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![A group of high school students sit at desks in conversation.](/sites/default/files/styles/scale_480/public/2023-10/AdobeStock_254378868.jpg?itok=f6YAphey)
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.
Lauren from Providence, RI (En Español)
In Spanish, in this personal narrative a young adult reflects on the assumptions made about her as the daughter of a Chinese parent and her experience living with cerebral palsy.
![Portrait of Lauren from Rhode Island](/sites/default/files/styles/dynamic_stack_296_1x/public/2022-06/Lauren_Providence_Rhode_Island.jpg?h=22390270&itok=-YhnoiIW)
My Dell Hid My Privilege and My Mac Hid My Financial Need (En Español)
In Spanish, in this personal narrative a young adult reflects on their experience reckoning with social class and privilege while attending boarding school.
![Students and teacher engage in discussion in a classroom.](/sites/default/files/styles/dynamic_stack_296_1x/public/2022-06/SanFrancisco_Classroom_FH152780.jpg?h=f2fcf546&itok=m7vlE77a)
Authoring Identity (Adapted Version) (En Español)
In Spanish, this reading is adapted for English Learners and readers who benefit from scaffolding, this informational text introduces students to the concept of narrative identity. It includes simplified text, definitions, and reflection questions with sentence stems.
![Two female students writing at their desk.](/sites/default/files/styles/dynamic_stack_296_1x/public/2022-06/Two%20female%20students%20writing.jpg?h=b1a91ebe&itok=nXCXJ4i9)
Exploring the Concept of Identity (Adapted Version) (en español)
In Spanish, this reading is adapted for English Learners and readers who benefit from scaffolding, this informational text introduces students to the relationship between social identity and personal identity. It includes simplified text, definitions, and reflection questions with sentence stems.
![Student storytelling in a classroom.](/sites/default/files/styles/dynamic_stack_296_1x/public/2022-06/San%20Francisco_Classroom_2017_FH152797.jpg?h=119335f7&itok=KFfy5naO)
Afrikaner Identity
Examine the tension between two white European groups in South Africa, the Afrikaners (formerly Boers) and the English, in Afrikaner politician Francis Reitz’s A Century of Wrong.
![The Boers, semi-nomadic farmers of Dutch descent, often lived in impoverished conditions due to social isolation and their views on racial superiority.](/sites/default/files/styles/dynamic_stack_296_1x/public/2022-05/Boer_Family_1886.jpg?h=412eaa8a&itok=9uWPTy6b)
Indian Identities: Mohandas K. Gandhi
Mohandas K. Gandhi recalls his early participation in nonviolent resistance against discrimination against Indians in South Africa.
!["In April 1893, Gandhi left India and set sail for South Africa to practice law, spending the next 21 years there. His experiences during this time helped him develop his political and ethical views. "](/sites/default/files/styles/dynamic_stack_296_1x/public/2022-05/Democracy_18950101_MahatmaGandhiinSouthAfrica1895_%20FH281151.jpg?h=2fd98f0b&itok=X0C57sNe)
Understanding Adolescents
This short reading will deepen your understanding of adolescence and prepare you to engage your students in conversations about becoming and belonging in the world.
![Graphic of the first page of the Understanding Adolescents reading.](/sites/default/files/styles/dynamic_stack_296_1x/public/2022-07/Understanding_Adolescents_preview.png?h=9eec4705&itok=dPWWN98I)
Experiencing Apartheid
Writer Mtutuzeli Matshoba provides a vivid account of life under apartheid through the story of his friend who was forcibly ejected from his home.
![A child walks to school through the barren village of Qunu, South Africa, located just outside of the town of Mthatha.](/sites/default/files/styles/dynamic_stack_296_1x/public/2022-05/Democracy_2013_GirlWalkingtoSchoolMthatha_FH281816.jpg?h=a5f2f23a&itok=lR43Ngto)
A Wife's Lament
Consider the unique experiences of black South African women during apartheid, many of whom were forced to live far away from their husbands on bantustans.
![A group of women hold signs in demonstration against the pass laws in Cape Town on August 9, 1956, the same day as the massive women’s protest in Pretoria.](/sites/default/files/styles/dynamic_stack_296_1x/public/2022-05/Democracy_1956_WomenResistPassLaws_FH281823.jpg?h=cb9047e7&itok=NA94IMQt)
Excerpts from the Emancipation Proclamation and the Thirteenth Amendment
This reading contains excerpts from the Emanicipation Proclimation and the Thirteenth Amendment.
![An image of the first page of the Emancipation Proclamation.](/sites/default/files/styles/dynamic_stack_296_1x/public/2022-07/Civil_Rights_1863_Emancipation_Proclomation_FH21380.jpg?h=8d9d8244&itok=FWL8uma0)
Excerpts from the Emancipation Proclamation and the Thirteenth Amendment (en español)
In Spanish, this reading contains excerpts from the Emanicipation Proclimation and the Thirteenth Amendment.
![An image of the first page of the Emancipation Proclamation.](/sites/default/files/styles/dynamic_stack_296_1x/public/2022-07/Civil_Rights_1863_Emancipation_Proclomation_FH21380.jpg?h=8d9d8244&itok=FWL8uma0)