He Said, She Said - Intermediate Relationships and Friendships Inquiry Unit

Unit Description

In this inquiry, students will be investigating the process and skills necessary for building and maintaining healthy relationships as they experience transitions in life. In this particular unit, students are entering high school, where new relationships are beginning and they are experiencing the loss of others. The high school years are a time when they continue to build character traits that will launch them into their lives and careers. The inquiry will expect students to investigate what builds friendships, guides character development, and helps them develop new relationships and deal with losing others. Students will participate in developing, administering, and summarizing data from a survey about relationships and communication in relationships. The students will conduct interviews about real relationship problems, use a problem-solving process to consider the possibilities, and then write newspaper articles using their survey results and problem-solving information.

Essential Questions:

• How do I build, maintain, and respond to the loss of relationships?

Critical/Driving Questions:

• What skills and qualities build and bond a meaningful romantic relationship?
• What is a good relationship like?
• How do you deal with loss and grow from past relationships?
• How do I know whom can I trust?
• What are healthy and harmful relationships like?
• What biases and assumptions do individuals bring to a relationship?
• How do I deal with problems related to relationships?
• How can I prevent problems in relationships?
• What is sexual harassment, and how do I handle it?
• What are stereotypes?

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