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Untying the Knot

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What are the current trends in divorce? What contributes to this? Examine celebrity relationship trends and how they relate to the general public with this discussion lesson. Middle schoolers analyze the results of a Census Bureau study about marriage and divorce. They participate in a fishbowl discussion and create prenuptial agreements, outlining what makes a good marriage.

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asking questions, contracts, group discussions, censuses, divorce, marriages

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census, divorce, prenuptial, asking discussion questions, contracts, group discussion, Informational Text, marriage, ccss.ela-literacy.sl.11-12.1, english language arts
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6th - 12th
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English Language Arts
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1 hr
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