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Welcome to the Horizon International School English Department Twitter page. Here we will keep you up to date with what’s happening in our wonderful department.

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This week, we had the pleasure of a graphic recorder (@drawthetalk_romina on IG) joining us in a Y11 revision session for OMAM. This is the amazing piece she created, which will be invaluable when revisiting key areas of context! #cognitaway

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Y11 working collaboratively to explore the prologue of Romeo and Juliet, applying their contextual knowledge of destiny and fate. #everyonecounts #everyonecontributes #everyonesucceeds #cognitaway https://t.co/nhdTyfEtFp

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Just posted a photo https://t.co/PsFEJcMkXp

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Year 7s starting Secondary English with a 💥 They’ve already begun their quest to dig deep on our big learning question for this term: what do fictional heroes and villains offer real people? 🦸‍♀️ 🦸‍♂️ #everyonecounts #everyonecontributes #everyonesucceeds @HISDubai

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This week, Y8s have been exploring narrative perspective and its significance before delving into ‘The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas’. We can’t wait to analyse how Bruno’s perspective shapes this story! 📖 #everyonecounts #everyonecontributes #everyonesucceeds @HISDubai

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Miss Bull and Miss Williams, the two new English teachers at HIS, not only share the same style but also share a passion for reading and teaching English! They can’t wait to help you grow your love for English too. 🦓📚 ✍🏼 #everyonecounts #everyonecontributes #everyonesucceeds

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A huge congratulations to Samvrutha Krishnakumar who came runner up in the BSME writing competition for KS4. What an achievement! Well done! 👊🏼🖌🏆👏🏽☺️📚🙌🏽 @HISDubai #everyonecounts #everyonecontributes #everyonesucceeds

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Happy World Poetry Day! @HISDubai #everyonecounts #everyonecontributes #everyonesucceeds

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Congratulations to our Spelling Bee 🐝 winners who received their prizes this week! 0mer (Yr11) took first place and won a 150aed voucher. Eva (Yr8) came second and won a 100aed voucher and Omar (Yr9) came third and won a 50aed voucher. Well done everyone! 🏆 @HISDubai

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A heated debate in English this morning! The proposal: Romeo should face the death penalty for killing Tybalt. #everyonecounts #everyonecontributes #everyonesucceeds #romeoandjuliet #debating #englishrocks @HISDubai

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Happy International Women's Day from the HIS English Department! 🙋‍♀️👊💜#internationalwomensday #womeninliterature #everyonecounts #everyonesucceeds #everyonecontributes @HISDubai

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Reading, like 40% of our daily activities, is habitual. Today, after our Think Pair Share activity, we researched facts about habitual behaviour. Let's get in the habit of reading! #everyonecounts #everyonecontributes #everyonesucceeds #hisliteracyweek @HISDubai

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Absolute bliss! 🤩Happy DEAR Tuesday. 📚 #HISliteracy #hisliteracyweek #everyonecounts #everyonecontributes #everyonesucceeds @horizonintlschool

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It's DEAR Tuesday and our reading across the curriculum has gone into overdrive! 📚 #HISliteracy #hisliteracyweek #everyonecounts #everyonecontributes #everyonesucceeds @horizonintlschool

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Happy HIS Literacy week! 📚 We kick off our staff reading recommendations with Mr Hagan's suggestion: One Day in Oradour by Helen Watts. @HISDubai

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Congratulations to Omar and Bernie, our Year 9 Spelling Bee 🐝 finalists! The victor, Omar Shahbal from 9S, will represent Year 9 on Friday in the HIS Spelling Bee Grand Final 🏆 #everyonecounts #everyonecontributes #everyonesucceeds #HISspellingbee @HISDubai