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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.
Sanctions Against Representatives Pearson, Jones, and Zephyr
This reading contains information about the state representatives in Tennessee and Montana who were excluded from their legislatures.
The Critical Work of Young Adult Literature
In this article, scholar Jennifer Buehler argues for the inclusion of YA literature in the ELA classroom and the value of providing students with books about kids their age.
Marking Criteria Codes
Use these marking criteria codes to give students in-depth feedback, allowing them to understand exactly when/where an error occurs, and to promote student engagement with said feedback.
Student Activities: Disability Rights and the Legacy of Judy Heumann’s Activism
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Learn about Judy Heumann’s life and legacy and explore ways to continue to advance disability rights.
Student Activities: Learning to Navigate Generative AI Content: Media Literacy Strategies
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This is the second mini-lesson in a two-part series on the impact of generative AI tools such as ChatGPT and DALL-E on education.
Ralph Yarl, Prejudice, and Gun Violence
This reading contains excerpts from two published reflections on the death of Ralph Yarl.
Student Activities: Responding to Recent Shootings and the Perils of Daily Life
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These student-facing slides contain activities designed to help students process feelings of insecurity in the face of the recent shootings of young people going about their daily lives.
Document Analysis Form
Use a graphic organizer to help students analyze a historical document and determine its perspective or bias.
Socialism vs Capitalism Feature Match
Use this feature match to refresh your students' memory on the different features of socialism and capitalism.
Women in Edwardian Society
This group of primary sources help students understand what life was like for women in Victorian and Edwardian England.
Making Literary Inferences Grid
This grid helps students by breaking down the inferencing process: students combine what the text says with their background knowledge to make an inference.