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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.
"You Get Proud by Practicing" Connection Questions (en español)
Students use this handout to analyze Laura Hershey's poem, "You Get Proud by Practicing".
This resource is in Spanish.
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Red Scarf Girl
A child's nightmare unfolds in Ji-li Jiang's chronicle of the excesses of Chairman Mao's Cultural Revolution in China in the late 1960s.
Curriculum Planning Begins with Self-Reflection
Dr. Kimberly Parker discusses the internal work that teachers need to do during the curriculum development process in order to engage and support students in their learning.
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All Souls: A Family Story from Southie
In this memoir, MacDonald details his story of growing up in Southie, Boston's Irish Catholic enclave, and examines the ways the media and law enforcement agencies exploit marginalized working-class communities.
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The Bear That Wasn't
One day, a bear awakens to find himself in the midst of civilization. Interpretations abound in this excellent catalyst for discussion of the individual in society.
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Night
This work by Elie Wiesel reveals his experience with his father in the Nazi German concentration camps at Auschwitz and Buchenwald in 1944–45, at the height of the Holocaust.
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Wonder
August was born with a facial deformity and has been homeschooled―until now. Entering fifth grade, he must navigate being the “new kid” in a mainstream school.
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“This I Believe . . .” Personal Narrative
Use or adapt this coming-of-age unit assessment, which invites students to join thousands of others from across the globe in sharing their beliefs and values in short written and recorded statements.
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“It’s a Courageous Thing to Do”
A student reflects on why it takes courage to wear a yarmulke or kippah.
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All-Community Read Guide: Being Heumann and Rolling Warrior
This planning guide will support your school community as you read the memoir of Judy Heumann, one of the most influential disability rights activists in US history.
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Independent vs. Dependent Learner
This excerpt from Culturally Responsive Teaching and the Brain by Zaretta Hammond outlines four practices-areas of culturally responsive teaching.
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