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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.
Character Maps (UK)
Help students engage with a fictional or historical character by creating an annotated illustration.
![A drawing of a girl with her name Serena Bialkin at the top and characteristics written around her.](/sites/default/files/styles/dynamic_stack_296_1x/public/2023-10/NewEngland_Classroom_2016_FH2196687.jpg?h=c9f93661&itok=4WD7IxwL)
Chunking
Chunking helps students approach challenging texts by breaking down content into manageable pieces.
![Student Reading on Computer](/sites/default/files/styles/dynamic_stack_296_1x/public/2022-06/SanFrancisco_Classroom_2017_FH152832.jpg?h=f2fcf546&itok=lCtrTIHx)
Close Reading Protocol
Ensure students’ reading comprehension by emphasizing a purposeful reading and rereading of a text.
![Students in classroom reading books](/sites/default/files/styles/dynamic_stack_296_1x/public/2022-06/NewEngland_Classroom_2014_FH130915.jpg?h=0d27ee61&itok=NTA-6ban)
Close Viewing Protocol
Teach your students to become critical viewers of film with this four-step procedure.
![Students in classroom reading books](/sites/default/files/styles/dynamic_stack_296_1x/public/2022-06/NewEngland_Classroom_2014_FH130915.jpg?h=0d27ee61&itok=NTA-6ban)
Color, Symbol, Image
Invite students to nonverbally communicate something they have read or watched, using a color, a symbol, and an image.
![Student artwork](/sites/default/files/styles/dynamic_stack_296_1x/public/2022-06/SanFrancisco_Classroom_2004_FH129387.jpg?h=c9f93661&itok=N-C05Q6A)
Concentric Circles
This kinesthetic discussion activity invites students to be active listeners and speakers and to interact with a wide range of classmates.
![Two students talking in a classroom](/sites/default/files/styles/dynamic_stack_296_1x/public/2022-06/Canada_Classroom_2013_%20FH156999.jpg?h=c9f93661&itok=QakDgVIE)
Concentric Circles (UK)
This kinesthetic discussion activity invites students to be active listeners and speakers and to interact with a wide range of classmates.
![Two students talking in a classroom](/sites/default/files/styles/dynamic_stack_296_1x/public/2022-06/Canada_Classroom_2013_%20FH156999.jpg?h=c9f93661&itok=QakDgVIE)
Marking Criteria Codes
Help students improve their work by allowing them to understand exactly when and where an error occurs, and what they need to do to develop their writing.
![Students discussing in groups in a classroom](/sites/default/files/styles/dynamic_stack_296_1x/public/2022-06/London_Classroom_2019_FH2117925.jpg?h=56d0ca2e&itok=zDpfG2XG)
News Article Analysis
Help students identify and analyze the key characteristics of the three most common types of news articles.
![Students in library working on computers](/sites/default/files/styles/dynamic_stack_296_1x/public/2022-06/NewEngliand_Classroom_2017_FH256215.jpg?h=a141e9ea&itok=o2-bkXnP)
People's Assembly
Help students communicate independently and develop as active listeners by giving them the opportunity to discuss and share ideas in the format of a people's assembly.
![Students sitting in groups in a classroom](/sites/default/files/styles/dynamic_stack_296_1x/public/2022-06/London_Classroom_2019_%20FH2117946.jpg?h=56d0ca2e&itok=UGM9knhg)
Found Poems
Students compose poems using only words, phrases, or quotations from a text that they find meaningful.
![A close up of a student writing on a piece of paper.](/sites/default/files/styles/dynamic_stack_296_1x/public/2022-05/LosAngeles_ClassroomImage_2012_FH116207.jpg?h=9a556404&itok=SXiHI4Fc)