Literary Shorts: Creative, Critical and Comparative Approaches at KS3

Sections on the key features of short stories, including: Beginnings and endings; Character; Setting; Language; Inference; Plot; Structure Classroom activities to accompany each story in the anthology. A section introducing key features and concepts for literary study.

These include areas specified in the curriculum, such as setting, structure, language, character and plot, and can be integrated into any scheme of work. Interesting, accessible ways to get pupils thinking comparatively. Six steps for planning and writing a critical essay.

Teacher's notes and alternative indexes suggesting routes through the material and interesting groupings of the stories. Print and digital PDF format - activities can be photocopied or displayed on the interactive whiteboard. A package including 1 copy of the resource and 15 copies of the anthology is available for GBP220.