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“The Last Block of Ice”: Trauma Literature in the High School Classroom
Author(s) -
Moore Amber,
Begoray Deborah
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
journal of adolescent and adult literacy
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.73
H-Index - 49
eISSN - 1936-2706
pISSN - 1081-3004
DOI - 10.1002/jaal.674
Subject(s) - anger , aggression , psychology , pedagogy , mathematics education , developmental psychology , social psychology
This article explores the potential of using trauma literature in the secondary high school classroom, drawing from a case study that explored grade 10 secondary students’ responses to a trauma story. These responses were primarily collected from their digital writing and reveal a number of interesting findings, including the expression of anger and aggression in their writing, discussions of combating depression, and engaging in supportive communication. In addition, some students did not address some expected topics, so there were some interesting silences that emerged in the study.