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Handout
eSchool Today

E School Today: Child Abuse: Physical

For Students 9th - 10th
Discusses the physical abuse of children, causes, symptoms to be on the alert for in a child, ways to prevent it happening, and how to get help.
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Lesson Plan
PBS

Pbs Teachers: Dating Violence Awareness Campaign

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Examine facts and issues about dating violence, and use that information to impact the entire school population by planning a Dating Violence Awareness school campaign.
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Lesson Plan
PBS

Pbs Teachers: Dating Violence Detectives

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Examine the issues around dating violence, the statistics about dating violence and suggestions for how to leave an abusive relationship and where to get help. Construct Web pages related to dating violence using authoring software.
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Article
Curated OER

Kids Health: Abuse

For Students 9th - 10th
Abusive relationships of any kind can sometimes be confusing for a child or teenager. If you or someone you know is involved in this type of relationship then this is a good site for understanding how to recognize and stop the abuse....
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Article
Akron Children's Hospital

Akron Children's Hospital: Kidshealth: How to Handle Abuse

For Students 3rd - 8th
An article that uses kid-friendly vocabulary to explain different types of abuse and what to do if you are being abused.
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Handout
National Network to End Domestic Violence

Nnedv: Women's Law: Domestic Violence/dating Violence

For Students 9th - 10th
Defines domestic/dating violence, explains the laws against it, and how they can help the abused.
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Lesson Plan
Orca Book Publishers

Orca Book Publishers: Runaway Teaching Guide [Pdf]

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
In Runaway, a novel by Becky Citra, a boy must make some difficult decisions about whether to help another boy that he has seen steal but who is also being physically abused. The story is set in the 1830s in Upper Canada. This teacher's...
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Unit Plan
CommonLit

Common Lit: Book Pairings: "The Color Purple" by Alice Walker

For Students 9th - 10th
Celie is an African American woman living in Georgia in the early 20th century. She suffers decades of abuse as she struggles to find love and friendship in her life. Selected (8) reading passages (grades 8-12) to pair with "The Color...