Monthly Archives: February 2011

New Amplify Post- Great Science Writing

Nottingham High School English Department has just started using Amplify It!, a fantastic service for clipping interesting bits of writing from a website. Here I’ve pulled out some good phrases and sentences from a fascinating article on H1N1 in the … Continue reading

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Poetry Live

On Tuesday all of Year 10 trouped down en masse to Nottingham’s Royal Concert hall for the Poetry Live event. Over the course of a day, six different poets read and talked about their work, while an audience of two … Continue reading

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A Digital Scrapbook

In today’s high impact session, Mr Ruff talked about keeping a scrapbook of interesting bits of writing, as a way of preparing for GCSE English exams.  Now I’m the sort of chap who wasn’t allowed to use the proper scissors … Continue reading

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Advising Foreign Students

Just posted to the NHS English Scribd account is a fantastic example of writing to Argue, Persuade and Advise.  Have a read of it here. For starters, here’s a little flavour… Rule one: the school is a jungle. Keep with the … Continue reading

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