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Relationship Lessons


​A healthy relationship 
will never require you 
to sacrifice your friends,
your dreams, or your dignity.
 


​- Mandy Hale
Big Questions ​
  1. How can we protect our boundaries?
  2. What are red flags for abusive relationships?
  3. What does a healthy relationship look like?​

The assignments that have activities are in red.
The Sound of Love?
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1. love songs
Play Love Songs (1:29) and Discuss
Love Song Discussion
  • ​Are these love songs actually creepy? Do they show a respect for personal boundaries?
  • Can a song or person be romantic and creepy?
  • What might this say about the way love/romance is portrayed in movies and songs?
  • Is the possible creepiness a matter of perspective or based on objective words and behavior?
  • Do you know of any other serious ‘love’ songs that might describe questionable behavior?

2. Boundaries
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"My Boundaries"
is an activity lesson from Advocates for Youth.  
​It helps students understand the importance of personal boundaries and protecting them.

3. Stuck?
4. Ghosted
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  • Writing a response to how it feels to be stuck. or
  • Writing a response to how it feels to be ghosted. ​
  • Artistic Expression of the writing response.
  • ​Writing reflection on the quote and art.


5. Objects
  • Gaslighting & Red Flags
  • Coping with Ghosting
  • Violence & Stand Your Ground 
  • Sirens Poems Analysis
6. Healthy
  • Personal Bill of Rights
  • Healthy Boundaries
  • Healthy Relationships
7. Crossing
  • Information on Teen Dating
  • DV Quizzes
  • Advise on how to get help

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7.  Spread the Word, Support and Encourage Others 
Now that you have some information on the spectrum of relationships from healthy to unhealthy to abusive, find a way to educate others.
Create a Tik-Tok, Meme, skit, brochure, poster, talk to a friend, classmate, coworker...

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Content in Sirens Lessons is free and for educational purposes. Lessons may be used to compliment poetry books by Romaine Washington or as stand alone lessons or with other writing.
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      • POETRY TERMS
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      • SOCIAL JUSTICE >
        • SOCIAL JUSTICE LESSONS >
          • STANDARDS
          • BIAS
          • RACISM
          • WHITE SUPREMACY
          • POETRY ANALYSIS
          • EMPOWERMENT >
            • DEBATES >
              • FREE SPEECH
            • TED TALK
      • MENTAL HEALTH >
        • MH LESSONS >
          • AWARENESS
          • MINDFULNESS
          • STIGMA
          • MENTAL HEALTH: SUICIDE PREVENTION
          • ANALYSIS
          • MH RESEARCH >
            • Mind & African Americans
            • Mind & Asians
            • Mind Indigenous
            • Mind & Intersectionaltiy
            • Mind & Latinx Community
            • Mind & LGBTQ+
            • Mind & Middle E.
            • Mind & Police
            • Mind & Racism
            • Mind Special Needs
      • BEAUTY >
        • BEAUTY LESSONS >
          • PERCEPTION
          • BEAUTY BIAS
          • BEAUTY
          • UGLY?
          • HAIR BEAUTY
          • POETRY ANALYSIS >
            • BEAUTY RESEARCH
      • RELATIONSHIPS >
        • RELATIONSHIP LESSONS >
          • POETRY ANALYSIS
          • CROSSING BOUNDARIES
          • HEALTHY
  • Contact