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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.
Race: The Power of an Illusion Viewing Guide (en español)
This handout provides questions that guide students' viewing and discussion of the film, "Race: The Power of an Illusion." This handout is in Spanish.
What Is Belonging? Anticipation Guide (en español)
Use this handout to develop schema and assess initial understandings of belonging. This handout is in Spanish.
Perspectives on Belonging (en español)
This handout contains quotations about belonging from thought leaders Geoffrey Cohen, the Othering & Belonging Institute, and Brené Brown. This handout is in Spanish.
Border Image Analysis (en español)
Use this handout to introduce students to the concept of borders through images. This reading is in Spanish.
Introducing Borders (en español)
This informational text introduces students to the concept of borders. This reading is in Spanish.
Introducing Borders (adapted version) (en español)
Adapted for English Learners and students who benefit from scaffolding, this informational text introduces students to the concept of borders. This reading is in Spanish.
Is It a Crime for Women to Vote? (en español)
In Spanish, read the speech Susan B. Anthony delivered after being arrested for voting in a presidential election before women had gained the right to vote.
“Be Like Wilt” by Neema Avashia (en español)
This narrative tells Avashia’s story of finding belonging unexpectedly on the basketball court as someone who felt like an outsider in a small, rural town. This resource is in Spanish.
“Coming into Language” by Jimmy Santiago Baca (en español)
This narrative exemplifies how one can find a sense of home and belonging through self-expression. This resource is in Spanish.
Building a Toolbox for Racial Justice (en español)
Students use this handout to complete the Summative Assessment by applying the lessons they learned throughout the unit to create a toolbox for racial justice. This resource is in Spanish.
Excerpts from “Board of Education: Chinese Mother Letter”, Daily Alta California, 1885 (en español)
Mary Tape, a Chinese American who fought in court for her children to go to school with white children, wrote this letter to the San Francisco Board of Education in 1885.