KNBS English Department

“You have brains in your head. You have feet in your shoes. You can steer yourself any direction you choose.

[KNBS PE Department @KNBS_PE]

Congratulations to the Year 7, Year 8 and Year 9 rugby teams for winning their games against UoB School! The boys played some really good running rugby, with great teamwork shown🏉 Year 9: 71-0, Year 8: 70-0 and Year 7: 35-5. MOTM performances from Harvey B, Jack B and Joshua O🦅

[KNBS English Department @KNBS_English]

@knbs_school Word of the Week this week
#wordoftheweek
#vocabulary

[KNBS English Department @KNBS_English]

After the success of the last competition, English are running another one. Enter for your chance to win!
@knbs_school
#CreativeWriting #Halloween #scarystory

[KNBS English Department @KNBS_English]

We have some fantastic examples of blackout poetry already from our Enrichment week so far @knbs_school. We are looking at protest songs and the messages they can impart as well as the lessons that society can learn.
#blackoutpoetry #education #boyseducation #Creative

[KNBS English Department @KNBS_English]

Always a pleasure to have @stephen_kelman join us! Some fantastic and thoughtful questions asked too. The boys gain so much from your visits: thank you.

[Stephen Kelman @stephen_kelman]

Thanks to staff and students @knbs_school for a great visit. Always a joy and a tonic to see you. And this time it didn’t rain! Happy days!

[KNBS English Department @KNBS_English]

For further education.
@knbs_school @KNGSlife @sellyparkgirls @Swanshurst_Sch @WheelersLane @FollowDECTC @BournvilleSch

[KNBS English Department @KNBS_English]

What a fantastic event. 2 free workshops for 12-15 exploring the oppression of women in fairytale for #InternationalWomensDay. Great opportunity to explore literature for our young men as well as young women.
Also a great opportunity if you're considering English Lit

[LibraryofBirmingham @LibraryofBham]

Half Term and lots of interesting things to do, even in Lockdown - like these 2 free workshops for 12-15yr olds from @sampad_arts. Exploring the oppression of many well known fairy tales. All the details here. #FairyTales #workshops #IWD2021 https://t.co/iHJOOr4cVM

[Young Poets Network @youngpoetsnet]

23 February marks 200 years of Keats's legacy. To mark the occasion, we've launched a new writing challenge inspired by this much-loved poet: https://t.co/QImOqVwjvo

[KNBS English Department @KNBS_English]

Great entry to our 'Snow Day' creative writing task in English @knbs_school today from Callum Sword in 8L. We love it! Well done, Callum! 👏👏👏
#snowday #creativewriting #poetry #remotelearning #Creative

[Young Poets Network @youngpoetsnet]

Cells are the smallest living units that are capable of reproducing themselves.

What's the poetic equivalent? A word? A stanza? Rhythm or rhyme? Or maybe a whole poem, re-printed, re-read and recited over time?

Find the connections - enter the challenge: https://t.co/KVI4cPtEHv

[KNBS English Department @KNBS_English]

Wonder how many of our staff, students and parents are feeling a little bit of this today 🤔
#remotelearning #remoteteaching #WFH

[Susie Dent @susie_dent]

Word of the day is 'arsle': a 19th-century verb meaning to make no progress whatsoever on a job in hand - literally, to 'shuffle backwards'.

[KNBS English Department @KNBS_English]

@stephen_kelman So incredible!

[KNBS English Department @KNBS_English]

What an absolutely incredibly moving poem! Take a listen.
We may do a lesson on this as part of our unseen poetry.
#poetry #Inauguration2021 #poem #WOW

[philip lewis @Phil_Lewis_]

Amanda Gorman’s full poem on #InaugurationDay

[Susie Dent @susie_dent]

Word of the day is 'exsibilate' (17th century): to hiss a poor performer off the stage.

[KNBS English Department @KNBS_English]

There are a couple of different options for virtually borrowing books. Take a look 👀
@knbs_school
#readingforpleasure #remotelearning #homelearning

[Emma Jackson-Phillips @Em_JP_EdTalk]

Sites where pupils can virtually borrow books 👇👇👇

Oak Academy
https://t.co/tPi2DeUdS4

Bibliomania https://t.co/RpDKPtvogK

Gutenburg https://t.co/Mbume6ESTW

Open Learn https://t.co/GGidf6YAQP

[Susie Dent @susie_dent]

Etymology of the week: 'inauguration' began with the Roman 'augur', who studied the behaviour of birds for omens about important events. To inaugurate was to 'consecrate by augury' if the signs were good.

The bird-diviner was also known as an 'auspex', hence 'auspicious'.

[KNBS English Department @KNBS_English]

Have a look at the virtual library!
#getreading
https://t.co/VlQ5pHyh9n

[KNBS English Department @KNBS_English]

We hope you are enjoying the holidays so far. This care home is looking for people to write to their residents - they have been in lockdown since March and will be until at least September. Why not get involved? Let us know if you do!
https://t.co/HZVmleQw1P