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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.
Supporting Question 1: Defining Educational Justice
Students explore the supporting question, “How did African American, Latinx, and Chinese American Bostonians envision educational justice for their children in the 1960s and 1970s?”
Supporting Question 2: The Pursuit of Educational Justice in the 1960s and 1970s
Students explore the supporting question, “How did African American, Latinx, and Chinese American Bostonians envision educational justice for their children in the 1960s and 1970s?”
Supporting Question 3: Responding to Morgan v. Hennigan
Students explore the supporting question, “What impact did the 1974 decision in Morgan v. Hennigan have on Boston’s children and parents, and how did they respond?”
Supporting Question 4: Pursuing Educational Justice Today
Students explore the supporting question, “What does the pursuit of educational justice in Boston look like today?”
Staging the Compelling Question
Students are introduced to the compelling question by annotating the question and completing an anticipation guide about educational justice.
Document Analysis Form
Use a graphic organizer to help students analyze a historical document and determine its perspective or bias.
Evidence Logs
Use a graphic tool to help students centralize and organize evidence as they prepare to respond to a writing prompt.
Exit Tickets
Use exit tickets to assess students’ understanding, monitor their questions, or gather feedback on your teaching.
Human Timeline
Use this interactive timeline activity to help students understand and remember the chronology of events.
Fishbowl
Use the Fishbowl discussion strategy to help students practice being contributors and listeners in a group conversation.