The 2024 Short Story Competition (比赛) for Kids※Age Groups1st Under Grade 22nd Grades 3-43rd Grades 5-64th Grades 7-9※Prizes(奖品) for the Winner in Each Age Group· An iPad. A schoolbag. 10 books of short stories※Time Give your story from 9 a. m. Monday,August 12 to 5 p....
The principal, Mrs. Arbuthnot, seemed to believe every story that anyone ever told her; and as a result, she was convinced that James Raisin was not just a very clever boy; but also a verydisruptivepupil. James knew that he was not; so did Snoo. And so did Salima, who was about th...
Grammar points: This story is full of language points that you can develop in class: note in particular: prepositions (see exercise above), prepositional/phrasal verbs, modal verbs (should, can, will, shall, might), tag questions. ► All these points are clearly presented in the author's...
This quiz is to help study for the Short Story Quiz. Questions and Answers 1. What is the sequence of events that occur during a short story? Explanation The correct answer is plot, Plot. In a short story, the sequence of events that occur is referred to as the plot. The plot is th...
Strong characters, right from the get-go.EQMMoffers numerous candidates, but I’d choose the boy who narrates “The Phantom of the Concourse Plaza” by Jerome Charyn, whose story starts, “I was nine years old, and I lived at the Concourse Plaza with Nick Etten and eleven other New York...
Sometimes, the most compelling story is one that ends in an unexpected way. This lesson provides a series of short stories with twist endings that...
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Why we love it: The story of an intellectually disabled man who is temporarily able to blend into “normal” society brings out great questions, even for today’s students. 26. The Fall of the House of Usher by Edgar Allan Poe “During the whole of a dull, dark, and soundless day in...
In the following sections, each story has a word list, plot summary, and comprehension questions to check for understanding. I also enjoyed the content of the stories because they’re relatable. For example, in the “Crazy Paella” story, the main characters are students who are nervous about...
2.They’re Made Out of Meatby Terry Bisson I love introducing students to science fiction, especially in the form of funny short stories. We really don’t use sci-fi enough in our English classes. In this story, two aliens discuss the bizarre new life-form they’ve discovered and try ...