Karen Dunn
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Karen Dunn
@wren79
Teacher of English. Research in the classroom and whole school improvement. RAFAC. Views are my own; when I have them.
Cambridge Katılım Şubat 2009
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Kate, 45, has taught 'Of Mice and Men' every year for the last 20 years. Despite her Year 11 class having spent the last 6 weeks revising the book, someone has just asked: 'Wait: Curley's Wife dies?!' #CatTeachers
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The older-generation insults, baffling youngsters and destined perhaps to disappear, are part of a larger repertoire of British colloquialisms and slang…
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@kristianpurcell And if you told me all of that and that I’ll miss it and sleep through it all I’d say you know me well!
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English teachers: I’ve seen a number of requests for stories that could be read & discussed within a *single* class period. So, let’s do a fast 🧵. I’ll share a linked story with a possible discussion Q, imagining the following thumbnail lesson plan for secondary English…
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@MrsKerridge If you have left over they could fuel in through tomorrow
East, England 🇬🇧 English
When you have lots of prep for work to do, Procrastination cries, ‘Bake!’ I am notoriously bad at baking, so I must have a shedload of work to avoid 😁.
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@rrobson66 @englishspecial Combine that with rain and it’s a time of chaotic bonkers
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@englishspecial Wind has a negative effect on all children's learning and that's about the only thing that has the same effect on all children's learning
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What is your most controversial pedagogical view that you’re convinced is true?
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I know I go on about how awesome linguistics is, but, have you ever actually met a linguist?
Seriously
You might be thinking, “I’d love to do an MSc in Forensic Linguistics and Speech Science but… I’ve never met a linguist before and you just never know…”
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🤩📕What a week! 🤩📕
A banned book trail, story raids at the Prep, visits from authors, @anthony_mcgowan and @savitakalhan, workshops, and a whole school Drop Everything and Read! @KimboltonSchool 💜
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NO CHEATING… type your name in the GIF bar and see what comes up.
Like it was going to be anything else...
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𝔇𝔬𝔲𝔟𝔩𝔢 𝔇𝔲𝔱𝔠𝔥 𝔇𝔦𝔞𝔫𝔢 ☣@Brassylassy
NO CHEATING… type your name in the GIF bar and see what comes up. I haven't a clue who the character is but can only assume they are called Diane. They are cute though. I knew I should have put in one of my middle names instead, Morticia. LOL!
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@LNS_MissJ I did in my training. Teacher crucified me and the lesson. Never used it again. 23 yrs ago!
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@ruthienilsson @GCSE_Macbeth We check everything - also our questions and requirements are too specific for AI so that it’s pretty easy but the solid proof is harder. Some places insist on work being handed in through an AI checker.
East Midlands, England 🇬🇧 English
Your reminder that coursework was only removed for state school students. In private schools that do the IGCSE, English Language and Literature still has a coursework option.
Miss@missdcox
In the light of Wales bringing it back, would you be happy if coursework was 40% of assessment in your subject’s GCSE?
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@LauraLolder This is fascinating because I’m looking for a different focus for AIC coursework. I’ve done Shelia for the last two years and a bit bored now. Going to explore the motifs angle as it also gives them the breadth and depth they need. V interesting 🧐
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And if you have any questions about any of this, always feel free to ask
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You probably already know I'm a big fan of teaching motifs as a way for students to think about texts holistically. There are lots of these in Macbeth and A Christmas Carol BUT not much has been said about 'An Inspector Calls' - 💵📸🥂
So a quick thread 🧵 for @Team_English1
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You've been kidnapped. The characters from the last TV show you watched are coming to rescue you. Who is coming to save you? [Feeling pretty confident of escape with this one #Reacher]
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You've been kidnapped. The characters from the last TV show you watched are coming to rescue you. Who is coming to save you?
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@LNS_MissJ Down and out in Paris and London, George Orwell. He was a poverty tourist. Perhaps not the best one of they want to see the glamour
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An American in an FB group I'm in asked for book recs set in London or Paris for an upcoming visit.I suggested Rivers of London because I like it &it actually gets the geog right. But I realised I don't have much else that isn't historical,& that is all anyone else is suggesting.
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