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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
"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.
![road at night with a view of the dark sky with stars](/sites/default/files/styles/dynamic_stack_296_1x/public/2024-08/conner-baker-dXpWscmNgXw-unsplash.jpg?h=5cd30523&itok=iLSrN1aP)
“west of philly” by Yolanda Wisher
In this poem, Yolanda Wisher reflects on being asked to describe her home city.
![Philadelphia Skyline consists of buildings of various heights](/sites/default/files/styles/dynamic_stack_296_1x/public/2024-08/alejandro-barba-YLn87mac45M-unsplash.jpg?h=f54bfa0f&itok=sW_v_UL3)
"Suburban" by Michael Blumenthal
In this poem, Michael Blumenthal describes the mundane aspects of suburban life.
![aerial view of homes in a suburban neighborhood.](/sites/default/files/styles/dynamic_stack_296_1x/public/2024-08/iStock-520265309.jpg?h=a49d782d&itok=2MJKE7Ih)
“eco-hood” by Melania Luisa Marte
In this poem, Melania Luisa Marte reflects on environmentalism and identity.
![plants handing on a wall in different colored pots](/sites/default/files/styles/dynamic_stack_296_1x/public/2024-08/bernard-hermant-dclPEtMVdK8-unsplash_0.jpg?h=5cd30523&itok=-6IFrauK)
“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.
![a meadow of purple, red and yellow wildflowers](/sites/default/files/styles/dynamic_stack_296_1x/public/2024-07/Wildflower_meadow_-_geograph.org_.uk_-_473354.jpg?h=4c1fc98e&itok=CAQCtty5)
“Meteor Shower” by Clint Smith
Clint Smith uses the natural phenomenon of a meteor shower to reflect on place and belonging.
![a person standing on a mountain with the sun setting against the blue night sky](/sites/default/files/styles/dynamic_stack_296_1x/public/2024-08/iStock-1484278497.jpg?h=140710cd&itok=KLpOfOSI)
“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.
![a person standing on a mountain with the sun setting against the blue night sky](/sites/default/files/styles/dynamic_stack_296_1x/public/2024-08/iStock-1484278497.jpg?h=140710cd&itok=KLpOfOSI)
Letter From the Trenches
Read about what Priestley saw in the new year as a soldier in the First World War in his letter from the trenches in 1916.
![This photograph of the young Priestley, with his ‘innocent pudding face’ as he called it, is a poignant image when seen in the context of the horrors of trench warfare he experienced in the years after it was taken.](/sites/default/files/styles/dynamic_stack_296_1x/public/2022-07/photograph-of-j-b-Priestley_21cropped.jpeg?h=3a8cbacf&itok=8ywrDtcw)
The Parts, People, and Interactions of the Patriarchal System in Edwardian England
Read about some of the parts, people, and interactions of the patriarchal social system in Edwardian England, which saw women were treated as second-class citizens.
![“Westbury Leigh”, Edwardian postcard postmarked 1910](/sites/default/files/styles/dynamic_stack_296_1x/public/2022-07/Westbury_Leigh%2C_Edwardian_postcard.jpeg?h=0ea0bc21&itok=TDr_ad8U)
Perspectives on the Gig Economy
Learn about different people's experiences of and perspectives on the gig economy in the UK.
![Food delivery worker riding a bicycle](/sites/default/files/styles/dynamic_stack_296_1x/public/2022-05/kai-pilger-tL92LY152Sk-unsplash.jpg?h=bab50b3c&itok=l_haRipn)
Stanford Sexual Assault Victim’s Statement
Read an excerpt from Chanel Miller's powerful and courageous victim statement, which she read out in court during her attacker Brock Turner's trial.