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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.
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English & Language Arts
ELA Unit Planning Template
This editable ELA unit plan template will help you outline the content and learning objectives for your next unit.
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Little Things Are Big
Puerto Rican writer Jesús Colón describes a time when his awareness of stereotypes influenced his decision-making.
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Little Things Are Big (en español)
Puerto Rican writer Jesús Colón describes a time when his awareness of stereotypes influenced his decision-making. This resource is in Spanish.
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Anatomy of an Upstander
This handouts asks students to analyze a scene where a character chooses to be an upstander.
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Keep the Discussion Alive!
This handout provides sentence starters that students can turn to when they need support keeping their discussion going.
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Compelling Questions for Literary Analysis
Students can choose questions from this handout to help guide their discussion and literary analysis.
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Compelling Questions for Literary Analysis (en español)
Access the "Compelling Questions for Literary Analysis" handout in Spanish.
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Starburst Identity Chart
Starburst identity charts capture both how students describe themselves and how they think others would describe them.
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