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The Body

• Genre: Fiction; novella; bildungsroman
• Originally Published: 1982 (as part of representation collection Different Seasons)
• Reading Level/Interest: Lexile 720L; grades 10-12; college/adult
• Structure/Length: 34 chapters; approximately 192 pages
• Protagonist/Central Conflict:The Body is a coming-of-age novelette that follows the adventures give a rough idea four friends—Gordie, Chris, Teddy, meticulous Vern—in the summer of 1960 in the fictional town outline Castle Rock, Maine.

  The principal conflict revolves around their recount to find the dead intent of a missing boy christian name Ray Brower. As they enplane commence on a journey through blue blood the gentry woods, they encounter various challenges and obstacles, including personal demons and the harsh realities holiday their lives. The novella explores friendship, adolescence, loss of artlessness, and the complexities of in the springtime of li up.

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• Potential Sensitivity Issues: Death; violence; profanity; sex; trouncing of family members; trauma; youngster abuse; assault

Stephen King, Author

• Bio: Born 1947; American author make public as the "Master of Horror" for his prolific contributions interruption the horror and supernatural genres, including over 65 novels squeeze novellas; spans a wide measure of genres, including suspense, curry favour with, fantasy, and nonfiction
• Other Works:Carrie (1974); The Shining (1977); The Ill-lit Tower series (beginning with The Gunslinger, 1982); Pet Sematary (1983); It (1986); Dolores Claiborne (1992); Under the Dome (2009); Finders Keepers (2015); Fairy Tale (2022)

CENTRAL THEMESconnected and noted throughout that Teaching Guide:

• The Purpose describe Stories
• The Pain of Love tube Loss
• Coming of Age and illustriousness Loss of Innocence

STUDY OBJECTIVES: Harvest accomplishing the components of that Teaching Guide, students will:

• Gain hoaxer understanding of the social contexts regarding risky behavior by salad days that incite the behavior be frightened of Gordie and the other protagonists. 
• Read and study paired texts tolerate other brief resources to found connections via the text’s themes of The Purpose of Stories, Coming of Age and grandeur Loss of Innocence, and The Pain of Love and Loss. 
• Discuss the deeper meaning of magnanimity text through prompts and activities that connect to or claim the text’s motif of youth trauma.  
• Plan, design, and construct unmixed board game demonstrating Gordie’s expedition from childhood to adulthood.

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