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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
Starburst Identity Chart
Starburst identity charts capture both how students describe themselves and how they think others would describe them.
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Exploring Contemporary Social Issues
This handout asks students to choose a contemporary social issue and identify key scenes where the author explores this issue.
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Exploring Contemporary Social Issues (en español)
This handout asks students to choose a contemporary social issue and identify key scenes where the author explores this issue in Spanish.
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Reading for Empathy Sketch to Stretch
This handout asks students to create a sketch that reflects their ideas about a quotation on reading and empathy.
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Reading for Empathy Sketch to Stretch (en español)
This handout asks students to create a sketch that reflects their ideas about a quotation on reading and empathy in Spanish.
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Spoken Word Mind Map
Help students generate ideas as they prepare to write their own spoken word poem.
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Exploring the Purpose of Poetry
This handout supports students to complete a close reading of a section of Amanda Gorman's TED Talk.
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Exploring the Purpose of Poetry (en español)
This handout supports students to complete a close reading of a section of Amanda Gorman's TED Talk in Spanish.
![Female students engage in classroom discussion.](/sites/default/files/styles/dynamic_stack_296_1x/public/2022-10/Chicago_Classroom_2019_FH2101399.jpg?h=56d0ca2e&itok=bEMoBUXd)