sophie

Proud Co-Head of English at The Totteridge Academy | Teach First 2019

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@hkateaching 5/8 for me!

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Passed my NPQLT🥳🥳🥳

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Does anyone know where I can access copies of Macbeth, Jekyll and AIC in Sinhala? Would be greatly appreciated - please share widely!!!! @Team_English1

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@MBDscience This is hilarious

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What. A. Day. We are so proud of our amazing students 🤩🤩🤩

Another phenomenal year of results with over a third of all grades at 7-9!

Congratulations on all your hard work 🎉🎉🎉

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@MrAWGordon_ Not at all! To be honest, I enjoyed playing ‘guess whose lesson this is’.

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If you like the sound of this, our English department is hiring!

https://t.co/46ETq3PQZW

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@MrAWGordon_ This was my lesson! Thanks for the positive feedback - glad you enjoyed your visit😊

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@MissBowde2 @mrsmacteach33 @Team_English1 @FunkyPedagogy @LauraLolder @Mathew_Lynch44 @SPryke2 I would definitely go for an extended metaphor! I have a few resources - if you DM me your email, I can send them!

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@literarygeordie @mrsmacteach33 @Team_English1 Push for students to understand the connections between parts of the extract as opposed to analysing structural features in isolation!

Always explore the WHY behind the writer’s choices: ‘why has the writer used X here? Why would the impact of X be different elsewhere?’

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Update:

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Being bed bound with a very strange virus at this time of the year is causing horrendous amounts of guilt but supportive messages from SLT and line managers telling me to rest does wonders for said guilt

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@dailydenouement Thanks so much!

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@hkateaching Thank you!!!

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I’ve seen a few lists of previous AQA English Lit questions flying around. Can someone pass one onto me please???

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@mrlockyer I don’t think I’ve ever had a T&L session where this doesn’t happen!!!

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@hkateaching My trainees this year have requested sessions on planning (particularly based on a school or departmental policy) and how to manage low level disruption (our non-binary system can make managing this quite challenging).

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@EnglishLtaylor @mrsmacteach33 @Team_English1 3) With my lower attaining sets, I use them to check knowledge of structure (e.g. what step is missing in this point?).
4) SPAG errors or grammar.
5) Quote recall (e.g. write a quote that reveals Macbeth’s increasing guilt).

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@EnglishLtaylor @mrsmacteach33 @Team_English1 1) Low-stakes knowledge
2) Idea generation (e.g. what abstract noun best encompasses the characters feelings?). Powerful way to get students to reflect on which is better and why.