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Passages Academy Advisory
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Learning Objective – Students will be able to identify how to avoid dating abuse and violence
Checklist (Check off each item as we complete it)
Appetizer (DO NOW)
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Main Course (Discussion Questions)
EXIT TICKET
Learning Menu
Directions: In order to complete your class work, you may CHOOSE one option from
the appetizer and one option from the dessert. The MAIN COURSE is nonnegotiable. This means it must be completed by the end of class.
MENU
Appetizers (Do Now) – 5 minutes
You may choose to do option A or B or both for 1pt extra credit.
a) Choose a quote below that inspires you, or describes your attitude about Love.
Write a paragraph that explains why this quote inspires you, or describes your
attitude.
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b) What does dating abuse mean to you? Use the Word-Web below to come up
with words that you associate with dating abuse.
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DATING ABUSE
Dating abuse is a pattern of behaviors including physical, sexual, emotional, and/or verbal abuse used to gain
power and control over a partner. The abuse can happen over time and may continue to get worse.
Dating abuse can happen to anyone regardless of age, gender, race, class, education level, or religion. It also
occurs in same-sex relationships.
Too Common
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Nearly 1.5 million high school students nationwide experience physical abuse from a dating partner in a
single year.
 One in three adolescents in the U.S. is a victim of physical, sexual, emotional or verbal abuse from a
dating partner, a figure that far exceeds rates of other types of youth violence.
 One in 10 high school students has been purposefully hit, slapped or physically hurt by a boyfriend or
girlfriend.
Why Focus on Young People?
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Girls and young women between the ages of 16 and 24 experience the highest rate of intimate partner
violence — almost triple the national average.
 Among female victims of intimate partner violence, 94% of those age 16-19 and 70% of those age 2024 were victimized by a current or former boyfriend or girlfriend.
 Violent behavior typically begins between the ages of 12 and 18.
 The severity of intimate partner violence is often greater in cases where the pattern of abuse was
established in adolescence.
Don’t Forget About College Students
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Nearly half (43%) of dating college women report experiencing violent and abusive dating behaviors.
College students are not equipped to deal with dating abuse – 57% say it is difficult to identify and 58%
say they don’t know how to help someone who’s experiencing it.
 One in three (36%) dating college students has given a dating partner their computer, online access,
email or social network passwords and these students are more likely to experience digital dating
abuse.
 One in six (16%) college women has been sexually abused in a dating relationship.
Long-Lasting Effects
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Violent relationships in adolescence can have serious ramifications by putting the victims at higher risk
for substance abuse, eating disorders, risky sexual behavior and further domestic violence.
 Being physically or sexually abused makes teen girls six times more likely to become pregnant and
twice as likely to get a STI.
 Half of youth who have been victims of both dating violence and rape attempt suicide, compared to
12.5% of non-abused girls and 5.4% of non-abused boys.
Lack of Awareness
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Only 33% of teens who were in a violent relationship ever told anyone about the abuse.
Eighty-one (81) percent of parents believe teen dating violence is not an issue or admit they don’t know
if it’s an issue.
Though 82% of parents feel confident that they could recognize the signs if their child was experiencing
dating abuse, a majority of parents (58%) could not correctly identify all the warning signs of abuse.
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Main Course
1. What are some long lasting effects of dating abuse?
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2. Why does dating abuse focus on young people?
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3. What forms of abuse did you see in the video?
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4. What are the warning signs that you may be in an abusive relationship?
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5. What can you do to stop or prevent dating abuse?
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Desert
What makes a healthy relationship? Use the word wheel above to assist you, or create
your own words that you associate with a healthy relationship.
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