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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
We Wear The Mask
In this poem, Paul Laurence Dunbar reflects on the experience of African Americans in post-Civil War America and the universal human behavior of hiding an aspect of ourselves.
Transcript of Shane Koyczan's TED Talk
Read poet Shane Koyczan's powerful spoken word poem about bullying, “To This Day."
Two Names, Two Worlds
Jonathan Rodríguez reflects on his name through poetry. How does his name “place him in the world”?
Two Names, Two Worlds (en español)
In Spanish, Jonathan Rodríguez reflects on his name through poetry. How does his name “place him in the world”?
Using Identity Charts to Teach Mockingbird
A middle school teacher guides students in a group discussion around the question “What is identity?” as a pre-reading activity in a To Kill a Mockingbird unit.
Using the Gallery Walk Teaching Strategy to Teach Mockingbird
A middle school class examines historical efforts to seek justice and healing after racial violence as they reflect on the aftermath of the trial in To Kill a Mockingbird.
Using the Universe of Obligation Tool to Teach Mockingbird
A middle school teacher helps her class explore the moral universe of Maycomb in To Kill a Mockingbird using the concept of "universe of obligation."
We May Use Words to Break the Prison: Elie Wiesel on Writing Night
Elie Wiesel explains that he wrote his memoir Night out of a duty to bear witness to his experiences in the Holocaust.
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.
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.
Perspectives on the Gig Economy
Learn about different people's experiences of and perspectives on the gig economy in the UK.