Patterns of Dating Abuse Illustration
Step 1: Read the excerpt “Breathing Underwater” and complete the following
using your patterns of dating abuse notes.
Step 2: Draw a picture of your interpretation of Nick and Caitlin in the center of
your paper. (NO STICK FIGURES)
Step 3: Illustrate the patterns of dating abuse around the picture with an
example from the story for each of the following titles/headings:
 Tension Building
 Explosion
 Honeymoon
Step 4: Draw arrows in between your stages to illustrate that dating abuse is a
cycle.
Patterns of Dating Abuse Illustration
Step 1: Read the excerpt “Breathing Underwater” and complete the following
using your patterns of dating abuse notes.
Step 2: Draw a picture of your interpretation of Nick and Caitlin in the center of
your paper. (NO STICK FIGURES)
Step 3: Illustrate the patterns of dating abuse around the picture with an
example from the story for each of the following titles/headings:
 Tension Building
 Explosion
 Honeymoon
Step 4: Draw arrows in between your stages to illustrate that dating abuse is a
cycle.
Kim Graybill/2014
Kim Graybill/2014