Short Takes, an anthology and teacher guide for the high school English classroom, grew out of my desire to infuse contemporary classrooms with truly contemporary fiction. The fifteen stories in this anthology are favorites of mine, culled from literary journals and newsstand magazines such as The Atlantic, The North American Review, and Harper's. Though each story features an adolescent protagonist, they vary widely in style and sensibility. The accompanying teacher guide gives the teacher a variety of creative ways to lead lively class discussions about each story's meaning and effect as well as its author's techniques and stylistic signature. Each story is reprinted unabridged, with accompanying discussion questions and student writing exercises. Contents Bluestown by Geoffrey Becker Tickits by Paul Milenski Feeding the Piranha by Pamela Painter What Means Switch by Gish Jen Coyote v. Acme by Ian Frazier Two Fathers Charis Conn Lies by Ethan Canin Alison's Hair by Monica Wood Cutting Weight by Ellyn Bache Why I Like Laurel by Ann Patchett Homework by Peter Cameron 3A.Essay by Hugh Gallagher Leo by Sharon Sheehe Stark Lucy Cowgirl by Jacquie Giasson Fuller Certain Elements by Dawn Raffel To order this book, go to the publisher, J.Weston Walch. |
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