English | Maida Vale School

English at @MaidaValeSchool, a co-ed independent senior school in W9.
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[Nicola L @nicolalenglish]

Looking for engaging ways to get your students reading? I have created some reading bingo resources as a way to promote regular and varied reading. Would be a lot of fun for a summer challenge! @Team_English1

https://t.co/4Rkau4Slxj

[Miss SGr @MissSGr93]

Due to all the love (thank you!) and high request for my character profile resources, I've uploaded to Dropbox for access: https://t.co/wIvxJh2s4R

[Dr Amy Smith @amy_smith117]

New download: https://t.co/bjdOXdE2ss #GCSEEnglishLiterature #AnInspectorCalls

[Murder On The Examinations Express @murderexampress]

Gerald.
Mr B is a conviction capitalist. He believes what he did is right 'for him'.
Mrs B is a shameless elite with a rigid, easily offendable sense of 'right' (NB not 'justice').
Eric is a drunken idler with no morals or responsibility.
However...

[Andy @__codexterous]

📚POST! 📚

A really easy but effective strategy when beginning to teach a new novel

I do this *every* time I teach a novel with a class.

https://t.co/7Ybg3zT39k

[K2SR7 @K2SR7]

For every school I visited, I would always start with an honest reflection of what they feel they do to support reading. Always amazing to see how much IS done and how much more CAN be done with limited impact on workload/resources too 🔑📚

[Douglas Wise @DoWise]

3 x non-fiction resources for KS3:

1⃣ Booklet of paired texts and tasks
2⃣ Booklet of great speeches
3⃣ Booklet of texts on our world

All free to download ⏬

[Douglas Wise @DoWise]

Brief notes on the theme of responsibility in An Inspector Calls https://t.co/4Fcdp6k1in 🔍

[Stuart Pryke @SPryke2]

It's been a while since I shared anything so here goes...
A series of short 'Do Now' tasks based on exploring multiple interpretations in 'A Christmas Carol'. Instructions are in the PPT... a quick and easy way of exploring different readings of characters and quotations. Use/chuck/change as you see fit! @Team_English1

https://t.co/l8jaeUugf7

[English | Maida Vale School @MaidaValeEng]

Year 7’s have been making poetry anthologies recently, writing counterparts to poems studied, as well as original pieces. Both Otto and Nancy have produced absolutely brilliant pieces of work!

[English | Maida Vale School @MaidaValeEng]

Massive congratulations to Emelia who entered the ‘Never Such Innocence’ Competition entitled ‘What does war mean to you?’ Out of 3000 entrants across 70 countries, she came third with her amazing submission below!

[English | Maida Vale School @MaidaValeEng]

Carnegie shadowing has begun! This week we discussed Medusa by Jessie Burton. @CarnegieMedals

[Maida Vale School @MaidaValeSchool]

Phenomenal. #MaidaValeSchool #MusicConcert

[English | Maida Vale School @MaidaValeEng]

Some of the fantastically creative Tempest projects from our Year 7s!

[English & Media Ctr @EngMediaCentre]

FREE EMC resources for #YotoCarnegies23 shadowing groups. Do get hold of the hardbook copy of Medusa if you can - fabulous illustrations. Resources for this book by @AndrewEMC https://t.co/SVn4TOxtgw

[English | Maida Vale School @MaidaValeEng]

Benedick and Beatrice are in love! Y8 got into character to host interviews for the Much Ado couple’s new found romance.

[English | Maida Vale School @MaidaValeEng]

@alexsheppard

[English | Maida Vale School @MaidaValeEng]

Wonderful to have Alexandra Sheppard in today to talk about her book ‘Oh My Gods’! Pupils really enjoyed learning about her life as a writer and creating their own modern-day Gods and Goddesses.

[English | Maida Vale School @MaidaValeEng]

Book week done! ✅ 📚 We have had a busy week of:
Bookmark Creation; MVS Cluedo (it was Jacob Marley in the Restaurant with the Purple Pen of Peril!) Guess the reader; Reading Award Scheme Prize Draw; Short Story in a Day; Getting caught reading…

[English | Maida Vale School @MaidaValeEng]

We have an array of activities happening in next week’s Book Week!