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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.
How Urban, Suburban, and Rural Communities View One Another: Pew Research Study
Explore recent perceptions of rural, urban, and suburban communities using a 2018 Pew research study and get a handout to guide students' analysis.
"Transubstantiation” by Molly McCully Brown
In this poem, Molly McCully Brown describes a town at night at the edge of a city—a place that feels like home to her.
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“west of philly” by Yolanda Wisher
In this poem, Yolanda Wisher reflects on being asked to describe her home city.
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"Suburban" by Michael Blumenthal
In this poem, Michael Blumenthal describes the mundane aspects of suburban life.
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“eco-hood” by Melania Luisa Marte
In this poem, Melania Luisa Marte reflects on environmentalism and identity.
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“An Offering” from Braiding Sweetgrass for Young Adults
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Read a chapter from the young adult edition of Robin Wall Kimmerer's Braiding Sweetgrass.
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“Meteor Shower” by Clint Smith
Clint Smith uses the natural phenomenon of a meteor shower to reflect on place and belonging.
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“The Singularity” by Marie Howe
Read Marie Howe’s ode to Stephen Hawking where she reflects on our cosmic belonging and the meaning of home.
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Protecting Jews
Former Jewish partisan Frank Blaichman describes finding shelter for Jews who could not join the partisans' resistance efforts.
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Who Will Write Our History
This educational version of the documentary tells the story of the Oyneg Shabes archive, created by a clandestine group in the Warsaw Ghetto who vowed to defeat Nazi lies and propaganda by detailing life in the ghetto from the Jewish perspective.
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Why Study Reconstruction?
The Reconstruction era was a pivotal moment in American history. Civil rights were set in motion as Americans grappled to rebuild after the division and trauma of the Civil War, raising essential questions about freedom and democracy.
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