not-so-starter Teacher

Secondary English in north London. Interests: grammar, oracy, music
Retweets = approval. The picture is my favourite "write to describe" image

[Carl Bovis @CarlBovisNature]

As it's Friday, I'm asking all my followers to please retweet (and comment) on this post if you see it, to help my bird account be seen! 🙏😀
To make it worth sharing, here's a Great Spotted Woodpecker in my Somerset garden. 😍🐦
Thank you very much! 😊♥️

[not-so-starter Teacher @TeachingBirdie]

@amy_smith117 Lovely, thanks.

[not-so-starter Teacher @TeachingBirdie]

@SPryke2 @Team_English1 Thank you Stuart. For everything. Bye...

[not-so-starter Teacher @TeachingBirdie]

@DoWise Thank you so much for these. Of course I will make changes! (great to have them!) Don't know why it's taken me so long to find you.
(Is it really worth trying to preserve the difference between disinterested and uninterested? Losing battle, I feel)

[not-so-starter Teacher @TeachingBirdie]

@LauraLolder @Team_English1 Many thanks. Appreciated.
I'll make some changes. In Q2 for instance I will replace compare with summarise

[not-so-starter Teacher @TeachingBirdie]

@hoke_mosely @__codexterous @CarolAtherton8 Hi Mr S - looking good. You must be v busy sending... I'm adding to your workload. Promise to return the favour with some good stuff upon receipt.

[Invictus @philsharrock]

Love it.

[not-so-starter Teacher @TeachingBirdie]

Found a great pdf-to-Word converter, no nonsense, no mess. They ask in return that I "spread the word". Happy to: https://t.co/m0EceCLDWt

[not-so-starter Teacher @TeachingBirdie]

@Xris32 thank you for reply! I feel validated.
Absolutely - entitle each par. in the margin on 1st reading.
I've just discovered tension graphs - thought they were rather cool and enlightening...

[not-so-starter Teacher @TeachingBirdie]

@Xris32 Where do you get the time?! Both in class, and in 10 mins for Q3!
Enough trying to instil cinematographic focus shift / tension graphs for high-octane sources.
wish I had the leisure you seem to enjoy...

[not-so-starter Teacher @TeachingBirdie]

@mr_englishteach non fiction interviews/ biographies etc. spells this (scroll down the back catalogue. You're bound to find something relevant and delighting): https://t.co/wFeKoCuYkj

[not-so-starter Teacher @TeachingBirdie]

@K2SR7 I can't believe I've found my first teacher with time on his hands...

[not-so-starter Teacher @TeachingBirdie]

@cura_dora @MrsSpalding @laurenebarr This is great! some lovely slides and tips that make it all seem perfectly do-able. thank you.
I've offered handwriting clubs. Using primary resources helped.

[STEAM Co. 🚀🎨🎸📦🔥 @ST3AMCo]

His was the #ArtOfActivism✊

#RIPJohnPilger🕊️

[not-so-starter Teacher @TeachingBirdie]

@JoEdkins @MichaelRosenYes @lit4pleasure @TheWritingWeb the frequency with which I have had to point out to my little darlings that their verb-free word-collection between fullstops is not a sentence, has helped me get my point across. They want to be understood and get high marks - then get sentences...

[not-so-starter Teacher @TeachingBirdie]

@shadylady222 Your immune system might be working overtime fighting some sort of cold. I know mine is. We get sick as soon as term ends and our bodies are ready to shut down. I am SO grumpy, it's a shame... But I trust this phase too will pass.

[not-so-starter Teacher @TeachingBirdie]

@neilbowen3 @Team_English1 @RoseGreenthumb @SusanSEnglish @LaoiseachKate @amy_smith117 @Currentlyreads @IramTahir12 @Kattysz1983 @sarahkateTX @cai21ma @MissHooke @SianRhiannon2 @TeachingTheVoid @edu_feminist @sophmhay @SophieWade_26 @Craig_Batty I'm up for this, but not from Amazon. Suggestions please?

[not-so-starter Teacher @TeachingBirdie]

@TwinklBeyond So sad! I was determined to meet him! I only got to be in a meeting with him --- on Zoom. Uselessly.
When you're that loved, try not to die...

[not-so-starter Teacher @TeachingBirdie]

@MKEteaches I feel for you. Do you think it would help to take a mental health day tomorrow to catch up a bit and recover your equilibrium? Health-related day off - you might need it...