Description
Book SynopsisThese stories are arranged to help students investigate and compare the features of different genres and how authors conform to or deviate from established conventions. The book includes activities which draw out key features at word, sentence and text level.
Table of ContentsGhost stories
The Sweeper by A M Burrage
The Boys' Toilets by Robert Westall
Fairy tales
Hansel and Gretel by The Brothers Grimm
Sweet Shop by Marc Alexander
The Werewolf by Angela Carter
Crime fiction
The Adventure of the Sussex Vampire by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
Lamb to the Slaughter by Ronald Dahl
Love stories
The Knight's Tale by Geoffrey Chaucer, retold by Geraldine McCaughrean
Cinderella Girl by Vivien Alcock
Gift by Susan Gates
Science fiction
A Sound of Thunder by Ray Bradbury
Mind Bend by Martin Martinsen
Horror stories
The Tomb of Sarah by F G Loring
Interview with a Vampire (extract) by Anne Rice
