A writer’s Cauldron is a collection of stories from a range of genres. Stories have been carefully selected to meet the framework for teaching English reading objectives related to a variety of literally genres. There are a number of stories in each genre, some of which clearly demonstrate the conversations of that genre and some of which play with those conventions. Activities help students to identify what those conventions are and to examine how an author can use them to create a certain effect. A writer’s Cauldron enables students to meet the requirements of the framework to study texts from different genres while also providing a range of accessible stories that really work in the classroom and that key stage 3 students will love to read.

Genres include:  Ghost stories, fairy tales, crime fiction, love stories, science fiction stories, horror stories.