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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.
Evidence Log Template
Use this evidence log template to help students organize their research for an essay or writing prompt.
Character Chart Template
Use this character chart template as a tool to record and organize information about characters or historical figures.
Student Interview Note-Taking Template
Students can use this interview graphic organizer to capture their notes and ideas during an interview activity.
Found Poem Instructions Template
Students can use the found poem instructions in this handout to write their own found poems.
Where Do You Start with Text Selection?
Dr. Kimberly Parker shares steps educators can take to ensure that their curriculum choices make room for student voice and reflect a broad range of stories and experiences.
Humanizing Text Selection
Dr. Kimberly Parker discusses the importance of teachers making intentional choices about text selection that support students’ intellectual and social-emotional development.
Centering Student Voice and Choice: A Book Club Guide
Implement book clubs that build community and help students make meaningful connections to books they are excited to read.
Teaching Brown Girl Dreaming
Teach a unit on Jacqueline Woodson's coming-of-age memoir in verse that invites students to reflect on their own experiences and identities.
"You Get Proud by Practicing" Connection Questions
Students use this handout to analyze Laura Hershey's poem, "You Get Proud by Practicing".
Red Scarf Girl
A child's nightmare unfolds in Ji-li Jiang's chronicle of the excesses of Chairman Mao's Cultural Revolution in China in the late 1960s.
Curriculum Planning Begins with Self-Reflection
Dr. Kimberly Parker discusses the internal work that teachers need to do during the curriculum development process in order to engage and support students in their learning.