Love

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The Way I Love You by: David Bedford and Ann James
This is a childrens picture book that is about a little girl and her love for her dog. I thought this would be a fun way to start a love unit, it will catch your students attention and have them start thinking about about thier own relationships or what they think about relationsips they see around them.

Love Undercover by: Jo Edwards
It is a love story between two High School students that you would not think would fall in love. I thought it was an interesting read, not very challenging so it was quick to get through, and it kept my interest. I think students would like this book because it is very relatable since the setting is around characters that are High School age. This book is also, in a series so if your students like this one then they will most likely love the others in the series.

Love and Peaches by: Jodi Lynn Anderson
This is about three best friends all from different social backgrounds however, they all have boyfriends and going to the same high school. The book is basically about how they grow together and deal with relationship problems, high school, and just life in general. Students can relate to this especially your female students because the plot and the characters feel so real.

Romiette and Julio by: Sharon M. Draper
This text is the classic Romeo and Juliet but set in modern day. I love this book because it takes the love story of Romeo and Juliet but with a twist. Having your students read this before reading the classic will benefit your students really grasp the concept, and it will make it easier to connect to since it is set in modern times.

Romeo and Juliet by: William Shakespeare
I read the graphic novel of this text which I found interesting and fun to read. Reading the Romeo and Juliet is hard to understanding sometimes because of the language and students might stuggle; reading the graphic novel will help keep students interest and maybe improve their comprehension

Their Eyes Where Watching God by: Zora Neale Hurston
Love story between two characters that people usually don't see that they should be together. Their love is so strong that they run off together and start their own life without being judged by the community.This is a tougher book to get through because of the vanacular is so strong, but it is a very interesting and well written book! One of my favorites.

Thier Eyese Where Watching God (The film)
Very well done! Good film to match up with the book. You can read the book then watch the film and have a discussion about how the film helped strenghten your comprehension on the text

Before Reading-
<span style="color: #000000; font-family: "Lucida Console",Monaco,monospace;">When students or anyone thinks about love stories, people always think the same: two people who might necessarily go together fall in love, something tragic happens but they always find a way back to each other and live happily ever after. Have your students make a story board or a Freytags Pyramid where they can diagram how they think a love story should progress. they should draw pictures that help explain their thoughts.

<span style="color: #000000; font-family: "Lucida Console",Monaco,monospace;">Love Poetry-
<span style="color: #000000; font-family: "Lucida Console",Monaco,monospace;">To My Dear and Loving Husband by: Ann Bradstreet <span style="color: #000000; font-family: "Lucida Console",Monaco,monospace;">Shall I Compare thee to a Summer's Day? by: William Shakespeare <span style="color: #000000; font-family: "Lucida Console",Monaco,monospace;">Have you students listen/read love poems and then have them write their own

<span style="color: #000000; font-family: "Lucida Console",Monaco,monospace;">Acting out Scenes:
<span style="color: #000000; font-family: "Lucida Console",Monaco,monospace;">Split class into groups of 4-5 and each selects scenes that are most important to them, based on connection to theme, character development or important conflict. Either act out the scenes using the characters and the actual dialogue or act out as I call it Feeze Frame. This is where students pick out important parts and using themselves paint a tableau for the rest of the class. This tableau has to create a sense of who the characters are, the connections between the characters, conflict that exists in the scene or outcome of a conflict.

<span style="color: #000000; font-family: "Lucida Console",Monaco,monospace;">Compare and Contrast-
<span style="color: #000000; font-family: "Lucida Console",Monaco,monospace;">I have two novels where one is based on the other, Romiette and Julio and the classic Romeo and Juliet. After reading these two novels, compare and contrast them with Venn Diagrams. Look for similarities in plot, characters, themes and audience appeal, but also, look for differences. How was reading the classic different from reading this knock off version?