[Adult roles and responsibilties]

Marriages
Overview:
Students will understand how marriages work.

[11th and 12th] [50 minutes]

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Standards Ob!e"tives:
Standard & ob!e"tive 5

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Other -esour"es (e"hnolog )

'ntrodu"tion Set 'ndu"tion #5 min%:

(ell stor) o$ m) parents and how strong there marriage is.

(ransition #10 min%:

Split the students into groups and have them talk about what the) think some bahaviors are that would lead to a strong marriage. *ive ea"h group a s"enario o$ di$$erent problems and have them de"ide how to solve the "on$li"t.

.esson /od) #time%:

Role-Play:

#0ontent (ea"hing +ethods%

PHASE 1: Warm Up the Group (time): 'denti$) or introdu"e the topi" or problem. +ake the problem e1pli"it. 'nterpret the problem stor) and e1plore the issues. 21plain role pla). PHASE 2: Sele t Parti ipa!ts (time): Anal)3e the roles. Sele"t role pla)ers. PHASE ": Set the Stage (time): Set line o$ a"tion. -estate roles. *et inside the problem situation. PHASE #: Prepare the $%ser&ers (time): 4e"ide what observers should look $or. Assign observation tasks. PHASE ': E!a t (time): /egin role5pla). +aintain role5pla). /reak role5pla). [(itle] 1

PHASE (: )is uss a!* E&aluate (time): -eview a"tion o$ role5pla) #events6 positions6 realism%. 4is"uss ma!or $o"us. 4evelop ne1t ena"tment.

(ransition #15%:
7ave ea"h group present in $ront o$ the "lass there role pla) o$ how the) would solve the "on$li"t.

Summar) 0losure #5%:

8inish having the students shout out a list o$ wa)s that would build and strengthen there marriages and write them on the board.

Assessment 2valuation:
7ave students go home and $or there assignment have ea"h o$ them write a 1 page paper on what the) think makes a strong marriage and have them bring it ba"k to "lass.

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