Landscapes of Short Stories – An anthology of short stories from Southern Africa and the English Canon for Grade 10 Second Additional Language. Landscapes of Short Stories is an anthology of 17 short stories chosen for Grade 10 Second Additional Language learners, and is based on the Curriculum and Assessment Policy Statement. Many of the stories are local while others are from around the world. The stories are divided according to theme – personal, humour, nature and science, crime, social issues, money matters, and politics and peace – and cover the vast metaphorical landscape of what it means to be human. The anthology comprises • an introduction explaining the typical structure of a short story • notes about each theme and each story • biographical notes on the authors • pre-reading and during-reading guidance • questions for discussion and written work with an answer key • footnotes explaining difficult words • revision questions and answers
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Blanche Scheffler. Landscapes of short stories for Gr 10 Second Additional Language
Introduction
Personal relationships
Kimwaki and the weaver birds
Hearts which are alike
The man in the moon
Black star
Humour
Macphail’s sweep ticket
Mosquitoes in Australia
Nature and Science
Sea-wall
Power
Blemish
Crime
The ring of the king
Labyrinth
Social issues
The song of the golden birds
Marriage is a private affair
Money matters
The boy with the magic paintbrush
The model millionaire
Politics and Peace
It’s quiet now
The game
Glossary of literary terms
Biographical notes (authors)
Answer key
Revision
Answer key to revision tasks
Acknowledgements
Footnotes
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Landscapes of Short Stories
for Grade 10
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‘I must find him first,’ she said.
Beyond the headland, the grey road dropped to a causeway bridging the shallow, silted mouth of a blind river. Open at high tide, it lapped back into the mountains, with banks rising steep and wooded from broken shores to twin lines of sheer cliff.
