English teacher, HOD, bookworm, dog lover. She/her.
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Harriet Kember-Whitfield retweeted
Here are more resources I’ve been working on over the summer. A set of lessons on English Language, Paper 1. As always, help yourselves and use/chuck/change as you see fit! @Team_English1
dropbox.com/scl/fo/bf6zcbuxc…
Harriet Kember-Whitfield retweeted
Disciplinary literacy - The way that a historian reads, writes and thinks is different to how a mathematician operates. Each subject context has different needs and requirements. It's useful to point this out and have students (and even teachers!) reflect on this.
Harriet Kember-Whitfield retweeted
📢 This poster, a collaboration with the wonderful @HughesHaili provides valuable guidance for mentors on improving novice teachers’ instructional skills. Dr. Haili Hughes explains, “Mentoring encompasses various aspects, one of which is to facilitate improvements in teaching.”
📢 Mentors and coaches, hit REPOST and grab a FREE copy of Haili’s work: jamieleeclark.com/graphics
Harriet Kember-Whitfield retweeted
🎯 THINKING ABOUT AO1.1: RESPONSES 🎯
I have spent a lot of time this year thinking about what makes a good literature response. Having moved schools, and needing to improve GCSE outcomes immediately has developed my thinking.
A 🧵 for @Team_English1
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Harriet Kember-Whitfield retweeted
*** BOOK GIVEAWAY ***
I am giving 3 copies away of my new book:
‘Why Learning Fails (And What To Do About It)’.
Simply RESHARE this post to enter.
I’ll announce winners on Sun 12th May.
[If you can’t wait – it's available here! shorturl.at/kvHZ2]
Harriet Kember-Whitfield retweeted
Who was the brilliant person from @Team_English1 who said about making triangles to compare the anthology poems? #TeamEnglish
Harriet Kember-Whitfield retweeted
I have updated my Y11 revision blog with
✅ Two more weeks of lessons - change & memory
📎All resources for these lessons
🧠Four sets of homework for both literature and language - mini Qs for lit/ P1Q5/P2Q5.
If useful for @Team_English1 free here:
laurawebbcpd.com/2024/04/06/…
Harriet Kember-Whitfield retweeted
Q5 revision task using @youles Sentence Models for Creative Writing. thehappyteacherhub.co.uk/tea… @Team_English1 @FunkyPedagogy
Harriet Kember-Whitfield retweeted
Thinking about SLEEP and SLEEPLESSNESS in Macbeth.
Sleep is mentioned 34 times in the play. Sleep represents what we today might call "mental health": rationality, clear thought, natural order.
"Balm of hurt minds...Chief nourisher in life's feast", indeed (Act 2 Sc 2)
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Harriet Kember-Whitfield retweeted
It's been a while since I shared anything so here goes...
A series of short 'Do Now' tasks based on exploring multiple interpretations in 'A Christmas Carol'. Instructions are in the PPT... a quick and easy way of exploring different readings of characters and quotations. Use/chuck/change as you see fit! @Team_English1
dropbox.com/scl/fo/btapmbfnh…
Harriet Kember-Whitfield retweeted
One last booklet before Y11 time... a booklet targeting high leverage questions on the language papers, skills based. Aimed at 30 minute sessions.Mostly adapted from some resources already on my website, image & link in second tweet.
Will share this for @Team_English1 once done
Harriet Kember-Whitfield retweeted
Yes on page 5 of the booklet mentioned here: laurawebbcpd.files.wordpress…
Harriet Kember-Whitfield retweeted
New revision resources have been added to my drop box!!
- Essay plans using my 3Ws structure (more to come over the next 2 weeks)
- Thematic links for poetry
dropbox.com/scl/fo/d8uktpudj…
Harriet Kember-Whitfield retweeted
As promised, here is a link to the Gothic genre timeline I have made for A Level students. A PDF and an editable version. It's not exhaustive and I expect it will be an ongoing endeavour. dropbox.com/scl/fo/aso952gmr…
