Lesson 1 (from Chapters 1-19)
Objective
The objective of this lesson is to examine the incident Jack experienced when a man jumping from a bridge, and what is revealed about trauma and its effects. Jack was a teenager when he saw a man read to jump off a bridge. Jack talked to the man and thought that he had persuaded him not to jump. Then the man jumped to his death.
Lesson
Class Discussion: How old was Jack when he saw the man on the bridge ready to jump? Why did Jack stop? How did he try to help? Why did his hands shake as he looked at the man so close to the edge? Why did he think he had succeeded in stopping the man? How did Jack feel when the man jumped? Why does Jack's mom think he never really came back from that bridge? What does Jack's mom think...
Aligned to the following Common Core Standards:
- ELA-Writing W.9-10.3(e), 9-10.7, 11-12.3(e), 11-12.7
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