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Lesson 1 (from Prologue: Facing Trauma and Part One: The Rediscovery of Trauma)
Objective
Students will meticulously analyze the many different elements of the cover art included with the narrative of The Body Keeps the Score: Brain Mind, and Body in the Healing of Trauma order to deepen their understanding of the connection between the work's themes and the cover art that is chosen by Van der Kolk to underscore these themes.
Visual literacy is a very important skill to foster in today's world and the vivid artwork featured on the cover of The Body Keeps the Score: Brain Mind, and Body in the Healing of Trauma provides an excellent opportunity to teach students skills in visual literacy. One edition of the book features Henri Matisse’s piece entitled Icarus, for example, so the cover’s artwork provides opportunities to introduce subjects such as the Greek mythical figure of Icarus, the apparent mood of the piece and its connection to...
Aligned to the following Common Core Standards:
- ELA-Reading: Literature RL.9-10.5, 9-10.10, 11-12.5, 11-12.10
- ELA-Writing W.9-10.2(b), 9-10.9, 11-12.2(b), 11-12.9
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