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When he woke the next day, the first thing he looked for, once he had rubbed the sleep from his eyes, was the darkness in the cupboard. It was like it had stayed with him in his dreams, refusing to budge. But when he looked, there was nothing there. The humming had gone, too. He could see the sleeve of his blue hoody and the stack of magazines
Literary short stories for middle school explore life and all of its mysteries. The stories below capture life at a variety of extremes and reveal powerful insights into life, death, greed, fear and more.
A mysterious salesman knocks at Victoria's door and offers her a deal to solve all her problems. Will she give in to temptation or is the price too high? Do the preparation task first. Then read the text and do the exercises. Preparation. Reading text.
Reading very short stories in English is an important and effective way for ESL students to improve their language skills. Short stories offer a variety of benefits for language learners, such as improving reading comprehension, vocabulary and grammar usage.
Sinister Stories is Beyond Secondary’s definitive crash course on key skills for English, exploring everything from character analysis and context to symbolism and setting.
Sinister Stories. Activity 1. Read the first part of the story ‘Three Times is a Sentence’, up to where it says “a complete nutter”. • What are your first impressions of the two characters?
Find all the Sinister Story literary texts here. While each lesson pack contains the texts needed, it can be handy to have all the texts in one place. The booklet includes: Three Times is a Sentence by Lois McIntyre. The Darkness by Jonie Marx.
