an English Degree ... #alevelresultsday2019

[Professor Katy Shaw @ProfKatyShaw]

18 Reasons to Choose an English Degree: share and RT! #alevelresultsday2019 #Clearing2019

[Derby High English Department @EnglishDHS1]

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 ⤵️

[Derby High English Department @EnglishDHS1]

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 . 🐝🐝🐝

[S J Watson - Thriller Writer @SJ_Watson]

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.

[Derby High English Department @EnglishDHS1]

@derbyhigh6th I will be asking you to speak in Old English during English meetings 😁 ...😉 👍

[Derby High English Department @EnglishDHS1]

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: https://t.co/xrxcAwyyI9
I can't be alone in thinking it sounds wonderful, can I ?
🤔

[Derby High English Department @EnglishDHS1]

Beowulf vanished but here it is again !

[Derby High English Department @EnglishDHS1]

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! 👍✍️

[Derby High English Department @EnglishDHS1]

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.

[Derby High English Department @EnglishDHS1]

@SiobhanKBishop @Team_English1 'A Thousand Splendid Suns' and 'Tess of the D'Urbervilles' due to interesting contextual parallels across different periods...they lead to interesting comparisons in terms of the subjugation of women.

[Derby High English Department @EnglishDHS1]

U6 English students: great questions today! #EdexcelEnglishLiterature

[Derby High English Department @EnglishDHS1]

@DHSMaths1 It creates meaning so perhaps a language of sorts. #pragmatics

[Derby High English Department @EnglishDHS1]

#Language and #maths...a very long word for you! @DHSMaths1.

[Derby High English Department @EnglishDHS1]

Free #mindmapping app which lets you add links, images and collaborate on #revision. Ideal for condensing key information and visual learning.

[MindMeister @mindmeister]

Brainstorming, note taking, research and more: Here's an overview of the most important #mindmapping techniques for students - summarized in a mind map! https://t.co/iJB1hbLdPM 🎓 #edu #studying

[DHS MFL 🇫🇷🇩🇪🇪🇸 @MFLDerbyHigh]

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

[Derby High English Department @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?

[Derby High English Department @EnglishDHS1]

#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 🎸

[Dr. Brian May @DrBrianMay]

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… https://t.co/9qsHzocFqF

[Derby High English Department @EnglishDHS1]

https://t.co/6Y7NYdMvPs How to compare anthology poems to achieve a level 8 or 9 in the GCSE Literature exam. #EdexcelEnglishLiterature #PoetryAnthology

[Derby High English Department @EnglishDHS1]

https://t.co/hJOjxuAOJy
#Othello quote song for revision. I'm not sure if U5 will cover this in their TOTP performance next year though 😉 #ALevelEnglishLiterature #Edexcel

[Derby High English Department @EnglishDHS1]

@DHSMaths1 @derbyhigh6th Been there! Fab place.

[Derby High English Department @EnglishDHS1]

https://t.co/LQDtIbDni8 @derbyhigh6th

Some examples of super-curricular activities #post16 #GCSE #ALevel #UCAS