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

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

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. https://t.co/6sMB2uBqVW

!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 ( https://t.co/rqhqSXb1k6)

!POST! Some thoughts on getting the most out of cold reads. Cold, Hot or Warm? Thoughts on Cold Reads in English – codexterous ( https://t.co/rqhqSXatuy)

!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 ( https://t.co/rqhqSXatuy)

!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 ( https://t.co/rqhqSXatuy)

!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 ( https://t.co/rqhqSXb1k6)

POST! Rethinking the Do Now in English. Making retrieval more fun and more English-y Literary Puzzles: Using the Do Now in English – codexterous ( https://t.co/rqhqSXatuy)

!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 ( https://t.co/rqhqSXatuy)

!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 ( https://t.co/rqhqSXatuy)

!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 ( https://t.co/rqhqSXatuy)

POST! Rethinking the Do Now in English. Making retrieval more fun and more English-y Literary Puzzles: Using the Do Now in English – codexterous ( https://t.co/rqhqSXatuy)

🌟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.

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 https://t.co/V109uxe7hQ

📚POST!📚 A model essay for Macbeth and ambition. Share far and wide! https://t.co/h4Fh5ClOuU

📚POST! 📚 A really easy but effective strategy when beginning to teach a new novel I do this *every* time I teach a novel with a class. https://t.co/7Ybg3zT39k