This is a 'New Windmills Collection' of stories from the literary heritage paired with stories by contemporary writers. Based on the recommended authors list in the revised Key Stage 3 curriculum, this collection brings together great authors from the literary heritage and the best contemporary writers. The book is divided into four sections each of which introduces readers to a different genre. A six lesson scheme of work and assessment task accompanies each genre. Each contemporary story is paired with a story from the literary heritage to help make classic literature more accessible. The pairing of stories encourages comparisons between texts, helping students to develop an important skill required at GCSE.

 

This book is part of a book series called New Windmills Collection Ks3 .

This book is suitable for Key Stage 3. KS3 covers school years 7, 8 and 9, and ages 12-14 years. A key stage is any of the fixed stages into which the national curriculum is divided, each having its own prescribed course of study. At the end of each stage, pupils are required to complete standard assessment tasks. This book is aimed at children in secondary school. This book is part of a reading scheme, meaning that it is a book aimed at children who are learning to read.

There are 256 pages in this book. This book was published 2008 by Pearson Education Limited .

Michael Morpurgo has brought together poems by writers as diverse as Spike Milligan and Stevie Smith, John Lennon and Jo Shapcott.

This book has the following chapters:

Introduction Michael Morpurgo
No Trumpets Needed Michael Morpurgo

Gothic
The Heart of Another Marcus Sedgwick
& The Tell-Tale Heart Edgar Allan Poe

The Writing on the Wall Celia Rees
& The Ghost in the Bride's Chamber Charles Dickens

Growing Up
Behind the Billboards David Almond
& The Destructors Graham Greene

Porkies Robert Swindells
& Billy the Kid William Golding

The Wild
Cats Robert Westall
& The Brazilian Cat Arthur Conan Doyle

To Build a Fire Jack London
& A Vendetta Guy de Maupassant

Folk Stories
The Ugly Wife Anthony Horowitz
& The Knight's Tale Geoffrey Chaucer (retold by Geraldine McCaughrea)

The Tinker's Curse Joan Aiken
& The Star Child Oscar Wilde