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    that involves both perception and thought.” Therefore it is my opinion that if a child is going to read then they should first choose a text which is going to be enjoyable and sustain their attention. For this reason I chose the book ‘The Twits’ by Roald Dahl. I feel that from the moment they begin to read this book they will be captivated. This is the first step in developing higher order reading skills. Before we continue‚ at this point it is important to define the term higher order reading skills

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    Cinderella’s Happily Ever After Throughout the history of literature‚ the tale of Cinderella has always been portrayed as a fairy tale that ends with happily ever after. However‚ to some writers the tale of Cinderella isn’t so simple and sweet. Roald Dahl‚ British novelist and poet‚ tells the tale of Cinderella in a more gory and dark way. He views the story in a light different than what most poets and writers see‚ and ultimately the fairy tale takes a trip down a path that most people aren’t used

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    and explain why those deaths occur. Who is responsible for the death which occurs in each of the two stories? We will be looking at the different between two stories one is “The Teacher” by Catherine Lim and “Lamb of the Slaughter” by Roald Dahl. In this two stories involve deaths which occurs the complicated scene in each of the two stories and the question is who responsible for these crime and why those death occur. “Lamb of the Slaughter” this is probably the most well–known of all

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    Matinee Chesnutt‚ Charles W. The Wife of His Youth Uncle Wellington’s Wives Chopin‚ Kate Regret Connell‚ Richard The Most Dangerous Game Cooper‚ James Fenimore The Eclipse Crane‚ Stephen A Dark Brown Dog The Open Boat DahlRoald Beware of the Dog Lamb to the Slaughter Davis‚ Richard Harding A Charmed Life Billy and the Big Stick The Man Who Could Not Lose Dawson‚ Fielding The Vertical Fields Dunbar‚ Alice Little Miss Sophie When the

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    Importance of literature Literature reminds us of stories‚ epics‚ sacred scriptures and classical works of the ancient and modern times. Literature is defined as the body of written works of a language‚ period or culture‚ produced by scholars and researchers‚ specialized in a given field. Why is literature important? Let us see. As stated in the quotation by C.S. Lewis‚ literature not only describes reality but also adds to it. Yes‚ literature is not merely a depiction of reality; it is rather

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    Fairy tales are part of every Western child ’s upbringing‚ and have been for decades. The method of telling and the stories them selves may have changed from the purely oral tradition to that of the written word with the introduction of the printing press and more importantly the Chap Book in the eighteenth century (Montgomery‚ 2009 p. 13). But the basic core of the tales remain hundreds of years on to instruct and delight children to this day. These days children are surrounded by fairy tales in

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    Masaryk University in Brno Faculty of Education Department of English Language and Literature TIPS FOR USING FANTASY BOOKS WITH TEENAGERS Diploma Thesis Brno 2009 Supervisor: Written by: PhDr. Alena Kašpárková Kateřina Vařechová 1 Acknowledgements: I would like to give special thanks to my supervisor‚ PhDr. Alena Kašpárková‚ for her kind help and advice. She willingly commented on my thesis. 2 Declaration: I declare that I worked on the thesis on my own

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    Question 1 1.1 Mention the characteristics and needs of children that should be taken into account when selecting suitable literature. Emotions: Identification: A child must be able to identify with the story. Enjoyment: They must be able to enjoy the story. Moderate emotion: should show some emotion. Security: Child should feel safe. Intellectual Abilities: The story must be logical (as much as possible) it should also be systematic and consistent. It is more convincing when written from

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    In the short story Lamb to the Slaughter by Roald Dahl‚ the women‚ Mary Maloney is waiting for her husband to get home‚ relaxing‚ missing her husband‚ with two glasses and some drinks (page1). She was pregnant with a child‚ six months. She heard her husband pulling up outside‚ so he come in and she stood up‚ walked over to him‚ kissed him and greeted him. He was giving off a bad vibe like he didn’t want to be bothered or he just was irritated with someone at the time or something was bothering him

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    Compare the presentation of the protagonist in ‘Lamb to the Slaughter’ and ‘Vendetta’ In this essay I am going to compare the two main characters in ‘Lamb to the Slaughter’ and ‘Vendetta’. I am going to analyse both texts and provide an overview. The main protagonists in both stories are very alike. They both seek avenge on someone they dislike‚ they are both females and most importantly‚ they are both murderers. The authors surprise the reader as the tone at the beginning of the texts

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