Emily Gray

English teacher, arts lover, outdoors lover, former art historian, sometimes windsurfer, climber

[Mind @MindCharity]

A letter to the new UK government... 👇#generalection2024

[Feargal Sharkey @Feargal_Sharkey]

All hail @coldwarsteve, ladies and gentlemen, all hail @coldwarsteve

[Emily Gray @ergray255]

@WakelingKate Congratulations!

[Susie Dent @susie_dent]

I love how the word 'atone' wears its heart on its sleeve. It began as 'at one', because to atone is to bring back unity. Atonement is really 'at-one-ment'.

In the same way, 'alone' began as 'all one'.

[Joseph Fasano @Joseph_Fasano_]

Today's Poetry Thread: SPRING

"What is all this juice and all this joy?"
Feel free to add poems.

[Emily Gray @ergray255]

@stephenjdilley This sounds great Stephen! Would love to see what you are doing for this. Hope new job is going well!

[National Theatre Live @NTLive]

'Then I'll come home' 💘

Andrew Scott and Dominic Cooper performing a scene from Angels in America for 50 Years on Stage.

[Dr. Maya C. Popa @MayaCPopa]

The Trees (Philip Larkin)

The trees are coming into leaf
Like something almost being said;
The recent buds relax and spread,
Their greenness is a kind of grief.

Is it that they are born again
And we grow old? No, they die too.
Their yearly trick of looking new
Is written down in rings of grain.

Yet still the unresting castles thresh
In fullgrown thickness every May.
Last year is dead, they seem to say,
Begin afresh, afresh, afresh.

[Mind @MindCharity]

Research shows 56% of people with mental health problems still feel ashamed.

And feeling shame stops people getting the help and support they need.

#IfItsOkay to not be okay, help us tackle the stigma 👇

https://t.co/CDRxnsCEDt

[Emily Gray @ergray255]

@WealandsBell I heard this the other day- delighted for you but you will be a huge loss at MCS- you will be immensely missed!

[Samaritans @samaritans]

Leave a 💚 in the replies to help us show some love to our incredible volunteers today 🥰

They're there day and night for anyone who needs to talk, and we can't thank them enough 👏 #ValentinesDay

[Cian McCarthy @arealmofwonder]

"I would love to live
like a river flows,
carried by the surprise
of its own unfolding."

― John O'Donohue

[Elisabeth Bowling @elucymay]

Yup, AI generated art can be rubbish, but I'm still loving using it as a revision resource for literature. Talk through the picture and poem, link it to a line, explore metaphor/meaning...

Here are some of my favourites... My Last Duchess:

[Dr Daisy Dixon @daisyldixon]

Saturday night goals when you’re in your mid-30s

[National Theatre @NationalTheatre]

'Love, it's a trap.' 💔

Watch #AngelsInAmerica on #NationalTheatreAtHome

[Kristina Murkett @kristinamurkett]

I know of one cohort in one school 30 pupils had their AQA English Literature grades changed from remarks; one pupil even went from a 6 to a 9! Most schools / parents can't afford or don't want to risk the remark fee and so this is probably just the tip of the iceburg

[Emily Gray @ergray255]

@Team_English1 Can anyone recommend a recent and good book/workbook for teaching grammar and punctuation for KS3 in the classroom?