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English at @TheCryptSchool, a co-educational grammar school founded in 1539.

Joined June 2019
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@CryptYr12 have started their weekly book club with the aim of picking their texts for coursework - lucky them! What would you choose? πŸ“šπŸ€“
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Some more wonderful examples of our @CryptYr11 revision for 'Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde' today! πŸŽ©πŸ“šπŸ‘Ώ
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@CryptYr11 have been getting creative with their literature revision: making connections between examples in 'The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde'. The longest chain was 42 links long!πŸ˜πŸ“šπŸ§ͺ
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English | The Crypt School retweeted
BBC Young Reporter@BBCYoungReport
29 Jan 2024
πŸ“’ Spread the news! πŸ“’ The #BBCYoungReporterCompetition is back for 2024 and open for entries! We want to hear original story ideas from people aged 11-18 across the UK Find out more and enter ➑️ bbc.co.uk/youngreportercompe… The closing date is 24 March 2024 at 11pm
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This term's debate tackled the question: Is it anti-Semitic to be pro-Palestine? Our teams debated despite depleted numbers (illness) and our audience cast their votes. The audience voted: NO. However, the affirmative team won the debate as they changed the most minds!πŸ“’
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This week our @CryptYr13 English literature students had the opportunity to visit the birthplace of The Bard in Stratford Upon Avon, as well as to attend a bespoke lecture on their set text, 'Othello'. A fantastic revision and cultural experience! #ToFlourish 🎭
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Congratulations to the four students who competed in two teams on Saturday in the southwest regional of the Cambridge Schools debate competition! Out of 4 rounds competing against mostly Y12 students, our Y10 team achieved one win and our Y11 team one second place. #ToFlourish
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The Debate Society held their termly team debate today. The motion: this house believes war is a necessary evil was UPHELD with 76% of the vote. Congratulations to the MC and both teams and to our best speakers: Finnley and Imogen. Thank you to all who attended!
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9F have voted The War of the Worlds as the worst fictional dystopian world to live in: by a landslide! Optional worlds debated included The Hunger Games, 1984, Brave New World and Examination Day. πŸ—£οΈπŸ“š
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A bustling Open Evening as always. Some fantastic autumnal similes and witches' brew ingredients! #CryptEnglish
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#CryptYr11 have completed their summer research in preparation for studying 'Romeo and Juliet' this term. Impressive presentation! πŸ’”βš”οΈπŸŽ­
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Fantastic turn out for the first meeting of this year's Debate Society. Today our students voted for the next formal debate proposition: war is sometimes justified. Teams have been formed. Students, join us for the formal debate on the 16th of October! πŸ—£οΈ#CryptDebate
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#CryptYr10 spent the afternoon contemplating Romantic ideals in the great outdoors to create their own poems in a style reminiscent of Shelley, Blake and Wordsworth. Still in the drafting stages…we can’t wait to see the finished pieces! πŸ“ #CryptAspirational #CryptConfidence
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The Debate Society hosted this term's formal team debate today. The proposition that the coronation of Kind Charles III was worth the cost was REJECTED. Congratulations to the opposition team who won the judges over with their rebuttals! On to the next one! πŸ‘‘πŸ—£οΈπŸ‘
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#CryptYr10 took time away from the curriculum today to hear from a broadcast journalist! She gave them insight into what the job entails and how English helped her to get there. A fantastic opportunity. #CryptCareers #ToFlourish ✈️πŸŽ₯πŸš™πŸ“
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@CryptYr7 have been applying their film studies by creating their own storyboards, adapting Kipling's 'The Jungle Book'! 🐯🐻🐍🦧
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The Debate Society is running a formal team debate on Tuesday 16th of May. The proposition: the coronation of King Charles III is worth the cost. All students are invited to join us to form a supportive audience - ask your questions and cast your vote!
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English | The Crypt School retweeted
The RSC@TheRSC
23 Apr 2023
"This is my birthday" Cassius: Julius Caesar, Act 5 Scene 1 πŸ₯³ Happy Birthday, William Shakespeare! πŸ™Œ 🎨 The Flower Portrait of William Shakespeare (1564-1616), c.1820-1840. Oil on panel Β© RSC Theatre Collection #Shakespeare #ShakespearesBirthday
An oil on panel portrait of William Shakespeare.

ALT An oil on panel portrait of William Shakespeare.

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Poem of the Month reminder! This month's inspiration is Tricks. Write a poem about tricks. Prizes include EPraise merits, chocolate and book tokens. Deadline is the 30th of March.

ALT skate kickflip GIF by Nikolay Ivanov
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7JC have cast their votes and concluded that Bill Sykes is the most evil Dickensian character, closely followed by Wackford Squeers! πŸ“šπŸ—³οΈ
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