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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.
Exploring the Purpose of Poetry
This handout supports students to complete a close reading of a section of Amanda Gorman's TED Talk.
![Female students engage in classroom discussion.](/sites/default/files/styles/dynamic_stack_296_1x/public/2022-10/Chicago_Classroom_2019_FH2101399.jpg?h=56d0ca2e&itok=bEMoBUXd)
Exploring the Purpose of Poetry (en español)
This handout supports students to complete a close reading of a section of Amanda Gorman's TED Talk in Spanish.
![Female students engage in classroom discussion.](/sites/default/files/styles/dynamic_stack_296_1x/public/2022-10/Chicago_Classroom_2019_FH2101399.jpg?h=56d0ca2e&itok=bEMoBUXd)
Using Your Voice Is a Political Choice
Amanda Gorman, the youngest inaugural poet in US history, explains in this TED Talk why poetry is inherently political and stresses the value of speaking out despite your fears.
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Names and Identity
What does your name say about you? Use this essay by Chinese American teenager Jennifer Wang to explore the relationship between name and identity.
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Read the Word, Read the World
This handout helps students consider how an author uses conflict, perspective, and plot to develop a central theme in a work of literature.
![Three students reading.](/sites/default/files/styles/dynamic_stack_296_1x/public/2022-08/_DSF7262-13_for_Web_or_Office_Use.jpg?h=c9f93661&itok=V9j8TcWh)
Read the Word, Read the World (en español)
This handout helps students consider how an author uses conflict, perspective, and plot to develop a central theme in a work of literature in Spanish.
![Three students reading.](/sites/default/files/styles/dynamic_stack_296_1x/public/2022-08/_DSF7262-13_for_Web_or_Office_Use.jpg?h=c9f93661&itok=V9j8TcWh)
Windows, Mirrors, and Sliding Glass Doors
This handout asks students to read a quote by Dr. Rudine Sims Bishop and then reflect on texts that have shown them something about themselves, others, and/or the world.
![Preview of Windows, Mirrors, and Sliding Glass Doors handout.](/sites/default/files/styles/dynamic_stack_296_1x/public/2024-03/WindowsMirrorsAndSlidingGlassTeaser.png?h=d3d13267&itok=RAMZ5FxW)
Windows, Mirrors, and Sliding Glass Doors (en español)
This handout asks students to read a quote by Dr. Rudine Sims Bishop and then reflect on texts that have shown them something about themselves, others, and/or the world in Spanish.
![Preview of Windows, Mirrors, and Sliding Glass Doors handout.](/sites/default/files/styles/dynamic_stack_296_1x/public/2024-03/WindowsMirrorsAndSlidingGlassTeaser.png?h=d3d13267&itok=RAMZ5FxW)
Universe of Obligation
Help your students map out their own universe of obligation with this printable handout.
![Serious reflective students](/sites/default/files/styles/dynamic_stack_296_1x/public/2022-08/_DSF7178-20%20%281%29.jpg?h=c3635fa2&itok=zBa47okc)
Dachau Inmate after Liberation
After American soldiers liberated Dachau in 1945, an inmate of the camp attacks a German soldier.
![After American soldiers liberated Dachau in 1945, an inmate of the camp attacks a German soldier.](/sites/default/files/styles/dynamic_stack_296_1x/public/2022-05/Ch10_Image01_Medium_res.jpg?h=d2de68a6&itok=kmBPzss-)