SHORT STORIES FOR SECONDARY STUDENTS To read the stories, click the books below: MABALA THE FARMER HAWA THE BUS DRIVER KALULU THE HARE Reading stories, whether through books, online platforms, or audiobooks, offers numerous benefits for both children and adults. It enhances language skills, improves comprehension, and fosters imagination and empathy. Stories can also be a powerful tool for learning about different cultures and perspectives, and for simply enjoying a good escape
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ISESE MONTHLY EXAMS WITH ANSWERS (MARKING SCHEMES) ISESE Inter-Secondary Schools Examination Series July 2025 How to download the Exams You will click the package to download the exams The Exams have been combined in a Zip File If your phone will not able to open the file, you may use Wps Office or Zip File Extractor (apps) to unzip the files. Click the link below to download the Exams; ISESE EXAMS WITH ANSWERS …. ….. As students, it’s essential to understand and practice ethical behavior in all aspects of your academic journey. Ethics involves making responsible and morally sound decisions, maintaining integrity, and adhering to…
POEMS FOR FORM SIX Click the links to view the poems: AFRICA THE DYING CHILD AN AFRICAN THUNDERSTORM YOUR PAIN SHALL COMPARE THEE TO A SUMMER DAY?BUILDING THE NATION BALLAD OF THE LANDLORD AN ABANDONED BUNDLE .. Empathy is necessary at every level of society, or we descend into a dog-eat-dog atmosphere, which harms everyone. The study of literature has shown that reading can make one feel more empathic. Fictional literature has a particularly powerful effect on empathizing.Why? Because it forces the reader to put themselves in the shoes of more complex characters. Scientists at Princeton’s Social Neurosciences lab have discovered that reading fiction regularly improves one’s ability to guess…
POETRY – Poetry is an art form in which human language is used for its aesthetic qualities in addition to, or instead of, its notional and semantic content. It consists largely of oral or literary works in which language is used in a manner that is felt by its user and audience to differ from ordinary prose. – Poetry is a type of literature, or artistic writing, that attempts to stir a reader’s imagination or emotions. Poem – A poem is a form of art in which the skillful choice and arrangement of words achieves a desired emotional effect. – a composition…
PLAYS Click the links below to view the plays: BETRAYAL IN THE CITY AN ENEMY OF THE PEOPLE I WILL MARRY WHEN I WANT OTHER PLAYS THE VOTER THE TRIALS OF BROTHER JERO THE DILEMMA OF A GHOST THE GOVERNMENT INSPECTOR .. .. Literature relieves stress and anxiety, and that’s no secret to readers. Reading a good book does wonder for a stressed mind. A fast heartbeat can be slowed down by reading, reducing anxiety, and taking the reader’s sense off their racing ideas. Among the finest methods to cultivate a vigorous imagination is to read, according…
NOVELS Click the links below to view the novels: DIVINE PROVIDENCE A MAN OF THE PEOPLE THE BEAUTYFUL ONES ARE NOT YET BORN OTHER NOVELS HOUSE BOY THE CONCUBINE GIRLS AT WAR THE OLD MAN AND THE MEDAL A WALK IN THE NIGHT…. Literature encompasses a wide range of written expressions. There are several types of poetry and drama, as well as short stories, essays, and letters. The selection ranges from epic works such as The Iliad to modern murder mysteries such as those by Agatha Christie.Many people believe that any writing is literature, whereas not all writing is literature. Generally, the best literary works are those that have been written…
POEMS FOR SECONDARY STUDENTS Click the links below to view the poems: EAT MORE SONG OF LAWINO AND OCOL BUILDING THE NATION BALLAD OF THE LANDLORD AN ABANDONED BUNDLE AFRICA THE DYING CHILD AN AFRICAN THUNDERSTORM YOUR PAIN SHALL COMPARE THEE TO A SUMMER DAY? A FREEDOM SONG IF WE MUST DIE A BABY IS EUROPEAN I REMEMBER DEATH BE NOT PROUD DEVELOPMENT I TOO SING AMERICA THE AWFUL DENTIST WHEN I SAY I LOVE YOU LIVE AND LET…
POETRY ANALYSIS >>Poems for Secondary Students, click here The Form in Poetry Poetry can be defined as a writing that formulates a concentrated, imaginative awareness of experience chosen and arranged to create a specific emotional response through its meaning, sound and rhythm. Unlike other forms of creative writing, Poetry concentrates, sharpens and condenses what it has to say. KINDS OF POETRY Narrative Poetry: This is a kind of poetry that narrates a story. For example,in the poem “Always a suspect” the poet is telling us the story of a black young boy in South Africa who was…
PLAYS FOR ORDINARY LEVEL Click the links below to view the plays: THREE SUITORS ONE HUSBAND THIS TIME TOMORROW THE BLACK HERMIT THE LION AND THE JEWEL OTHER PLAYS THE VOTER THE TRIALS OF BROTHER JERO THE DILEMMA OF A GHOST THE GOVERNMENT INSPECTOR THE TRIAL OF DEDAN KIMATHI THE SWAMP DWELLERS KINJEKETILE …. Since literature displays such effects, we are encouraged to pay attention to the full range of human experiences as we make decisions in our daily lives. In addition to improving our writing skills, studying literature also allows us…
NOVELS FOR ORDINARY LEVEL Click the links below to view the novels: PASSED LIKE A SHADOW UNANSWERED CRIES THE INTERVIEW SPARED WEEP NOT CHILD A WREATH FOR FR MAYER OTHER NOVELS HOUSE BOY THE CONCUBINE GIRLS AT WAR THE OLD MAN AND THE MEDAL A WALK IN THE NIGHT UNCLE TOM’S CHILDREN SUNDIATA: AN EPIC OF OLD MALI .. .. Studying literature broadens our minds since we gain a better understanding of people who are different from…