{"id":12365,"date":"2015-09-22T05:03:54","date_gmt":"2015-09-22T05:03:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.oracletutoring.ca\/blog\/?p=12365"},"modified":"2015-09-22T05:03:54","modified_gmt":"2015-09-22T05:03:54","slug":"english-high-school-literature-roald-dahls-the-landlady","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.oracletutoring.ca\/blog\/english-high-school-literature-roald-dahls-the-landlady\/","title":{"rendered":"English: High School Literature: Roald Dahl’s “The Landlady”"},"content":{"rendered":"

The tutor discusses a short story from a grade nine literature textbook.<\/h1>\n

Searching for reading material for my students, I recently chose “The Landlady” by Roald Dahl, from the textbook In Context: Anthology Three<\/i>.<\/p>\n

For a tutor, choosing literature that’s not only challenging, but also interesting, is critical, but potentially difficult. Students can be discriminating about reading material. Moreover, unlike a teacher, a tutor likely doesn’t have the power to assign reading. The easiest situation is when the literature appeals to the student.<\/p>\n

Roald Dahl’s “The Landlady”, while it doesn’t contain any direct supernatural content, constantly hints at mysterious plans and stage-managing. A teenage reader can get drawn into the story by curiosity. The ending doesn’t give any resolution; the reader is left wondering – imagining – what will happen.<\/p>\n

The story worked out very well for my student:)<\/p>\n

Source:<\/p>\n

Sorestand, Glen, Christine McClymont and Clayton Graves. In Context: Anthology Three<\/u>.    Scarborough: Nelson Canada, 1990.<\/p>\n

Jack of Oracle Tutoring by Jack and Diane,<\/a> Campbell River, BC.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The tutor discusses a short story from a grade nine literature textbook. Searching for reading material for my students, I recently chose “The Landlady” by Roald Dahl, from the textbook In Context: Anthology Three. For a tutor, choosing literature that’s …<\/p>\n

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