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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.
Maycomb's Ways: Setting as Moral Universe
Students explore how race, class, and gender create the moral universe that the characters inhabit in To Kill a Mockingbird.
![The exterior of a theatre called "Rex Theatre for Colored People."](/sites/default/files/styles/dynamic_stack_296_1x/public/2022-07/1937_theatreinlealandmississippi_FH248624.png?h=2d333439&itok=SYGt0BUt)
Scout as Narrator: The Impact of Point of View
Students consider how Harper Lee’s decision to tell To Kill a Mockingbird through the eyes of young Scout impacts readers' understanding of the novel.
![Mockingbird Graphic.](/sites/default/files/styles/dynamic_stack_296_1x/public/2022-06/WebRedesign_Wrapper-card_Mockingbird.jpeg?h=24afd704&itok=qskeXCqD)
Art, Imagination, and the Quest for Racial Justice
In this mini-lesson, students learn about the power of art as a tool for social change and explore how Black Lives Matter activists are using art in the fight for racial justice.
![Mural of two people with racial justice imagery and phrases](/sites/default/files/styles/dynamic_stack_296_1x/public/2022-07/50062994798_f4f310d929_6k_fullres.jpg?h=42a1701c&itok=JtMN4aS7)
Black Women’s Activism and the Long History Behind #MeToo
Use this mini-lesson to help your students draw connections between the long history of Black women’s activism against sexual violence and gender discrimination with the #MeToo movement today.
![Protestors at a #MeToo Women's March In Hollywood holding a banner](/sites/default/files/styles/dynamic_stack_296_1x/public/2022-07/AP_382225200700.jpg?h=1116cd87&itok=ObBEO7ud)
The Hope and Fragility of Democracy in the United States
In this mini-lesson, students learn about the history of democratic and anti-democratic efforts in the United States and examine sources that illuminate this tension from Reconstruction through today.
Think Aloud
Model for students how proficient readers make meaning of a text by verbalizing your thinking as you read.
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Sketch to Stretch
Ask students to visualize a passage of text and interpret it through drawing with this reading comprehension strategy.
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The Persistence of Racial Segregation in American Schools
More than 60 years after Brown v. Board of Education, give students an overview of the problem of school segregation in the United States today and open a discussion about possible solutions.
![Protestors for change in educational disparities.](/sites/default/files/styles/dynamic_stack_296_1x/public/2022-07/SchoolSegregation_GettyImages-491688874_Medium_res.jpg?h=c9f93661&itok=DQObwMzB)
Use Poetry To Teach About Identity
Celebrate National Poetry Month with this mini-lesson that uses poetry to help students grapple with the complexities of identity and inspire them to tell their own stories.
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What Happened During the Insurrection at the US Capitol and Why?
This mini-lesson guides students to use an iceberg diagram to synthesize the events of January 6, 2021, and outline the complex array of causes at work.
![Photo from inside the capitol on January 6th.](/sites/default/files/styles/dynamic_stack_296_1x/public/2022-07/shutterstock_1888486645_full-res.jpg?h=781d8428&itok=E5Jj8lDn)
What Is Our Obligation To Asylum Seekers?
Help students understand how the United States’ complex asylum process works. Invite them to consider the question, who has an obligation to asylum seekers?
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