While playing the story, I
noticed that many of my students
began to cross their arms, almost
hold themselves. Some girls
made grimace faces and opened
their eyes at gory descriptions.
At a moment when the heart
beat sound became too repetitive
and too uncomfortable a boy
stood up and asked to step out.
After the story, a boy joked that
he wanted to call his mom. I had
my students reflect on what they
felt so I got answers that are more
honest. Some of the responses I
received included “I felt cold”, or
“I wanted to move, or leave