Tweets Analysis - Keyword: @davidjalmond
Overview
Total number of tweets analysed
27
Earliest tweet was on
2023-03-21
Latest tweet was on
2023-03-30
Tweets covering
8 days
Average age of authors' accounts
9 years
Summarization
The tweets are about various activities related to the book Skellig and its author David Almond, including school visits, reading the book, watching the movie adaptation, and discussing the characters. There are also mentions of other authors and book recommendations, as well as discussion of favorite books set in Newcastle.
Topic Modeling
- Author visits and interactions with children
- Teaching and learning activities centered around the book Skellig
- Reading recommendations and favorite authors
- General praise and admiration for David Almond and his work
- Regional pride and promotion of Newcastle-based literature
Emotional Analysis
The tweets express emotions of admiration, excitement, and gratitude towards author David Almond and his book Skellig, with several tweets mentioning how much they enjoyed reading the book and how it inspired and awed them. Many of the tweets also express a sense of community and shared interests, particularly in reading and education. Overall, the tweets convey a positive and enthusiastic sentiment towards Almond and his works.
Trend Analysis
- Interaction and admiration for author @davidjalmond
- Discussion of the book Skellig
- Recommendations and appreciation for literature
- Excitement for book-related events and experiences
- Geographical ties to Newcastle and its authors
Types of Tweets
Number of Retweets
5
Percentage of total tweets
18%
Number of Original tweets
9
Percentage of total tweets
33%
Number of tweets that contain Mentions
27
Percentage of total tweets
100%
Number of tweets that were Replies
11
Percentage of total tweets
40%
Number of tweets that were Quotes
3
Percentage of total tweets
11%
Number of tweets that contain Hashtags
6
Percentage of total tweets
22%
Top 5 devices used to tweet
| Source | Count |
|---|---|
| Twitter for iPhone | 13 |
| Twitter for iPad | 4 |
| Twitter for Android | 4 |
| Twitter Web App | 3 |
| Crowdfire App | 3 |
What devices were used to tweet
Top 10 accounts with highest followers count
| Username | Name | Bio | Followers count |
|---|---|---|---|
| whatSFSaid | SF Said | Author of Varjak Paw, The Outlaw Varjak Paw, Phoenix - and now TYGER! I also write about children's books & all things connected to them. | 29,854 |
| TeresaCremin | Teresa Cremin | Professor of Education (Literacy), Open University, Fellow EA, AcSS, and RSA. Co-editor Thinking Skills and Creativity,Trustee + ex-President UK Literacy Assoc. | 19,301 |
| JenniferKillick | Jennifer Killick | Children's author - rep'd by Kirsty at Morgan Green Creatives. Alex Sparrow, & Crater Lake with Firefly Press. DREAD WOOD with Farshore. GEA Alumni. She/her | 14,686 |
| stevewillshaw | Steve Willshaw | Myatt and Co, ILM7 exec coach, educational consultant, #RootedinReading, @NASBTT Associate, #NatBaccTrust Chair, UK connector for FFI, @naaeorguk Trustee, VMO | 12,910 |
| dc_litchfield | David Litchfield | Scruffy Illustrator and author. Represented by @_Bright_Agency | 11,565 |
| andyjshepherd | Andy Shepherd | Author of the best-selling ‘The Boy Who Grew Dragons’ series out now. Short-listed for Waterstones Children's Book Prize She/her Rep by @jslwilliamson | 11,362 |
| Animate2Educate | Animate 2 Educate | Martin Bailey. Director of @Animate2Educate Lecturer in Primary Computing @durham_uni @DUSofE Digital Enrichment Leader @LanchesterEP Primary School, Co.Durham. | 6,299 |
| therroneill | Richard O'Neill | Storyteller, Author, Social entrepreneur, Co-Founder Diverse Book Week, Creative Lead in Residence @ Seven Stories Newcastle Founder National Men's Health Week | 5,606 |
| WriteHereUK | Write Here… | Affordable online novel-writing courses taught by literary agents (£99 How to Write a Novel Course begins 17 April). Plus professional book-editing services. | 3,284 |
| ZanaFraillon | Zana Fraillon | She/they. Author of PB, MG, YA and other acronymous fiction incl. THE BONE SPARROW; THE WAY OF DOG. Rep'd by @cmlwilson; PhD candidate @latrobe | 1,813 |
Top 10 accounts with highest friends count
| Username | Name | Bio | Followers count |
|---|---|---|---|
| stevewillshaw | Steve Willshaw | Myatt and Co, ILM7 exec coach, educational consultant, #RootedinReading, @NASBTT Associate, #NatBaccTrust Chair, UK connector for FFI, @naaeorguk Trustee, VMO | 14,198 |
| whatSFSaid | SF Said | Author of Varjak Paw, The Outlaw Varjak Paw, Phoenix - and now TYGER! I also write about children's books & all things connected to them. | 13,596 |
| JenniferKillick | Jennifer Killick | Children's author - rep'd by Kirsty at Morgan Green Creatives. Alex Sparrow, & Crater Lake with Firefly Press. DREAD WOOD with Farshore. GEA Alumni. She/her | 8,839 |
| triciagilbey | Tricia ✨📕 | Author at heart💚 Helping children see rainbows in puddles. 🌈 Reading Hero for The Reader. Suffolk Book League BookTalk Editor. | 2,924 |
| andyjshepherd | Andy Shepherd | Author of the best-selling ‘The Boy Who Grew Dragons’ series out now. Short-listed for Waterstones Children's Book Prize She/her Rep by @jslwilliamson | 2,549 |
| WriteHereUK | Write Here… | Affordable online novel-writing courses taught by literary agents (£99 How to Write a Novel Course begins 17 April). Plus professional book-editing services. | 2,081 |
| dc_litchfield | David Litchfield | Scruffy Illustrator and author. Represented by @_Bright_Agency | 1,989 |
| jackiemrsgypsy | jacquelinephillips💙🍏 | Actor. Trained @BOVTS Representation: office@charkham.net @ECAagency | 1,386 |
| TeresaCremin | Teresa Cremin | Professor of Education (Literacy), Open University, Fellow EA, AcSS, and RSA. Co-editor Thinking Skills and Creativity,Trustee + ex-President UK Literacy Assoc. | 1,284 |
| StellaMartin14 | Stella Martin | I’m a primary school teacher who loves books and craft. History and Geography subject lead, assistant headteacher responsible for teaching and learning. | 1,240 |
Most active users
| Username | Bio | Number of tweets |
|---|---|---|
| WriteHereUK | Affordable online novel-writing courses taught by literary agents (£99 How to Write a Novel Course begins 17 April). Plus professional book-editing services. | 3 |
| St_Michaels_BM | An outstanding Primary School. Lead school for Durham SCITT (Primary South) 1 of 34 English Hubs @StMEnglishHub. 1 Excellence @Matexcellence | 2 |
| TeresaCremin | Professor of Education (Literacy), Open University, Fellow EA, AcSS, and RSA. Co-editor Thinking Skills and Creativity,Trustee + ex-President UK Literacy Assoc. | 2 |
| Y6RDPS | @rdpsy6 | 2 |
| Animate2Educate | Martin Bailey. Director of @Animate2Educate Lecturer in Primary Computing @durham_uni @DUSofE Digital Enrichment Leader @LanchesterEP Primary School, Co.Durham. | 1 |
| chantellemoll3 | ND & Disabled ARC Ace likes; creepy things, art, books & tea lattes. Pronouns are;🤷♂️🤷♀️🤷 #BVCP&SGS 🫁 #Hydrocephalus&Porencephaly 🧠🩸💧 🧟♂️🧛♂️👽🤖 | 1 |
| triciagilbey | Author at heart💚 Helping children see rainbows in puddles. 🌈 Reading Hero for The Reader. Suffolk Book League BookTalk Editor. | 1 |
| therroneill | Storyteller, Author, Social entrepreneur, Co-Founder Diverse Book Week, Creative Lead in Residence @ Seven Stories Newcastle Founder National Men's Health Week | 1 |
| stevewillshaw | Myatt and Co, ILM7 exec coach, educational consultant, #RootedinReading, @NASBTT Associate, #NatBaccTrust Chair, UK connector for FFI, @naaeorguk Trustee, VMO | 1 |
| springwoodyear5 | We are year 5 at Springwood Heath Primary School. We don't endorse views of others. | 1 |
Tweets per day
Top 10 tweets with highest Retweet count
| ID | Text | Retweet count |
|---|---|---|
| 1638578950845743105 | Our year 5 and 6’s were in complete awe talking to this amazing author. They had all their burning questions answered and even got to experience him reading part of our class book - Skellig! What a wonderful experience! ⭐️📚 @davidjalmond https://t.co/lGexqvY2Zi | 3 |
| 1640647679758794753 | Y5 have enjoyed using charcoal to create a silhouette of Skellig in a moonlit attic room where owls descend and leave him food as owl pellets. #swhenglish #swhart #swhvalues #swhmusic @crashspringwood @davidjalmond https://t.co/qyzHBtTmrD | 1 |
| 1638616651284500482 | What an amazing and inspirational afternoon the children @St_Michaels_BM have had with @davidjalmond! It was such a pleasure and the children haven’t stopped talking about it ♥️📕@TeresaCremin @OneExcellence_ @OpenUni_RfP https://t.co/SwuFcWQoWL | 1 |
| 1638790651960754178 | @davidjalmond They do amazing work | 1 |
| 1641391406869512192 | Biscuits, juice and the film adaptation of our class read - Skellig. What are great penultimate day of the term. @RichardsonDees @davidjalmond https://t.co/88jzfczEI1 | 0 |
| 1638824503785713666 | @davidjalmond I wish I was there! Enjoy! | 0 |
| 1638530516730216448 | We can’t wait for @davidjalmond to speak to our children! They have loved this book and the links you make between your books #readingforpleasure 📕 @StMEnglishHub @TeresaCremin @OpenUni_RfP @OneExcellence_ https://t.co/gfu0jZMXiQ | 0 |
| 1638600384154329088 | @St_Michaels_BM @davidjalmond @StMEnglishHub @OpenUni_RfP @OneExcellence_ Lucky you! | 0 |
| 1638613460916248630 | @St_Michaels_BM @davidjalmond @StMEnglishHub @TeresaCremin @OpenUni_RfP @OneExcellence_ Felling’s finest!!! 📚 👏🏻 | 0 |
| 1638647891647397888 | Ah man 🥰 I can’t thank @davidjalmond enough!! Well done @St_Michaels_BM I can’t wait to hear all about it ♥️ @TeresaCremin @OpenUni_RfP @OneExcellence_ https://t.co/ZAUHTCdvZE | 0 |
Top 10 tweets with highest Like count
| ID | Text | Like count |
|---|---|---|
| 1638616651284500482 | What an amazing and inspirational afternoon the children @St_Michaels_BM have had with @davidjalmond! It was such a pleasure and the children haven’t stopped talking about it ♥️📕@TeresaCremin @OneExcellence_ @OpenUni_RfP https://t.co/SwuFcWQoWL | 13 |
| 1640647679758794753 | Y5 have enjoyed using charcoal to create a silhouette of Skellig in a moonlit attic room where owls descend and leave him food as owl pellets. #swhenglish #swhart #swhvalues #swhmusic @crashspringwood @davidjalmond https://t.co/qyzHBtTmrD | 10 |
| 1638578950845743105 | Our year 5 and 6’s were in complete awe talking to this amazing author. They had all their burning questions answered and even got to experience him reading part of our class book - Skellig! What a wonderful experience! ⭐️📚 @davidjalmond https://t.co/lGexqvY2Zi | 10 |
| 1640997838556479489 | We have finished reading Skellig @davidjalmond and have thoroughly enjoyed it. Tomorrow, we will watch the movie and compare our thoughts about the characters. https://t.co/StYxn7qyXw | 8 |
| 1639398858009587715 | @HGPrimarySchool @JenniferKillick @Zendibble @Sophie_Deen @Louiestowell @davidjalmond @BZephaniah @mpowerswriter @dc_litchfield What fab choices! Happy reading everyone and thank you Year 4 for choosing to spend some time with the dragons. I hope they behave themselves. Just remember to keep your eyes open & your oven gloves and water pistols handy - you’ll soon find out why! 📚🐉🐉🐉🐉 | 6 |
| 1638530516730216448 | We can’t wait for @davidjalmond to speak to our children! They have loved this book and the links you make between your books #readingforpleasure 📕 @StMEnglishHub @TeresaCremin @OpenUni_RfP @OneExcellence_ https://t.co/gfu0jZMXiQ | 5 |
| 1639542378636668929 | @HGPrimarySchool @JenniferKillick @Zendibble @andyjshepherd @Sophie_Deen @Louiestowell @davidjalmond @BZephaniah @mpowerswriter Oooh, some fantastic ones in here. A couple of my faves too. Thanks for including The Bear & The Piano :) | 4 |
| 1641391406869512192 | Biscuits, juice and the film adaptation of our class read - Skellig. What are great penultimate day of the term. @RichardsonDees @davidjalmond https://t.co/88jzfczEI1 | 3 |
| 1638790651960754178 | @davidjalmond They do amazing work | 3 |
| 1638647891647397888 | Ah man 🥰 I can’t thank @davidjalmond enough!! Well done @St_Michaels_BM I can’t wait to hear all about it ♥️ @TeresaCremin @OpenUni_RfP @OneExcellence_ https://t.co/ZAUHTCdvZE | 3 |
Top 3 Languages Used In Tweets
Top 10 Hashtags used
| Hashtag | Count |
|---|---|
| #newcastle | 3 |
| #swhenglish | 2 |
| #swhart | 2 |
| #swhvalues | 2 |
| #swhmusic | 2 |
| #geordie | 2 |
| #wip | 2 |
| #amreading | 1 |
| #readingforpleasure | 1 |
Top 10 Hashtags Used In Tweets
Top 10 mentions
| Mention | Count |
|---|---|
| @davidjalmond | 27 |
| @st_michaels_bm | 6 |
| @openuni_rfp | 6 |
| @oneexcellence_ | 6 |
| @teresacremin | 5 |
| @stmenglishhub | 4 |
| @hgprimaryschool | 3 |
| @zendibble | 3 |
| @sophie_deen | 3 |
| @louiestowell | 3 |
Top 10 mentions
Wordcloud of Tweets
Emojis
Average number of emojis used per tweet
70
Emojis used in tweets
| Emoji | Count | Emoji Text |
|---|---|---|
| 📚 | 4 | books |
| 🐉 | 4 | dragon |
| ♥️ | 3 | heart_suit |
| 📕 | 3 | closed_book |
| 🥰 | 2 | smiling_face_with_hearts |
| ⭐ | 2 | star |
| 👏🏻 | 1 | clapping_hands_light_skin_tone |
Emojis groups
| Emoji Group | Count |
|---|---|
| Objects | 7 |
| Animals & Nature | 4 |
| Activities | 3 |
| Smileys & Emotion | 2 |
| Travel & Places | 2 |
| People & Body | 1 |