Andy

A year and a half in the making. Countless hours. And many, many early mornings. And now, finally, here it is. My very first book, all about teaching English Literature. I am beyond excited to share it with you. Out November 16th!!!

Updated plot maps for 2024/25 (originally inspired by @__codexterous). Handy for retrieval/revision, but also VERY versatile for use in class activities! Open to suggestions re. some of the images for the new texts! #EdChatIE

@ignisliteracy Thanks!

@__codexterous - I loved reading this fantastic book. A must-read for English language and literature teachers. So much to learn and gleam.

@HaleDonal @oldandrewuk @DavidDidau @z_helman @Sam_LGibbs @FunkyPedagogy @Xris32 @Tom_Needham_ Thanks Donal!

@oldandrewuk Several. @DavidDidau's Making Meaning in English. @z_helman + @Sam_LGibbs' The Trouble with English. @FunkyPedagogy's How to Teach English Literature. @Xris32's How to Teach English. @Tom_Needham_' Explicit English Teaching. @__codexterous' Experiencing English Literature.

What book (or other media) about teaching most influenced you?

I'm proofing Sept emagazine. Great pieces, incl one by @__codexterous that we're specially grateful for, with superb suggestions for how students can use the mag to develop their thinking & writing. Available to subscribers in Sept! Cartoon by Linda Combi. #emagazine" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">englishandmedia.co.uk/emc-magazines/…

!POST! Here's some of my favourite sentences to teach students in English. There's a lot of power in these tiny phrases! Perfecting the Sentence: Explicitly Teaching Sentence Stems – codexterous (home.blog)

!POST! Some thoughts on getting the most out of cold reads. Cold, Hot or Warm? Thoughts on Cold Reads in English – codexterous (home.blog)

!POST! The best ideas are the simplest. And here's one. Very simple but very powerful. Discussing the Conceptual in English: A Concrete Classroom Strategy – codexterous (home.blog)

!POST! Something I do every time I start teaching a novel. And, for good measure, a shameless plug: It's also something I discuss at length in my book, Experiencing English Literature Thematic Threading: A Strategy for Annotating a Text – codexterous (home.blog)

!POST! One of my very favourite lessons to teach. And all you need is a few index cards and a visualizer. Just a Flashcard and a Visualiser: An English Lesson – codexterous (home.blog)

POST! Rethinking the Do Now in English. Making retrieval more fun and more English-y Literary Puzzles: Using the Do Now in English – codexterous (home.blog)

!POST! How to teach and think about authorial intention. One of the biggest -- and I think best -- changes in my teaching recently. What does the text DO? But, what does the text do? – codexterous (home.blog)

!POST! What we say when we model is just as important as what we do. Some thoughts on modelling in English On Modelling Interpretative Vulnerability – codexterous (home.blog)

🌟Improving language analysis🌟🧵 There are things I say a lot! 🟣What word is doing the work? 🟣Why that word and not another word? 🟣Say more than one thing about one thing @__codexterous & @FunkyPedagogy gave me these ideas There's two more tips I give students Read on! 1/11

Adapting @__codexterous ‘margin’ idea: using it backwards with our dept writing frame. Hoping to help my Y10 see how & WHERE writing a lit essay is successful giving a scaffold they can use in revision ahead of their mocks. Their recall is fab so want to maximise writing gains.

@Tom_Needham_ @acalicodress @TeachingTheVoid @Xris32 Thanks Tom!

@acalicodress @TeachingTheVoid @Xris32 @__codexterous Thanks very much! I'm glad you've found my book useful. I also need to read @__codexterous book. I saw him give a great presentation a few months ago and his blog is superb!

Fortnightly 169: Caro & Gottlieb | Emily Dickinson | Vermeer @NGIreland | @joeljmiller on reading now | @__codexterous on teaching literature | @ErinMaglaque on the Venetian ghetto | @Dickinsonwriter on his English teacher | @JacquiWine on @PersephoneBooks juliangirdham.com/blog/fortnight…