
APLUS: Naming “the Abyss”: Utilizing Reflexive Writing in the Study of the Monomyth to Navigate Trauma
Self-paced
1 credit
Full course description
As you complete this course, you will:
- Explain the importance of reading and naming trauma in the English classroom.
- Analyze the archetypal Hero’s Journey-- specifically the lowest part of “The Abyss” through a trauma theory lens.
- Brainstorm reflective writing, speaking and other English classroom skills to help students name, unpack and grow from theirs and protagonists’ traumas (their abysses).