Teaching & Learning English
Steve and Tank found the old trunk hidden under a pile of broken lawn chairs in Tank’s garage. It was heavy, metal, and covered in chipped green paint. “Whoa, what do you think is in it?” Steve asked. After a lot of tugging, the rusty latches finally gave way with a loud creeeak. Inside, nestled … Read more
THE FIGHT OF STEVE AND TANK Steve clenched his fists, his face red as he stood toe-to-toe with Tank in the dusty schoolyard. “Give it back, Tank! It’s mine!” he shouted. Tank just smirked, holding the strange, brass key he’d snatched from Steve’s hand high above his head. “What’s the matter? Gonna cry?” Tank taunted, … Read more
It all started when Tank hated books. He would not read a single page of the books. Tank said: “Lord of the Rings is boring!” No one knew why he hated them. But, this is the story when Tank started to like them. It was at noon, when Tank and his friend Henry were going … Read more
On a chilly October morning, a forest ranger tramped through the mist-wreathed Fairy Woods. The air smelled like damp dirt tangled with pine needles, and the wind whispered through the tree. Suddenly, a low rumble rolled in—loud, like a big truck driving over rocks. He followed the noise, his shoes crunching leaves that crinkled … Read more
Once apron a time, there is a toad. He is known as Mashroom. Well, he was a really good and respectful toad, until he went on a jackhammer. In 2025 Mashroom was trying to win a spamming contest in Yoshi Land , there were no rules for for the contest, so Mashroom went on a … Read more
Here is this year’s batch of Penny Dreadfuls. The students were writing historical fiction set in the Victorian Era. More coming soon if I ever receive the covers 😉
Prologue Stellar the Blobwob slowly inched into the “genetic manipulation” section of the genetics laboratory. The genetics lab was where Stellar worked. She was interested in all the new technologies she was innovating, and introducing them to her daughter and soon-to-be-born child. Stellar sighed happily at the thought of having a young Blobwob nearby again. … Read more
Another cohort of my students are preparing to complete the Penny Dreadfuls historical fiction writing project (here are examples from last year’s project). The purpose of this page is to provide a space where students can share their developing characters via the comments section below…
He lifted himself up from the pile of corpses and said:”I guess it’s just you and me now……” My bodied shivered like hell, in front of me was the worldwide infamous assassin Neil Borgenbom, and me?I’m just a regular worker from the secret military base of The United States.How will I ever stop him? Behind … Read more
Last weekend, I got to visit the land of Hyrule. It was awesome, but also kinda dangerous. Below is my whole journey for the weekend. Kakariko Village First, I went to Kakariko village, where everyone wears Sheikah clothes. There were Cuccos everywhere, which is an interesting name for chicken, and I learned not to hit … Read more
How? That is my one question as I stare towards the wall in my room. How did I come here? Yesterday I woke up in this room, and so far, nobody has even came to see me. The room has a bed, a bookshelf, a table, and a door, but no windows. I hear machines … Read more
YouAreAnIdiot is a trojan horse created around 2002 for Microsoft Windows. It existed on a website (That I won’t name for obvious safety reasons). When downloaded, the trojan showed a gif/flash animation with a voice singing “You are an idiot hahahah!” and opened mutiple windows with the same gif using a JavaScript function called procreate. … Read more