SK stories that are YA appropriate?

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bourj

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Feb 18, 2009
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Hey folks,

I teach high school, and I was looking to add some new short stories to my freshman curriculum. I was wondering if any of you could suggest some SK stories that would be appropriate for classroom use with younger readers?

I've read almost all of SK's stuff, but there is SO much out there, it's hard for me to recall what might work without rereading everything. So what I'm looking for is...
- The shorter, the better (as SK says, he often suffers from "literary elephantiasis")
- Minimal/no sexual content
- Limited profanity

Basically, think "PG-13" level stories. I know "Strawberry Spring" is used in some of the earlier grades. Can anyone think of any others that might work?
 

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Hey folks,

I teach high school, and I was looking to add some new short stories to my freshman curriculum. I was wondering if any of you could suggest some SK stories that would be appropriate for classroom use with younger readers?

I've read almost all of SK's stuff, but there is SO much out there, it's hard for me to recall what might work without rereading everything. So what I'm looking for is...
- The shorter, the better (as SK says, he often suffers from "literary elephantiasis")
- Minimal/no sexual content
- Limited profanity

Basically, think "PG-13" level stories. I know "Strawberry Spring" is used in some of the earlier grades. Can anyone think of any others that might work?
If you think a little longer novella length would work, The Body would be a good one. Unfortunately for this situation Penguin isn't his publisher anymore, but when they had this title they included it as part of their educational series for teachers to use in classrooms and had an accompanying study guide.
 

bourj

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Feb 18, 2009
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Thanks for the suggestions so far! I wish I could do a novella like "The Body" or a novel like "Eyes of the Dragon," but that would require a lot more red tape for me to get approved. Once something gets past the 20/30 page mark, it also becomes more of a time investment for struggling readers, so that's why I like things to be as short as possible.

I just read that story "Cookie Jar," which seems like it might be a good fit as well.
 

GNTLGNT

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Tribsaint

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This is probably well past due, but what the hey. I am currently writing assignments/assessments working my way through the published short works of King. I have been teaching King in my classes since I started teaching (6 years) I do a lot of editing (heavy black marker) and even go as far as using audacity to bleep words if I'm using the audiobook version. Currently, I have around 60 stories done, and they are up on my teachers pay teacher store. I wouldn't openly teach all of them, instead using some assignments to track independent reading.
The following are some good ones that I teach, plan to, or would feel safe doing so.

Battleground
Gray matter
One for the Road
Poppy
Sorry right number
N
Quitters inc
The Jaunt
I am the doorway
Home delivery
The moving finger
A Death
The Dune
Suffer the little children
The last rung on the ladder
My pretty pony
The cat from hell
Crouch end
End of the whole mess
 
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GNTLGNT

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This is probably well past due, but what the hey. I am currently writing assignments/assessments working my way through the published short works of King. I have been teaching King in my classes since I started teaching (6 years) I do a lot of editing (heavy black marker) and even go as far as using audacity to bleep words if I'm using the audiobook version. Currently, I have around 60 stories done, and they are up on my teachers pay teacher store. I wouldn't openly teach all of them, instead using some assignments to track independent reading.
The following are some good ones that I teach, plan to, or would feel safe doing so.

Battleground
Gray matter
One for the Road
Poppy
Sorry right number
N
Quitters inc
The Jaunt
I am the doorway
Home delivery
The moving finger
A Death
The Dune
Suffer the little children
The last rung on the ladder
My pretty pony
The cat from hell
Crouch end
End of the whole mess

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skimom2

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Welcome!

Hey, you need to get with Mr. King's assistant, Ms. Mod, about adapting anything of Mr. King's, particularly if you're making money on it. As both a teaching para and a writer, I can say that that's no bueno, unless you have written permission from the writer/his or her representative.
 

FlakeNoir

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Welcome!

Hey, you need to get with Mr. King's assistant, Ms. Mod, about adapting anything of Mr. King's, particularly if you're making money on it. As both a teaching para and a writer, I can say that that's no bueno, unless you have written permission from the writer/his or her representative.
Marsha is currently in contact with this member, thanks for the information. skimom2
 

Spideyman

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This is probably well past due, but what the hey. I am currently writing assignments/assessments working my way through the published short works of King. I have been teaching King in my classes since I started teaching (6 years) I do a lot of editing (heavy black marker) and even go as far as using audacity to bleep words if I'm using the audiobook version. Currently, I have around 60 stories done, and they are up on my teachers pay teacher store. I wouldn't openly teach all of them, instead using some assignments to track independent reading.
The following are some good ones that I teach, plan to, or would feel safe doing so.

Battleground
Gray matter
One for the Road
Poppy
Sorry right number
N
Quitters inc
The Jaunt
I am the doorway
Home delivery
The moving finger
A Death
The Dune
Suffer the little children
The last rung on the ladder
My pretty pony
The cat from hell
Crouch end
End of the whole mess

Hi and welcome!