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= = =//__**Relationships and Literature: Exploring Dating Rituals throughout History **__//= = = =**Title: **= = = Relationships: To Date or Not to Date? =**Grade Level or Subject: **= 8th ELA = = = = =**Curriculum Framing Questions: **= = =
 * =**Essential: **=
 * What makes a great relationship?
 * Who’s the “right” one for you?
 * =**Unit: **=
 * How do authors express emotions through literature?
 * How does understanding literature about relationships help us understand our own lives?
 * What persuades you to buy or try a product?
 * How does understanding relationships help to sell a product?
 * How does understanding history help us in our present lives?
 * =**Content:** =
 * What is the purpose of poetry? Short stories?
 * Why did the authors write these poems? Short stories?
 * Which words create vivid images in the reader’s mind? What is the effect of these images?
 * How do advertisers use images and words to sell products?
 * How does the larger culture affect dating rituals?