Keys

Keys is a collection of ten South African stories by exciting new writers. Funny and sad, sensual and political, the stories will appeal to both general readers and senior secondary students. The collection gives the reader the keys to enter new worlds and explore the challenging issues facing our culturally diverse society. Each story is accompanied by activities and explanatory notes. The notes cover a wide range of literary tools such as symbolism, gender, narration, irony and metaphor. The activities offer different ways of responding to the stories, and make links to the reader's own experience. Keys caters for a wide range of ability and English language proficiency, making it particularly suitable for use in mixed-level classroom.