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Introducing Our US History Curriculum Collection
Draw from this flexible curriculum collection as you plan any middle or high school US history course. Featuring units, C3-style inquiries, and case studies, the collection will help you explore themes of democracy and freedom with your students throughout the year.
Dissecting the Compelling Question (en español)
Students use this handout to read and annotate the compelling question for the inquiry. This resource is in Spanish.
Educational Justice Anticipation Guide
Students decide if they agree or disagree with a variety of statements about schools and education.
Educational Justice Anticipation Guide (en español)
Students decide if they agree or disagree with a variety of statements about schools and education. This resource is in Spanish.
Boston Community Profiles
This handout includes short overviews of the three fastest-growing racial and ethnic groups in Boston in the 1960s, as well as the city’s shrinking white population during that time.
Boston Community Profiles (en español)
This handout includes short overviews of the three fastest-growing racial and ethnic groups in Boston in the 1960s, as well as the city’s shrinking white population during that time. This resource is in Spanish.
Defining Educational Justice
Students use evidence from sources to create a definition of educational justice.
Defining Educational Justice (en español)
Students use evidence from sources to create a definition of educational justice. This resource is in Spanish.
A Latina Mother Responds to Conditions at School
Historian Tatiana Cruz describes what a Latina mother saw when she visited her daughter’s school in Boston in the 1970s.
A Latina Mother Responds to Conditions at School (en español)
Historian Tatiana Cruz describes what a Latina mother saw when she visited her daughter’s school in Boston in the 1970s. This resource is in Spanish.
“Payos for Cornrows” by Aaron Samuels
In this spoken-word poem, Aaron Samuels reflects on his experience with the identities of Black and Jewish.
Lynda Lowery Describes Bloody Sunday
Lynda Lowery describes "Bloody Sunday" and the resolve that motivated her throughout.