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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.
Independent vs. Dependent Learner
This excerpt from Culturally Responsive Teaching and the Brain by Zaretta Hammond outlines four practices-areas of culturally responsive teaching.
“It’s a Courageous Thing to Do”
A student reflects on why it takes courage to wear a yarmulke or kippah.
Beyond Classification
Explore three first person perspectives on stereotyping to understand how these prejudices can divide a society.
Culture, stéréotypes et identité
Réfléchissez sur les forces complexes, y compris les stéréotypes et la culture, qui façonnent les identités autochtones au Canada.
Mots, lieux et appartenance
Lisez des extraits qui explorent l’importance de la terre et du paysage pour l’identité et la culture autochtones.
“Payos for Cornrows” by Aaron Samuels
In this spoken-word poem, Aaron Samuels reflects on his experience with the identities of Black and Jewish.
Maggid, The Four Children
Use this reading to introduce students to the Four Children featured in the Maggid, the storytelling section of a Passover Seder.
The Redneck Stereotype
Authors Joseph Flora and Lucinda MacKethan describe the characteristics of the “redneck,” a specific stereotype of a poor white Southerner.
Language, Names, and Individual Identity
Learn about the relationship between name, identity, and tradition reflected in Inuit naming practices.
Langue, noms et identité individuelle
Découvrez la relation qui existe entre le nom, l’identité et la tradition dans la façon de sélectionner les noms chez les Inuits.
Métis
Learn about the development of the Michif language and how it exemplifies a fusion of Métis and French cultures.