ABSTRACT
Utilizing experiences and expertise from English educators, young adult literature authors, classroom teachers, and mental health professionals, this book considers how secondary English Language Arts can address school gun violence. Curated by field experts, contributions to this volume pay special attention to how a school’s culture and climate affect how teachers and students communicate around difficult topics that are embedded in the curriculum, but not directly addressed. As the first book that helps teachers and teacher educators to grapple with the topic of school violence specifically in the English education classroom, this book promotes young adult literature and writing activities that address timely and unfortunately recurring events.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
section I|29 pages
Gun Violence in Schools
chapter 4|7 pages
#NeverAgain
section II|33 pages
Reading About School Violence
chapter 5|8 pages
What We Know and What We Can Do
chapter 7|9 pages
Adolescent Counter-Storytelling
chapter 8|7 pages
Exploring the Blame Game Through the Lens of the Scout
section III|32 pages
Recovering from Trauma, Finding Allies, and Taking Action Towards Social Justice
chapter 10|8 pages
This is Not a Drill
chapter 12|9 pages
Making Good Trouble
section IV|26 pages
Writing Beyond Fear by Addressing the Issues
chapter 14|7 pages
Writing through Pain
section V|9 pages
Arming Teachers with Words, Stories, and Power