IB English Ninja (Annabel)

Become an English ninja! Here I’m sharing articles/tweets/links that will help you broaden your reading experience and practise your skills to become amazing!

[Michael Rosen 💙💙🎓🎓 NICE 爷爷 @MichaelRosenYes]

New game: "Cross-naming using a word (or words) from two titles and writing the new plot?"
(Let's call it 'CrossWorks')

What would the plot of the book be like if you crossed 'Lord of the Flies' with 'Lord of the Rings' ie 'Lord of the Flyrings' Or 'Lord of the Ringflies'.

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@ColinRyan Oh Colin. I am so very sorry to hear this. Sending love to you and your family x

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Giovanni Rose, 17-year-old winner of Foyle Young Poets award ❤️ https://t.co/pBYEVUzljN

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@MichaelRosenYes Polly and the Wolf 🥰

[Natalie Haynes @officialnhaynes]

Well, I CERTAINLY hoped no one has poked a cyclops in his sole eye with a pointy stick or we’re in for a loooong journey home… https://t.co/uAT3B3Xtlg

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@davcr Wonderful!

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@davcr I thought I’d go straight to the top for this question 😀 I read somewhere that in Early-Modern English ‘weird’ meant something to do with fate. But now I’m looking at https://t.co/bV33UQXp2J (which I assume is more reliable!) it doesn’t say that. Any thoughts? Thank you!

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@davcr Thank you so much! @davcr Sorry for the late gratitude, I’ve been neglecting Twitter!!🙏

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@FuckboisOfLit Paradise Lost! So far!

[SparkNotes @SparkNotes]

Me ending a Zoom call

[Clear Shakespeare @ClearShakes]

Why's it gotta be an Oedipus complex? Why isn't just that it's gross for your mom to be sleeping with your uncle who also murdered your dad?

[Kate Clanchy @KateClanchy1]

It’s never too late to write your first poem. Kate is 87 and widowed last March. I’m sure she’d love to know how moving this is. @JennyAnnDee

[Susie Dent @susie_dent]

My wish is that ‘respair’ will emerge from the forgotten pages of the dictionary and be on everyone’s lips in 2021: it means fresh hope and a recovery from despair. Happy New Year x

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@MichaelRosenYes Thank you! She will be thrilled! Merry Christmas to you and your family. You deserve it after such a difficult year❤️

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@MichaelRosenYes My daughter, who speaks Danish most of the time, was performing this on a loop a couple of days ago 😍

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Yes! Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays!

[The Guardian @guardian]

A meta-masterpiece: why The Muppet Christmas Carol is the perfect festive film https://t.co/H3AuhWUrzm

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I did not know this!

[Michael Rosen 💙💙🎓🎓 NICE 爷爷 @MichaelRosenYes]

If you hear or read the phrase ‘bleak midwinter’ do remember it was written by Christina Rossetti.

[Susie Dent @susie_dent]

In the past, you could be reckful (considerate) as well as reckless. People were also gormful (careful); feckful (responsible), ruthful (compassionate), wieldy (agile), ept (adroit), and definitely gruntled.

Bring back the lost positives.

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@greg_jenner The pleasure is all mine! Can’t wait for the new series!

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@greg_jenner I LOVE You’re Dead To Me. It makes me wish I’d carried on studying History. Now I teach literature and Theory of Knowledge in Denmark and I recommend you to my students and friends all the time!!! More please!