Marvellous & Mischievous: Literature’s Young Rebels
A free, family-friendly exhibition bringing together young rebels from children’s literature Anyone can be a rebel, whether they are standing up for their beliefs, saving the planet or battling against the odds. See how characters from Pippi Longstocking to Princess Pearl break rules and defy conventions to make the world a better place for others. Rediscover your favourite characters and the youthful optimism you share with them. Not all rebels are mischievous rogues, some are spirited survivors. Before you go, you can start your own adventure too. No matter how big or small your acts of rebellion, our motley crew will help you discover your inner rebel and have some fun along the way. Up your rebellion with our Marvellous and Mischievous season, featuring events inspired by the exhibition, free activities for families and adult courses exploring children's literature. Zog © Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler, 2010 If you wish to book a visit for a school group, you can do so here.
Short Stories for Adult ESL
Finding short stories for adult ESL students is one of the most important things an ESL teacher can do to promote learning. Reading is especially important since it touches on every aspect of language acquisition. Students can practice their oral skills by reading aloud. The stories and essays they read show proper sentence structure and syntax in action while giving them ideas for their own writing. Developing reading comprehension improves vocabulary and makes it easier for the students to follow directions, do research and perform other reading-related activities. Reason for Short Story for Reading Practice The bottom line is that literary fiction, short stories in particular, is as important for ESL learning as essays, news articles or anything else the instructor might present. The subject matter and the presentation are typically more engaging. In general, fiction writers are more experimental in their prose, some even bordering on the lyrical. How to Choose Appropriate Material
Short stories by Daniil Kharms
Daniil Kharms (1905-42) mainly made a living writing children's books in Leningrad. He also wrote poems and absurd short stories, often published in underground magazines, after the avant-garde literary societies that Kharms was associated with were banned by the Stalin regime. In 1931 Kharms was convicted of anti-Soviet activity and spent a year in prison and exile in Kursk. In 1937 his children's books were confiscated by the authorities, and deprived of his main source of income Kharms was often on the brink of starvation in the following years. In August 1941, shortly before the terrible siege of Leningrad, Kharms was arrested a second time, accused of "spreading defeatist propaganda". The following is a collection of some of Kharms' wonderfully absurd short stories that I have found in various places on the net.
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Short Stories for EsL Students
Original Short Stories By Hal Ames "Short Stories for ESL Students" by Harold I. Ames is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 Unported License. Numbers below the stories indicate reading grade level based on Fleisch-Kincaid Reading Scores Workbook 1 Low Intermediate Numbers below the stories indicate reading grade level based on Fleisch-Kincaid Reading Scores Workbook 2 Intermediate Workbook 3 Intermediate Numbers below the stories indicate reading grade level based on Fleisch-Kincaid Reading Scores Workbook 4 Intermediate Workbook 5 Upper-Intermediate New Stories 2018 Fan-Fiction Intermediate - Chapter Stories Compilation Famous Stories By Famous Authors in Simple English Christmas Stories Novels Available on Kindle More Stories Coming "Short Stories for ESL Students" by Harold I.
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ESL Reading Worksheets - Short Stories - Free
Each worksheet includes a short paragraph about an everyday problem a character faces, a true-false exercise, a writing prompt, and a black and white image. They are presented in pdf format and should download quickly. I suggest reading the stories to the class before assigning the writing exercises. Estimated lesson time: 20 minutes. Arbor Day - Marla and Tio plant a tree in the yard. Breakfast - Jack has high cholesterol and has to stop eating donuts. Bus Driver - Adan wants to retire next year when he turns sixty-two. Camping - Bears take over a campsite! Car Accident - Oh, no! Checking Account - Rosa's fiance wants to open a joint checking account. Colds - Pedro has a cold. Dentist - James has a toothache on the right side of his mouth. ESL Teacher - Mrs. ESL Student - Benito is too shy to read in front of his ESL class. Family Dinner - The Smith family starts eating healthy meals. Father's Day Gift - Maria wants to buy her father a special Father's Day gift. Playground - Mrs.
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