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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.
Coming of Age: 13 B'nai Mitzvah Stories
This short story collection highlights the varied and diverse experiences of coming of age in the Jewish faith.
![Coming of Age Book Cover](/sites/default/files/styles/dynamic_stack_296_1x/public/2023-02/coming_of_age_cover.jpg?h=1b9aac2e&itok=sdqNvyQR)
Bio-Poem Examples
This reading contains 3 examples of a bio-poem, an 11-line poem describing a person.
![Bio-Poem Teaser](/sites/default/files/styles/dynamic_stack_296_1x/public/2024-03/BioPoemsTeaser.png?h=d3d13267&itok=GOQxGTdu)
Chunking Worksheet: What is a Community?
Students use this worksheet to help them decode text and paraphrase key ideas using the chunking strategy.
What is a Law? What is a Custom?
Students use this Venn diagram handout to reflect on examples of laws, examples of customs, and examples of laws that are also customs.
Evidence for ESSA Endorses Facing History
Facing History is now included in “Evidence for ESSA,” a resource that identifies and ranks programs that exemplify the educational standards outlined in the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) based on evidence of their efficacy.
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Introducing Agency (Adapted Version)
Students use this reading to learn about the concept of individual and collective agency.
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Create a Book Club Contract
Book club groups can use this handout to create a contract that establishes norms for how students will treat each other during their meetings.
![Create a Book Club Contract Document Preview](/sites/default/files/styles/dynamic_stack_296_1x/public/2023-12/Create_a_Book_Club_Contract.png?h=d3d13267&itok=KmXmTubm)
What Are We All About?
Book club groups can use the prompts in this handout to discuss their group's identity, purpose, and message.
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Taking Charge of the Discussion
This handout describes the different roles that students can take on during their book club discussions.
![Students around a table in conversation while looking at a notebook.](/sites/default/files/styles/dynamic_stack_296_1x/public/2023-01/studentconversation_FH293949.png?h=06ac0d8c&itok=5khTR0XO)
Routines for Getting Started and Wrapping Up
This handout provides routines that book club groups can use during meetings to get the conversation started and to say goodbye.
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