Georgina

IB & iGCSE Teacher of English in HK🇭🇰; ex pastoral leader in Cardiff; MA Education @cardiffmet; Teach First Ambassador #TeamCymru2018

[Helen Ralston @ralston_h]

A thread 🧵on anthology poetry teaching:

(My context is a SEND school w. strong GCSE results)

We do 1 poetry lesson a week, starting at start of Year 10.

A poem typically takes 2 lessons (2x40 mins) to initial read & understand.

16 poems (Edexcel IGCSE Lit):

(1/20)

[Georgina @Saunders__G]

New to Edexcel English Literature iGCSE here - any advice on the best sequence to teach Paper 1 Section B, the poetry anthology? I would love to hear what more seasoned teachers have taught first! #TeamEnglish #EnglishLiterature #Edexcel

[Georgina @Saunders__G]

It was a pleasure to experience truly fantastic CPD today with Dr Shelley Moore @tweetsomemoore . Totally engaging and thought-provoking, succinct and practical. Thank you for your invaluable perspectives on inclusion. A lot to reflect upon and and begin implementing!

[Sarah Donarski @s_donarski]

"Before you ask teachers to do something else, you should take something off their plate."
- @dylanwiliam kicking off ResearchED Warrington on de-implementation... 🔥 #researchedwarr2024

[Literature Fanatic @litfanatic]

🖋📚 AQA Lang & Lit 📚🖋
A small booklet that offers a retrieval or an encoding exercise each day for the next 3 weeks. I'll be creating one for after Feb half term too. Link below ⬇️
https://t.co/ibMv26AdAZ

[Amina Yonis, PhD @DrAminaYonis]

Here's a list of 50 useful sentences for excellent academic writing.

It will take 5 minutes to add these to your dissertation:

[Georgina @Saunders__G]

@MissWalton26 @42buckley @Team_English1 @FunkyPedagogy @SPryke2 I was coming here to say this too! @SPryke2 generously shares fantastic resources

[Mark Roberts @mr_englishteach]

How to write about the sky: a thread.

The beginning of my students' stories often focus on describing the weather as part of setting. Invariably, they are very clichéd. 1/n

[Georgina @Saunders__G]

@gdeoraj1 @Team_English1 @TheEnglishNetw1 @English_Dropbox @mr_englishteach @FunkyPedagogy It’s great to hear that time has proven the change to be the right decision for your pupils. That ‘structure’ question drives me crazy too! Thank you for your response .

[Georgina @Saunders__G]

Does anyone have any thoughts on changing GCSE English exam boards from AQA to Edexcel? My faculty is considering it and I am pretty unfamiliar with the pros and cons comparatively. Thanks! @Team_English1 @TheEnglishNetw1 @English_Dropbox @mr_englishteach @FunkyPedagogy

[Georgina @Saunders__G]

@stalkedbyfate @HoDandHeart @Team_English1 @TheEnglishNetw1 @English_Dropbox @mr_englishteach @FunkyPedagogy This is interesting, thank you for your concise response! I’m relatively new to AQA but I’ve been impressed with how many resources are available, so I hope your transition runs smoothly.

[Georgina @Saunders__G]

@Mgteacher1 @Team_English1 @TheEnglishNetw1 @English_Dropbox @mr_englishteach @FunkyPedagogy This is great to know, thank you! I had hardly heard of schools changing to different for lit and Lang. Was the implementation of this tough?

[Georgina @Saunders__G]

@Diane_Duncan @Team_English1 @TheEnglishNetw1 @English_Dropbox @mr_englishteach @FunkyPedagogy This is really valuable information, thank you! It’s all about who’s in front of you, I agree. Can I ask what 19th C text you were studying?

[Georgina @Saunders__G]

@MissShakesparke @HoDandHeart @Team_English1 @TheEnglishNetw1 @English_Dropbox @mr_englishteach @FunkyPedagogy Good luck! Can I ask what pushed your faculty to make the change? I’m worried about the grass not necessarily being greener on the other side…

[Georgina @Saunders__G]

@QueenGeog @HoDandHeart @Team_English1 @TheEnglishNetw1 @English_Dropbox @mr_englishteach @FunkyPedagogy Wow, that’s amazing; I’m so happy that you claimed some balance back in your life! Can I ask if that was English GCSE your school changed to?

[Georgina @Saunders__G]

@QueenGeog @HoDandHeart @Team_English1 @TheEnglishNetw1 @English_Dropbox @mr_englishteach @FunkyPedagogy This is interesting to know, thank you! How long did it take to see the changes? Did the change impact workload much?

[Georgina @Saunders__G]

@MissLEnglish21 @Team_English1 I call them “examiner lessons” and if you have a class that enjoys paired/ group discussion they tend to engage well. Comparing and ranking responses means that pretty much all students recognise the richer writing, and are challenged to think why.

[Georgina @Saunders__G]

@MissLEnglish21 @Team_English1 Using examiners reports has worked well with my classes. Learners independently respond to a question. Look at 2 (unannotated) responses, discuss markscheme, decide mark. Check AQA’s annotations and marks. Give learners a different question to apply their new understanding.

[MASSOLIT @massolit]

Okay, time for our next thread in the ‘Power and Conflict’ series. This time, we’ll be looking at Ted Hughes’ ‘Bayonet Charge’ 🐇🪖

In particular, I want to think about ‘Bayonet Charge’ as a poem that threatens to collapse in on itself, as well as the symbolism of the hare.

🧵

[Georgina @Saunders__G]

@duckworth_ms Hi, this looks amazing! As a new teacher to IB English, I would love to have access to this resource!
Unfortunately Dropbox says it’s deleted. Is there any way you could help me with this please? I would appreciate it so much!