Literature competition

 

'Tweet' your set text and win

 

Twitter|, the latest social networking phenomenon, is a popular micro-blogging site where members update their status in the form of short ‘tweets’.

 

Recently, the plots of great works of literature have been condensed into ‘tweets’ as reported in The Daily Telegraph|:

 

  • Samuel Beckett’s play Waiting for Godot: “Vladimir and Estragon stand next to tree and wait for Godot. Their status is not updated.”

 

  • Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice: “Woman meets man called Darcy who seems horrible. He turns out to be nice really. They get together.”

 

Set text competition

 

Think you can do better? This term we’re running a fun literature competition - with a twist! We’re challenging you (perhaps with the help of your class) to summarise a GCSE or A Level set text into a similar 140 character ‘tweet’! A great way to get your class thinking about their set texts in a whole new light!

 

The winning entry will receive a class set of 30 books from our set text portfolio| completely free.

 

The most creative entries will feature on our website throughout the term and the winner will be announced in September. Get tweeting today!

 

How do I enter?

Entry is quick and easy:

 

  1. Join up with Twitter – or if you’re a member, just sign in

 

  1. Search for SecondarySchool (all one word) and become one of our ‘followers’.  

 

3. Post a message on your ownTwitter Profile with your set text ‘tweet’. Make sure you start your message with @SecondarySchool.

 

  1. We'll be posting our favourites on our profile, so you'll get regular updates with other entries for inspiration - enter as many times as you like!

 

Need inspiration? Check out the full list of set texts| that we publish for GCSE and A Level.

 

You can find terms and condition here| - good luck!

 

 

 

 

Bookmark with: What are these?|

 

 

 

Looking for inspiration?

Here's some ideas from our office - can you guess which is which?

 

"Dead father continues to tweet from beyond the grave. Boy freaks out and deletes everyone's profile."

 

"Politicians representated as pigs with snouts in the trough. Nothing changes there then"

 

We're sure you can do better than this, so get tweeting we look forward to reading your entries!