Tasnim

Teacher of English

[The Folio Society @foliosociety]

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[The Cultural Tutor @culturaltutor]

Shakespeare didn't invent his own stories and characters; he borrowed them.

Here's the source material for all 38 of his plays, in alphabetical order:

[Tasnim @Tazmusa]

It was an open platform for poetry, no rules - just leave a poem. Pretty overwhelmed, incredible! 🙃 #NationalPoetryDay2022

[Susie Dent @susie_dent]

Word of the day is ‘bethink’ (10th century): to take thought and reflect; to return to oneself for a moment.

[Dr Abigail Boucher @DrAbbyBoucher]

I received a small amount of funding to start a pedagogy literature podcast that takes classic books off their pedestal via comedy/irreverence to make analysis more accessible.
What texts from the literary canon would you (or your students) like to hear me take the mick out of?

[Seamus Heaney @HeaneyDaily]

Happy 82nd Birthday Seamus Heaney.

“We should keep our feet on the ground to signify that nothing is beneath us, but we should also lift up our eyes to say nothing is beyond us.”

[Tasnim @Tazmusa]

@kanyewestluvr 😂😂😂

[Andy @__codexterous]

**LATEST POST**

Rethinking authorial intention: *not* what does the author think or feel, but what does the text do.

Including words to help prompt this analysis and strategies to embed into teaching. https://t.co/TdRr1tYmyW

[Katherine @ Straight Talking English @Str8talkEnglish]

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[Tasnim @Tazmusa]

My year 10s put together and Epic Rap Battle based on Jekyll and Hyde at the end of last term. The winning rap below, it's pretty epic, SO proud of them! 😊 They performed it too!

[MsBLit 📚🙋‍♀️ @MsBLit]

To all my students who says, 'But the author didn't even mean to do that' or when they make fun of English teachers being too, 'extra' with a text.

[Tasnim @Tazmusa]

This...😆

"Magna Carta absolutely cannot be used to get around COVID-19 restrictions, historians explain" https://t.co/Q86sNVQEeQ

[Stuart Pryke @SPryke2]

Carol Rumens’ article in here on ‘The Emigree’ is an absolute game changer. I didn’t interpret the poem this way at all. Talk about a 💡 moment! @Team_English1

[Matthew Stadlen @MatthewStadlen]

Imagine how much better off we’d be generally if Jacinda Ardern were our Prime Minister. Maybe she could run Britain by zoom in her spare time.

[Tasnim @Tazmusa]

@MrKennedyHist @leicesterscitt @lauraflora_DT @MissRana__ @JOBrien_PE @MrBall_PE @MissClarkePE1 @MissHurstEng @MrMcD_Geog @RoshniModhwadia @HayleyS20851782 @mrlargehistory @JoParfitt2 @MathsMissThomas Oof!! twice! 🙈

[Tasnim @Tazmusa]

@leicesterscitt @MrKennedyHist @lauraflora_DT @MissRana__ @JOBrien_PE @MrBall_PE @MissClarkePE1 @MissHurstEng @MrMcD_Geog @RoshniModhwadia @HayleyS20851782 @mrlargehistory @JoParfitt2 @MathsMissThomas Accomplished that too @MissRana__ 🤦‍♀️Make sure it's password protected too!

[Tasnim @Tazmusa]

@ArielleLeBleu reinforces that African history did not begin with slavery and was not always perceived as primitive, she masterfully maps historical attitudes to blackness and their relevance to Shakespeare's Othello. Brilliant! 🙌 #TENConline

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How do you make a child ‘feast on their life’? - @benniekara

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