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New RST purchases cover one educator and their own students for 12 months and require annual renewal. School licensing for one RST title is $100 per year. District discounts apply. Read the annual terms and request a school or district quote. Previously accepted purchase terms remain applicable.

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Explore dedicated K–2 and Grades 3–5 Research Simulation Tasks with separate teacher guides, including the new Why Penmanship Matters RSTs, practice workbooks, and digital handwriting companions.

RST Elementary

Discover the Method Behind the Materials

Explore how Terrence Knox’s RST Method connects inquiry, collaborative reasoning, and evidence-based writing.

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Room for complete responses

RST packages include labeled response pages for daily work and short answers. Each digital written-response field allows 1,000 characters. Each final RACE task has two dedicated writing pages with 48 ruled lines in print and digital continuation fields. Use the original questions and the matching page labels.

Annual District RST Licenses

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Ma’at RST Curriculum

Source based learning with room to think and write.

Original student packets, assessments, RACE writing tasks, and teacher materials for Geography, Civics, and African American Studies. Individual educator pricing is shown below.

Featured Grade 6 RST

A Relevant Curriculum

Dr. Jawanza Kunjufu and Educational Opportunity. A five-day inquiry into identity, access, language, and rigorous instruction.

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Grades 6 to 12 · Teacher Companion

Ma’at RST Differentiation Framework

Support middle and high school RST instruction with Section 504 and IEP accommodations, English language learner supports, tiered reading scaffolds, modified RACE prompts, executive functioning organizers, and alternative assessment rubrics. Includes pathways for grades 6 to 8, 9 to 10, and 11 to 12.

Use this companion alongside your RST packet. Teachers select supports according to each student’s current plan and instructional needs.

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Choose a topic for your classroom.

Every RST set includes the student packet, daily teacher notes and answer key in PDF. Teacher materials are included in the listed price at no additional charge. RST geographic activities include maps with compass roses, scales, and legends.

Grade 6 · Civics 1 · Week 01

Why Government? Power, Public Needs, and Accountability

When does government serve the people, and how can people judge its performance?

13 page print Student RST and separate 8 page Teacher Notes and Answer Key. Five lessons, interdisciplinary investigations, 15 questions, and 19 point RACE assessment.

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Grade 6 · Civics 1 · Week 02

Forms of Government and Democratic Representation

How should we compare governments without confusing labels with actual power?

13 page print Student RST and separate 8 page Teacher Notes and Answer Key. Five lessons, interdisciplinary investigations, 15 questions, and 19 point RACE assessment.

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Grade 6 · Civics 1 · Week 03

The Constitution: Origins, Compromise, and Exclusion

How can a founding document create liberty while preserving unequal power?

13 page print Student RST and separate 8 page Teacher Notes and Answer Key. Five lessons, interdisciplinary investigations, 15 questions, and 19 point RACE assessment.

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Grade 6 · Civics 1 · Week 04

Federalism: Local, State, National, and Tribal Authority

How should responsibility be divided when a public problem crosses boundaries?

13 page print Student RST and separate 8 page Teacher Notes and Answer Key. Five lessons, interdisciplinary investigations, 15 questions, and 19 point RACE assessment.

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Grade 6 · Civics 1 · Week 05

The Bill of Rights: Liberty, Evidence, and Due Process

How can rights protect unpopular people while allowing a community to function?

13 page print Student RST and separate 8 page Teacher Notes and Answer Key. Five lessons, interdisciplinary investigations, 15 questions, and 19 point RACE assessment.

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Grade 6 · Civics 1 · Week 06

The Legislative Branch: Representation, Deliberation, and Law

What makes lawmaking both representative and accountable?

13 page print Student RST and separate 8 page Teacher Notes and Answer Key. Five lessons, interdisciplinary investigations, 15 questions, and 19 point RACE assessment.

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Grade 6 · Civics 1 · Week 07

The Executive Branch: Implementation, Expertise, and Limits

How should executive leadership combine effective action with legal accountability?

13 page print Student RST and separate 8 page Teacher Notes and Answer Key. Five lessons, interdisciplinary investigations, 15 questions, and 19 point RACE assessment.

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Grade 6 · Civics 1 · Week 08

The Judicial Branch: Evidence, Equal Protection, and Review

How can courts protect rights, and why must their decisions still be examined critically?

13 page print Student RST and separate 8 page Teacher Notes and Answer Key. Five lessons, interdisciplinary investigations, 15 questions, and 19 point RACE assessment.

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Grade 6 · Civics 1 · Week 09

Checks, Balances, and the Expansion of Rights

How do institutions and people together limit power and pursue equal rights?

13 page print Student RST and separate 8 page Teacher Notes and Answer Key. Five lessons, interdisciplinary investigations, 15 questions, and 19 point RACE assessment.

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Grade 6 · Civics 1 · Week 10

Creating a Government: A Constitutional Design Challenge

What evidence would show that a designed government is workable, limited, and inclusive?

13 page print Student RST and separate 8 page Teacher Notes and Answer Key. Five lessons, interdisciplinary investigations, 15 questions, and 19 point RACE assessment.

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The Divine Nine School and District Package

All nine organizations’ origins, missions, and historical contributions. History, civics, geography, ELA, mathematics, and investigation practices.

Both editions with teacher materials, fillable student PDFs, and reading companions.

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AP extension

The Divine Nine. AP RST

All nine organizations’ origins, missions, and historical contributions. History, civics, geography, ELA, mathematics, and investigation practices.

21 page print RST, matching fillable student PDF, teacher materials, and reading companion.

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Grades 6 through 12 with scaffolding

The Divine Nine. 13 Page RST

All nine organizations’ origins, missions, and historical contributions. History, civics, geography, ELA, mathematics, and investigation practices.

13 page print RST, matching fillable student PDF, teacher materials, and reading companion.

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Black Apollo of Science. AP Version

25 page interdisciplinary Student RST, matching fillable PDF, teacher materials, and digital reading companion. Available individually.

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Grades 6 through 12 with scaffolding

Black Apollo of Science. 13 Page Version

13 page interdisciplinary Student RST, matching fillable PDF, teacher materials, and digital reading companion. Available individually.

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Grades 6 through 12 · AP extension · Ma’at Standard

Black Apollo of Science

Ernest Everett Just’s scientific work and historical experience through biology, mathematics, geography, history, civics, and ELA.

13 page and 25 page AP editions, matching fillable student PDFs, teacher materials, and differentiated digital reading companions. A lawful copy of Manning’s biography is required for the book strand.

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Grades 6 through 12 · Five-day RST

The Dogon Peoples of Mali

Analyze documented artifacts, geography, Sopdet, astronomical records, and cultural continuity. Includes the student RST, teacher notes and answer key, teacher guide, and digital companion.

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Grades 6 through 12

Academic Vocabulary and Etymology RST. Grades 6 through 12

250 academic words across seven grades. Seven separate 13 page student RSTs. Separate print and fillable student PDFs, teacher materials, and digital reading supports.

NJSLS and CCLS connections, evidence based word study, ELL and WIDA-informed scaffolds, and IEP/504 accommodation options.

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Grades 6 through 12. 13 page standard RST.

Neil deGrasse Tyson and the Hayden Planetarium. 13 Page RST

From childhood curiosity to public science. Investigate the planetarium’s history, evidence-based visualizations, and the reasoning behind Pluto’s classification.

Print and fillable student PDFs, separate teacher materials, digital reader, daily writing, 15 questions, and RACE response.

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Grades 6 through 12. 19 page AP Version.

Neil deGrasse Tyson and the Hayden Planetarium. AP Version

From childhood curiosity to public science. Investigate the planetarium’s history, evidence-based visualizations, and the reasoning behind Pluto’s classification.

Print and fillable student PDFs, separate teacher materials, digital reader, daily writing, 15 questions, and RACE response.

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Grades 6 through 12. 13 page RST.

Humanity Beyond Borders: An SEL RST

Malala, Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o, Hansa Mehta, Wangari Maathai, the Edhis and Mandela. Evidence, identity, dignity, unity and respect across borders.

Daily writing, supplied map, 15 questions, RACE, print and fillable PDFs, teacher materials and digital reader.

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Grades 6 through 12. 13 page RST.

Yinggis Han and the Mongol Campaigns in China

Temüjin’s rise, Hö’elün and Börte, Western Xia and Jin, military organization, civilian experiences, and later expansion under Ögödei and Khubilai.

Daily writing, supplied map, 15 questions, RACE, print and fillable PDFs, teacher materials and digital reader.

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Grades 6 through 12. 20 page AP Version.

South Asia and the Himalayas: AP Version

India, Sri Lanka, Tibet, Nepal and Bangladesh. Independence and democratic struggles, key women and men, and distinct political outcomes.

Print and fillable student PDFs, teacher materials, digital reader, daily writing, 15 questions and RACE argument.

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Grades 6 through 12. 13 page standard RST.

South Asia and the Himalayas

India, Sri Lanka, Tibet, Nepal and Bangladesh. Independence and democratic struggles, key women and men, and distinct political outcomes.

Print and fillable student PDFs, teacher materials, digital reader, daily writing, 15 questions and RACE argument.

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Grades 6 through 12. 20 page AP Version.

Asia and the Western Pacific: AP Version

Malaysia, Philippines, Guam, Japan and Okinawa, and Hong Kong. Origins, colonial resistance, key women and men, and continuing self-determination.

Print and fillable student PDFs, teacher materials, digital reader, daily writing, 15 questions and RACE argument.

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Grades 6 through 12. 13 page standard RST.

Asia and the Western Pacific

Malaysia, Philippines, Guam, Japan and Okinawa, and Hong Kong. Origins, colonial resistance, key women and men, and continuing self-determination.

Print and fillable student PDFs, teacher materials, digital reader, daily writing, 15 questions and RACE argument.

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Grades 6 through 12. Five day RST.

Key Figures in Asian History and Culture

Compare Confucius, Ashoka, Murasaki Shikibu, and José Rizal through ideas, authority, literature, and change.

Daily Do Nows and Quick Writes, print and fillable student PDFs, separate teacher materials, digital reading supports, 15 assessment questions, and a RACE argument.

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Grades 6 through 12 · Five-day RST

Mansa Musa and Mali’s Atlantic Legacy

African maritime inquiry, African scholarship, and Indigenous worlds. Includes the 13-page student RST, 15 assessment questions, two RACE writing pages, separate teacher notes and answer key, and a teacher guide.

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Grades 6–12 · Five-day RST

Dr. Molefi Kete Asante: Afrocentricity

Analyze Asante’s published scholarship on cultural location, knowledge, and African agency. Includes a 13-page student RST with two RACE response pages, separate teacher notes and answer key, and a teacher guide.

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Grades 6–12 · Five-day RST

Dr. James Lee Conyers Jr.

Analyze Conyers’s published work on Africology, research methods, and the Ujimaa paradigm. Includes the 13-page student RST with his photograph and Terrence Knox’s dedication, separate teacher notes and answer key, and a teacher guide.

Grades 6 through 12 · Five day RST

Senator Benjie E. Wimberly: A Humanitarian

Trace Wimberly’s Paterson roots, career as a teacher and coach, recreation leadership, and service in the New Jersey Legislature. The packet also covers his membership in Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Inc. Analyze certified election results, housing policy, and proposals for youth programs.

Includes print and fillable student PDFs and separate teacher notes and answer key. The assessment includes 18 multiple choice questions and a 19 point RACE response. View Limited Preview

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Grades 6 through 12 · Five day RST

William Raheem Smallwood: Mentorship, Sankofa, and Youth Civic Voice

Examine how William Raheem Smallwood and Sankofa Leadership Academy supported youth civic action in Paterson. Compare youth testimony with public records and trace the city’s smoke shop ordinance.

Includes print and fillable student PDFs, separate teacher notes and answer key, 15 multiple choice questions, and a 19 point RACE response. View Limited Preview

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Grades 6 through 12 · Five day RST

Alonzo Tambua Moody: Leadership, Community Healing and Social Change

Trace Chief Moody’s youth advocacy, public service, and mentorship in Paterson. Evaluate community testimony about Simba Wachenga and examine public records about the academy named in his honor.

Includes print and fillable student PDFs, separate teacher notes and answer key, 15 multiple choice questions, and a 19 point RACE response. View Limited Preview

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Grades 6 through 12 · Five day RST

Dr. Benjamin E. Mays: Education, Mentorship and Civic Leadership

Examine Mays’s mentorship of Martin Luther King Jr. at Morehouse, his membership in Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Inc., and his civic leadership. Compare their 1954 correspondence with Mays’s 1968 eulogy and analyze the evidence for his influence.

Includes print and fillable student PDFs and separate teacher notes and answer key. The assessment includes 15 multiple choice questions and a 19 point RACE response. View Limited Preview

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Grades 6 through 12 · Five day RST

Dr. Frank Napier Jr. and Public School Leadership

Investigate the career of Paterson’s first African American superintendent, his working relationship with Joe Louis Clark, and how public institutions can earn trust through fair procedures.

Includes the 13 page student RST and separate teacher guide and answer key PDFs, with 15 multiple choice questions and a 19 point RACE task.

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Grades 6 through 12 · Five day RST

Louis Satchmo Armstrong: Life, Apprenticeship and Political Power

Trace Armstrong’s youth, his apprenticeship with King Joe Oliver, his Hot Five recordings, and his African tour during the Congo crisis that led to Patrice Lumumba’s murder.

Includes the 13 page student RST and a separate teacher guide and answer key. View Limited Preview

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Grades 6–12 · Five-day Civics RST

The Bill of Rights

Constitutional freedoms, limits on government, equal protection, and student rights. Student RST with daily DOLs and a 19-point RACE rubric, plus expanded teacher notes and answer key. Two separate PDFs.

Grades 6 to 12 · Ma’at Standard

Dr. Delbert Blair

Indigenous America, Mound Builders, and Historical Interpretation

Explore historical erasure, Indigenous earthworks, Blair’s reported interpretations and Lemuria. Compare claims with suitable evidence.

13 page print and fillable student PDFs, included map, separate teacher notes/answer key and teacher guide. 15 questions, RACE planner and two writing pages. Five separate PDFs.

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Grades 6 to 12 · Civics and student agency

The Greensboro Four: Their WHY

A Lesson in Student Protest in Civics

Investigate why four students refused to accept segregation. Connect dignity and personal experience with collective action, economic reasoning and evidence based argument.

13 page print and fillable student PDFs, 15 questions, RACE planner, two writing pages, separate teacher notes/answer key and teacher guide. Four separate PDF downloads.

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Grades 6–12 · Five-day RST

Côte d’Ivoire: Five Themes of Geography RST

Investigate Ivory Coast through location, place, human environment interaction, movement, and region. Explore cocoa, forests, cultures, colonialism, independence, and trade.

Print and fillable student PDFs with separate Teacher Notes and Answer Key.

Grades 6–12 · Five-day RST

Dr. King, Gandhi, and the Responsibility to Know

Confront Gandhi’s racist statements and colonial service, evaluate what the sources establish about King’s influences, and examine the Gandhi statue in Atlanta’s memorial landscape.

Print and fillable student PDFs, separate teacher materials, Google Classroom browser responses, an included map, 15 questions, and two final RACE writing pages.

Grades 6–12 · Five-day RST

Apartheid and the Emergence of the ANC

Examine South Africa’s racial caste system, land dispossession, the ANC’s origins, women’s organizing, Winnie Madikizela-Mandela, and the struggle toward democracy.

Print and fillable student PDFs, separate teacher materials, browser responses, 15 questions, and RACE writing.

Grades 6–12 · Five-day RST

Leading Women of Africa and the African Diaspora

Explore 22 women, including Winnie Madikizela Mandela, through sovereignty, resistance, education, organizing, culture, and peace building.

Print and fillable student PDFs, separate teacher materials, browser responses, 15 questions, and two RACE writing pages.

Grades 6 through 12 · Science anchored interdisciplinary RST

Mountains Beneath the Ocean

Investigate seamount discovery through Science, Geography, Mathematics, ELA, and Civics. Analyze sonar, interpret a survey map, test sampling, and defend a research budget.

13 page print and fillable packets, separate teacher PDFs, Google Classroom responses, 15 questions, and two RACE writing pages.

Grades 6–12 · Five-day RST

Kemetic Rites of Passage

Seven Stages of Development through cultural knowledge, service, evidence, and accountability.

13 page print and fillable packets, purple and gold poster, separate teacher materials, Google Classroom responses, 15 questions, and two RACE writing pages.

Grades 6–12 · Five-day RST

Colonialism and Imperialism in Africa After the Berlin Conference

Identify colonial beneficiaries and examine Cecil Rhodes, conquest, extraction, and the Rhodes Scholarship legacy.

Historical map, 13 page print and fillable student PDFs, separate teacher materials, Google Classroom responses, 15 questions, and two RACE writing pages.

Grades 6–12 · Five-day RST

Julius Nyerere Biography and Research Simulation Task

Study Mwalimu Nyerere’s life, Ujamaa, education for self reliance, African liberation, and the relationship between ideals and policy.

13 page print and fillable student PDFs, separate teacher materials, Google Classroom responses, 15 questions, and two RACE writing pages.

Grades 6–12 · Five-day RST

Jomo Kenyatta Biography and Kenyan Independence

Examine Kenyatta’s life, colonial land dispossession, the independence struggle, economic choices, and political rights.

13 page print and fillable PDFs, separate teacher materials, Google Classroom responses, 15 questions, and two final RACE pages.

Grades 6–12 · Five-day RST

The 1966 Ghana Coup and United States Involvement

Nkrumah’s removal, U.S. economic pressure, official contacts, advance knowledge, and the response after the coup. Compare Ghanaian perspectives with primary U.S. records.

13 page print and fillable student PDFs, separate teacher materials, Google Classroom browser file, 15 questions, and full width RACE writing.

Grades 6–12 · Five-day RST

Ghanaian Foreign Policy and Western Influence

Nonalignment, the Volta project, Western economic pressure, and the 1966 coup through Ghanaian and U.S. records. Includes a later constitutional comparison.

13 page print and fillable student PDFs, separate Teacher Notes and Teacher Guide, Google Classroom browser file, 15 questions, and full width RACE writing.

Grades 6 to 12 · Five day RST

Kwame Nkrumah

Colonialism in Ghana and the Fight for Independence

Asante resistance, the 1948 veterans’ protest, Nkrumah, women organizers, Positive Action, and independence. Includes Du Bois’s move to Ghana and his advisory relationship with Nkrumah.

Print and fillable student PDFs, separate teacher materials, Classroom browser option, 15 MC questions, and RACE writing.

Grades 6 to 12 · Five day RST

The Ghanaian Civilization from Its Origins to Colonialism and Independence

Origins, early societies, trade and state formation, Asante resistance, Nkrumah, women organizers, and independence. Includes Du Bois’s move to Ghana and his advisory relationship with Nkrumah.

Student PDF, fillable PDF, separate teacher notes and guide PDFs, Google Classroom option, 15 MC questions, and RACE writing.

Grades 6–12 · Five-day RST

The Dred Scott Decision

Citizenship, slavery, and constitutional justice through the Scotts’ freedom suits, the majority opinion, dissent, and Reconstruction amendments.

Includes13 page print PDF, typeable Google Classroom PDF with 1,000 characters per response box, and separate 4 page teacher notes and answer key. Daily activities, 15 assessment questions, RACE writing, and a 19 point rubric.

The American Psyche

Education as Opportunity or Social Control? Grades 6 through 12. Print packet, typeable Google Classroom PDF, and teacher notes.

Grades 6–12 · Five-day RST

When Subjugation Fails

Religion, colonialism, erasure, and reclassification. Compare early encounter accounts and investigate how institutions shaped identity and opportunity.

13 page student PDF, full width writing lines, separate teacher guide, 15 questions, and RACE writing.

Grades 6 through 12 · Civics · Five day interdisciplinary RST

The Constitution of New Jersey and State and County Government

Explore state branches, constitutional rights, county responsibilities, Essex County examples and New Jersey voting rights history.

13 page print and fillable student editions, teacher guide, map and science companion, 15 questions, RACE writing, NJSLS and CCLS connections.

Grades 6–12 · Five-day interdisciplinary RST

Introduction to Local Government

Municipal Decisions and Community Responsibility. Explore the mayor, City Council, city departments, municipal court, budgets, ordinances and resident action through East Orange examples.

13 page print and fillable student PDFs, teacher guide, included map, science and writing companion, 15 assessment questions, NJSLS and CCLS connections.

Grades 6–12 · Five-day interdisciplinary RST

Introduction to Civics

Government Rights and Community Responsibility. Explore constitutional principles, rights, participation and evidence through a community library inquiry.

13 page print and fillable student PDFs, separate teacher guide, map and science companion, 15 assessment questions, RACE writing, NJSLS and CCLS connections.

Grades 6–12 · Five-day interdisciplinary RST

Slavery in Colonial New Jersey

Jack and Ben at Hackensack and the Long Road to Abolition. Examine colonial laws, forced labor, resistance, and the dates that distinguish gradual emancipation from national abolition.

13 page print and fillable student PDFs, teacher guide, science and writing companion, 15 questions, RACE writing, daily activities, NJSLS and CCLS connections.

Grades 6–12 · Five-day interdisciplinary RST

George Washington and the Sultan of Morocco

Moorish Presence, Diplomacy, and Rights in the New Nation. Explore Washington’s letter, the Moroccan treaty, and the free Moors’ 1790 petition.

13 page print and fillable student PDFs, separate teacher guide, daily Do Nows and Quick Writes, 15 questions, RACE writing, NJSLS and CCLS connections.

Grades 6–12 · Five-day interdisciplinary RST

From the Bronze Titan to Fidel Castro

The Liberation of Cuba. Center Antonio Maceo and Afro Cuban leadership while tracing abolition, independence, sovereignty, and the revolution led by Fidel Castro.

13 page print and fillable student PDFs, separate teacher guide, daily Do Nows and Quick Writes, 15 questions, RACE writing, NJSLS and CCLS connections.

Grades 6–12 · Five-day interdisciplinary RST

Borikén and Spanish Colonization

Religion, Indigenous resistance, and Taíno survival. Examine forced labor, compulsory conversion, Agüeybaná II, the Inquisition, and living cultural heritage in Puerto Rico.

13 page print and fillable student PDFs, separate teacher guide, daily Do Nows and Quick Writes, 15 questions, RACE writing, NJSLS and CCLS connections.

Grades 6–12 · Five-day interdisciplinary RST

Adams, Mason, and the Struggle for Liberty

John and Abigail Adams, John Quincy Adams, and George Mason. Examine enslavement, Amistad, Indigenous identity, and the difference between words and actions.

13 page print and fillable student editions, separate teacher guide, map and writing companions, 15 questions, RACE writing, NJSLS and CCLS connections.

Grades 6–12 · Five-day interdisciplinary RST

African and Indigenous Brazil

Explore Brazil through Indigenous knowledge, quilombola resistance, capoeira, samba de roda, and sacred traditions. Investigate how communities sustained identity through colonial disruption and why their living mores and folkways belong at the center of education.

13 page print and fillable student PDFs, separate teacher guide, daily Do Nows and Quick Writes, 15 assessment questions, RACE writing, NJSLS and CCLS connections.

Grades 6–12 · Five-day interdisciplinary RST

African and Indigenous Uruguay

Colonial interruption and the return of living traditions to the center. Investigate cultural survival, candombe, Indigenous continuity, and the role of mores and folkways in education and community life.

13 page print and fillable student PDFs, separate teacher guide, daily Do Nows and Quick Writes, 15 assessment questions, RACE writing, NJSLS and CCLS connections.

Grades 6–12 · Five-day interdisciplinary RST

Arturo Alfonso Schomburg

Unearthing African and Indigenous Histories. Investigate archives, Guarionex, Caribbean heritage, and the recovery of histories obscured by colonialism and exclusion.

13 page print and fillable student PDFs, separate teacher guide, daily Do Nows and Quick Writes, 15 assessment questions, RACE writing, NJSLS and CCLS connections.

Grades 6–12 · Five-day interdisciplinary RST

Cheikh Anta Diop and the Mummified Remains of Kemet

Explore melanin analysis, African scholarship, the Cairo symposium, scientific evidence, and sample limits through Social Studies, ELA, Mathematics, and Science.

13 page print and fillable student PDFs, separate teacher guide, 15 assessment questions, and RACE writing.

Grade 6 · Five day interdisciplinary RST

Black Genesis

African knowledge, archaeology, geography and Ancient Kemetic Names. Evaluate evidence and interpretations through five daily readings, 15 questions and RACE writing.

13 page student PDF and separate teacher guide.

Grade 6 · Five day interdisciplinary RST

Sylvanus Batis Bracy

He Was History. His Story Must Be Told. Explore education, engineering, invention, and African American intellectual achievement through his life and work.

Print and fillable student PDFs, separate teacher guide, illustrated biography, 15 questions, map, and RACE writing.

Grade 6 · Five day interdisciplinary RST

The Haitian Revolution

Toussaint Louverture and the major participants. Investigate collective resistance, shared island histories, and colonial uses of language and religion through Social Studies, ELA, Mathematics, and Science.

Print and fillable student PDFs, separate teacher guide with DOLs, 15 questions, map, and RACE writing.

Grade 6 · Five day interdisciplinary RST

Cedar Hill and Frederick Douglass

How Douglass acquired Cedar Hill from the Freedmen’s Bank. Explore property ownership, banking, geography, and community preservation through Social Studies, ELA, Mathematics, and Science.

Print and fillable student PDFs, separate teacher guide, 15 questions, map, and RACE writing.

Civics · Grade 6 · Five day interdisciplinary RST

They Changed Their Names and Changed Humanity

Sojourner Truth and Harriet Tubman. Follow their journeys from enslavement into abolition and women’s suffrage through Social Studies, ELA, Mathematics, and Science.

Print and fillable student PDFs, separate teacher notes, primary source analysis, 15 questions, and two RACE writing pages.

Civics · Grade 6 · Five day interdisciplinary RST

Three Women Who Carried Freedom Forward

Myrlie Evers Williams, Dr. Betty Shabazz, and Coretta Scott King. Investigate leadership, resilience, education, and institution building through Social Studies, ELA, Mathematics, and Science.

Print and fillable student PDFs, separate teacher notes, 15 questions, and two RACE writing pages.

Civics · Grade 6 · Five day interdisciplinary RST

Medgar, Malcolm, and Martin

The Civics of the Civil Rights Movement. Compare organizing, community power, and nonviolent direct action through Social Studies, ELA, Mathematics, and Science.

Print and fillable student PDFs, separate teacher guide, 15 questions, and two final RACE writing pages.

Grade 6 · Five day interdisciplinary RST

The Children of Birmingham 1963

The Children’s Crusade and King’s Letter from Birmingham Jail. Investigate youth agency, segregation, nonviolence and civic responsibility through Social Studies, ELA, Mathematics and Science.

Print and fillable student PDFs, teacher guide, NJSLS and CCLS, 15 assessment questions and two final RACE pages. Separate downloads, no ZIP required.

Civics · Grades 6 to 12

Citizenship in Action

James Earl Chaney, Andrew Goodman, and Michael Henry Schwerner of Freedom Summer, and the Freedom Riders of 1961. Study voting rights, equal citizenship, organizing and government accountability through an interdisciplinary civic inquiry.

Print and fillable student PDFs, teacher guide, 15 assessment questions, extended RACE writing and a simulated hearing.

Grades 6 through 12 · Interdisciplinary RST

Ghana, Mali and Songhay

Mansa Musa’s wealth, the gold and salt trade, Timbuktu’s scholarship and the reported Atlantic expedition. Explore geography, history, ELA, mathematics and science.

Separate print and fillable student PDFs with teacher guide, NJSLS and CCLS, 15 questions and two final RACE pages.

Grades 6–12 · Five-day interdisciplinary RST

Sudan and the Five Themes of Geography

War, people and geographic connections. Connect Location, Place, Human Environment Interaction, Movement and Region to Social Studies, ELA, Mathematics, Science and Financial Literacy.

Print and fillable student PDFs, separate teacher guide, first page NJSLS and CCLS, a labeled map, 15 assessment questions and two final RACE pages.

Grades 6–12 · Five-day interdisciplinary RST

James Baldwin

The Fire Next Time, education and I Am Not Your Negro. Investigate identity, dignity, historical witness and responsible inquiry through Social Studies, ELA, Mathematics and Science.

Print and fillable student PDFs, teacher guide, NJSLS and CCLS, 15 assessment questions and two final RACE pages. Separate downloads, no ZIP required.

Grades 6–12 · Five-day interdisciplinary RST

The 54th Massachusetts Regiment

Explore formation, Fort Wagner, continued service, equal pay, the Boston memorial and Shaw’s papers at Harvard. Social Studies, ELA, Math and Science.

Print and fillable PDFs, separate teacher guide, NJSLS and CCLS, 15 assessment questions and final RACE writing.

Grades 6–12 · Five-day interdisciplinary RST

John Brown and the Raid at Harpers Ferry

Examine abolition, Black agency, geography and historical memory through the aims and consequences of the 1859 raid.

Print and fillable PDFs, separate teacher guide, NJSLS and CCLS, 15 assessment questions and final RACE writing.

Grades 6–12 · Five-day interdisciplinary RST

From Jack Johnson to Muhammad Ali

The Mann Act and Vietnam. Compare federal power, racial injustice, religious conscience, and distinct legal outcomes.

Print and fillable PDFs, separate teacher guide, NJSLS and CCLS, five daily readings, 15 assessment questions, and final RACE writing.

Grades 6–12 · Five-day interdisciplinary RST

Claudette Colvin and Rosa Parks

Individual resistance, the Montgomery bus boycott, and Browder v. Gayle through ELA, Social Studies, Mathematics, and Science.

Separate print and fillable student PDFs, teacher guide, NJSLS and CCLS, embedded Do Nows and Quick Writes, 15 assessment questions, and final RACE writing.

Grades 6–12 · Five-day interdisciplinary RST

Martin Luther King Jr.

Chronicle his life from Michael King Jr. to civil rights leader, peace advocate, and organizer for economic justice, using Stanford based readings.

Separate printable and fillable PDFs, teacher guide, map, 15 assessment questions, two final RACE pages, and optional teacher quiz setup. No ZIP required.

Grades 6–12 · Five-day interdisciplinary RST

Deacons for Defense and Justice and the Black Panther Party Ten Point Program RST

Community protection, the Ten Point Program, free breakfast, and broader food programs through history, ELA, mathematics, and scientific reasoning.

Separate print and fillable digital editions, teacher guide, map, 15 questions, and two pages for the final RACE response.

Grades 6–12 · Five-day interdisciplinary RST

Alain Locke and the Harlem Renaissance

Black intellectual leadership, cultural identity, and The New Negro through ELA, history, geography, mathematics, and science.

Includes Printable and fillable student PDF, teacher guide, NJSLS and CCLS alignment, map, 15 assessment questions, final RACE response, and teacher Google Forms quiz builder.

Grades 6–12 · Five-day interdisciplinary RST

Dick Gregory and Malcolm X

Lives, friendship, Pan Indigenous activism, and Black and Indigenous solidarity through Social Studies, ELA, mathematics, and science.

Includes Student packet and separate teacher guide PDFs, daily Do Nows and Quick Writes, map, 15 questions, NJSLS and Common Core alignment, answer key, and final RACE response with a 19 point rubric.

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Grades 6–12 · Five-day interdisciplinary RST

Assault at West Point

The Court Martial of Johnson Whittaker. Examine racial bias, evidence, due process, geography, and delayed recognition through Social Studies, ELA, Mathematics, and Science.

Includes student PDF, 6 page teacher guide and answer key, daily Do Nows and Quick Writes, locator map, evidence lab, 15 assessment questions, and a final RACE response with 19 point rubric.

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Grades 6–12 · Five-day interdisciplinary RST

The Abolitionist Movement

Walker, Garrison, Douglass, Adams, Tubman, Still, and Senator Seward through Social Studies, ELA, mathematics, science, and world languages.

Includes student PDF, 11 page teacher PDF, maps, daily Do Nows and Quick Writes, 15 assessment questions, NJSLS standards, teacher key, and a 19 point RACE rubric with scoring exemplar.

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Grades 6–12 · Five-day interdisciplinary RST

Slave Revolts in the 18th and 19th Centuries

Stono, Haiti, Gabriel Prosser, German Coast, Denmark Vesey, Nat Turner, and Amistad through Social Studies, ELA, mathematics, science, and world languages.

Includes student PDF, 11 page teacher PDF, maps, daily Do Nows and Quick Writes, 15 assessment questions, NJSLS standards, teacher key, and a 19 point RACE rubric with scoring exemplar.

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Grades 6–12 literacy · World history extension

The First World War

Investigate the Berlin Conference, the partition of Africa, imperial rivalry, and African wartime experiences through all five geography themes.

Includes student PDF, 14 page teacher PDF, historical maps, daily Do Nows and Quick Writes, 15 assessment questions, RACE rubric, and scoring exemplar.

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Grades 6–12 • Five day interdisciplinary book study

The Hidden Ancestral Identity of the American “Negro”

Study RaDine America’s argument through Indigenous heritage, artifacts, historical images, geographic references, and documented racial reclassification.

Includes Complete 32 page RST, daily Do Nows and Quick Writes, collaborative investigations, 15 questions, RACE writing, 19 point rubric, and separate teacher key with scoring exemplar.

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Grades 6–12 · Interdisciplinary Collection • Educator and District Licenses

Seven Continent RSTs + Integrated Knowledge Framework

Seven complete continent RSTs plus the three-publication Integrated Knowledge Framework package. 35 daily sequences, maps, assessments, and included teacher support.

Seven continent RSTs, the three-publication Integrated Knowledge Framework package, and the Digital World Atlas slides with PDF reference copy. Annual educator license $299; one school $1,000. Districts receive discounts of 10% to 30% based on actual participating schools.

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Grades 6–12 • Five day interdisciplinary RST

The Geography of Asia through ELA, Mathematical and Scientific Literacy

Explore the Himalaya, river systems, monsoons, settlement, and Afro Asian exchange through source readings, maps, and quantitative reasoning.

Includes Complete 25 page PDF, three maps with legends and scales, three readings, daily Do Nows and Quick Writes, collaborative investigations, 15 assessment questions, full width RACE lines, teacher notes, answer key, exemplar, and 19 point rubric.

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Grades 6–12 • Five day interdisciplinary RST

The Geography of Antarctica through ELA, Mathematical and Scientific Literacy

Explore polar geography, ice sheets and shelves, research stations, treaty cooperation, climate processes, and expedition logistics through map evidence and quantitative reasoning.

Includes Complete 25 page PDF, three maps with legends and scales, three readings, daily Do Nows and Quick Writes, collaborative investigations, 15 assessment questions, full width RACE lines, teacher notes, answer key, exemplar, and 19 point rubric.

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Grades 6–12 • Five day interdisciplinary RST

The Geography of Australia through ELA, Mathematical and Scientific Literacy

Explore Australia’s landforms, states and territories, Indigenous Country, rainfall, water management, settlement, and trade through source readings and quantitative evidence.

Includes Complete 25 page PDF, three maps with legends and scales, three readings, daily Do Nows and Quick Writes, collaborative investigations, 15 assessment questions, full width RACE lines, teacher notes, answer key, exemplar, and 19 point rubric.

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Grades 6–12 • Five day interdisciplinary RST

The Geography of North America through ELA, Mathematical and Scientific Literacy

Explore the Rocky Mountains, Mississippi system, Central America, and the Caribbean through settlement, Indigenous knowledge, ocean influence, rainfall, and Atlantic connections.

Includes Complete 25 page PDF, three maps with legends and scales, three readings, daily Do Nows and Quick Writes, collaborative investigations, 15 assessment questions, full width RACE lines, teacher notes, answer key, exemplar, and 19 point rubric.

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Grades 6–12 • Five day interdisciplinary RST

The Geography of South America through ELA, Mathematical and Scientific Literacy

Explore the Andes, Amazon Basin, Atacama, and Pampas through settlement, Indigenous adaptations, water cycling, climate, and Atlantic connections.

Includes Complete 25 page PDF, three maps with legends and scales, three readings, daily Do Nows and Quick Writes, collaborative investigations, 15 assessment questions, full width RACE lines, teacher notes, answer key, exemplar, and 19 point rubric.

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Grades 6–12 • Five day interdisciplinary RST

The Geography of Europe through ELA, Mathematical and Scientific Literacy

Connect Europe’s physical and political geography with climate processes, map scale, quantitative evidence, and human settlement.

Includes Complete PDF, three maps, source readings, daily Do Nows and Quick Writes, evidence checks, 15 assessment questions, extended RACE response lines, teacher notes, answer key, exemplar, and 19 point rubric.

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Grades 6–12 • Five day interdisciplinary RST

The Geography of Africa through ELA, Mathematical and Scientific Literacy

Connect Africa’s geography with source reading, map interpretation, mathematical reasoning, and science connections.

Includes Five daily lessons, maps with legends, compass roses, scales and distance explanations, Do Nows, collaborative investigations, Quick Writes, 15 assessment questions, RACE writing, teacher notes, answer keys, and a student 19 point writing rubric at the end. Complete PDF.

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Grades 6–12 • English Learners • ELA and Culture

Keeping Our Language and Culture

A five day RST on retaining home language and culture while learning a new language and about other cultures.

Includes Three readings, kid friendly illustrations, picture talk, comprehension questions, RACE writing, WIDA and New Jersey standards alignment, teacher notes, answer key, exemplar, and 19 point rubric.

Complete 26 page PDF. Teacher materials included.

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Grades 6–12 • History, Civics, and Geography

The Cleveland Summit of 1967

Five day inquiry into religious freedom, civic responsibility, economic power, and the athletes who gathered to hear Muhammad Ali.

Includes Complete student packet, five sources, daily activities, assessment, teacher notes, answer key, 19 point rubric, and teacher scoring exemplar in one PDF.

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Grade 6 • Geography and African Civilizations

The Five Themes of Geography and the African Origins of Human Civilization

Five daily lessons connecting Africa’s geography, early societies, civilizations, and migration with the five themes of geography.

Includes Complete student packet, Do Nows, Quick Writes, map activities, assessment, RACE response, teacher notes, and answer key in one PDF.

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Grades 6–8 · Four-unit booklet

Geography and Early Societies

Five Themes of Geography, Global Map Components, Geography of Africa, and Earliest Human Societies in one connected collection.

Includes Student booklet, 65 page teacher companion, 20 daily homework worksheets, and separate homework answer key. Common Core literacy alignment and New Jersey appendix. Four PDFs. Save $57 compared with four individual RSTs at $39.

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Grades 6–12 · Five-day RST

Historical Generational Wealth Gap in America

Trace enslaved labor, land policy, Reconstruction, Greenwood, redlining, and housing equity. Compare annual Black buying power with wealth ownership and examine the call to pass H.R. 40.

Includes Student packet, 11 page teacher notes, and separate 7 page answer key. UGA buying power figures, historical wealth analysis, Social Studies and Financial Literacy standards for both grade bands, daily writing, 15 multiple choice questions, and a 19 point RACE rubric. Three PDFs.

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Grades 6–12 · Five-day RST

Earliest Human Societies

Explore African origins, migration, foraging, and farming villages through all five themes of geography and their impacts on early societies.

Includes Student packet, 10 page daily teacher notes and NJSLS alignment, and separate 8 page answer key. Daily writing, map analysis, 15 multiple choice questions, and a 19 point RACE rubric. Three PDFs. Teacher materials included at no additional charge.

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Grades 6–12 · Five-day RST

Kemet and Greek Appropriation

Examine Kemetic knowledge, Greek artistic imitation, naming changes and foreign royal power through four readings, map connections and evidence-based writing.

Includes Student packet, 5 page daily teacher notes, 4 page answer key and rubric, and 2 page response sheet. Daily Do Now, Quick Write and exit responses, four sources, map activities, 15 assessment questions and a 19 point RACE rubric. PDF included.

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Grades 6–12 · Five-day RST

Blacks in the Military

From Prince Estabrook to Colin Powell. Connect Revolutionary War service, Civil War regiments, World War I, World War II and military leadership through all five geography themes.

Includes Student packet and separate 11 page teacher notes and answer key. Daily Do Nows and Quick Writes, Days 1–4 exit responses, 15 multiple choice questions and a final RACE response with a 19 point rubric. PDF included.

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Grade 6 · Google Slides compatible atlas

Global Atlas Slides · Digital World Atlas

Explore world and regional maps, coordinates, physical features, and the five themes of geography through collaborative student reasoning.

Includes40 editable slides, six student activities, vocabulary, country and territory directories, and a PDF reference copy. One educator classroom license.

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Grades 6–12 · Five-day RST

The Harlem Renaissance

Migration, cultural identity, literature, music and visual art through all five themes of geography, with Indigenous Black identity and movement connections.

Includes Student packet and separate 8 page teacher notes and answer key. Daily Do Now, vocabulary and word origins, geographic inquiries, Quick Writes and exit tickets on Days 1 through 4. Day 5 assessment with 12 multiple choice questions and a 19 point RACE rubric. PDF included.

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Grades 6–12 · Three segment bundle

Before We Were Free

Julia Alvarez’s novel in three chapter groups across fifteen lessons on power, courage, voice, belonging, and freedom. Chapters 1–4, 5–8, and 9–11 including Anita’s diary.

IncludesThree student packets and three separate teacher guides in PDF. Days 1–4 Do Now, Quick Write, and exit tickets. Vocabulary definitions and word origins. Three Day 5 assessments and 19 point RACE rubrics. Novel required separately.

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Grades 6–12 · Three segment bundle

A Long Walk to Water

Chapters 1–6, 7–12, and 13–18 across fifteen lessons on survival, perseverance, leadership, water, and cooperation.

IncludesThree student packets and three teacher guides. Days 1–4 Do Now, Quick Write, and exit tickets. Three Day 5 assessments and 19 point RACE rubrics. PDF. Novel required separately.

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Indigenous Caribbean

K–12 curriculum guide

Four grade band courses covering K–2, 3–5, 6–8, and 9–12.

Included40-page curriculum guide with six-unit course architecture, 30 core sessions per grade band, grade progressions, a five-lesson Haiti island module, standards guidance, a Grades 6–12 exemplar, and a separate teacher guide. This guide is not a complete student workbook for every grade. PDF with separate teacher materials.

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Indigenous Caribbean

Grades 6–12 five-day RST

Before Columbus and Indigenous continuity.

Includedstudent packet with Days 1–4 Do Now, Quick Write, and Exit Responses; vocabulary definitions and word origins; four readings; a geographic reference; 12 multiple-choice questions; a Day 5 RACE response; and a 19-point rubric. Separate seven-page teacher notes and answer key. PDF with separate teacher materials.

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Indigenous Caribbean

Curriculum and Grades 6–12 RST bundle

Both products with all accompanying teacher materials.

IncludedIncludes the K–12 curriculum guide plus the standalone five-day Grades 6–12 RST. PDF versions included. Save $19 compared with purchasing separately. PDF with separate teacher materials.

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Grades 6–12 · Collaborative geography project

Five Themes of Geography Collaborative Project

Five sections each investigate one theme through a town, city, or state chosen by the class. Teams compare evidence and combine their work into one presentation.

Includes One page landscape assignment, section specific inquiry questions, collaborative roles, a five day sequence, individual RACE response, and a 20-point assessment. Print-ready PDF.

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Grades 6–12 · Five-day RST

New Jersey, the Delaware River, and the Fugitive Slave Act of 1850

Map the western New Jersey river boundary, read the 1850 law, and investigate Harriet Tubman’s Cape May work alongside Black networks in Lawnside and Paterson. Students distinguish documented journeys from possible routes.

Includes Five Themes student packet and map, primary and secondary source study, continuous RACE writing lines, 15 question assessment, answer key, rubric, and five days of teacher notes.

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Grades 6–12 Social Studies · Five day RST

Tamanend, Oratam, and the Evidence of Colonial Erasure

Study two Lenape sachems, colonial violence and land loss, historical descriptions of complexion, and competing interpretations of a Manhattan burial ground through careful source analysis.

Includes Student packet with Name, Date, and Class Section fields, four source studies, written Do Nows, Quick Writes, and Exit Tickets on Days 1 through 4, a Day 5 assessment with full width RACE writing space, 19 point rubric, and a separate teacher guide and answer key.

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Grades 6–12

Map Elements and Coordinates

Map features, coordinates, and interpreting local places.

Includes Student packet, teacher guide with answer key, and daily teacher notes.

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Grades 6–12

Global Map Components

Continents, oceans, latitude, longitude, and map tools.

Includes Student packet with four written Do Nows, Quick Writes, and Exit Tickets; a Day 5 assessment and full page RACE response; response sheet, teacher answer key, and daily teacher notes.

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Grades 6–12

Understanding Components of a Global Map

Source based practice with the global grid and geographic reference maps.

Includes Student packet, response sheet, teacher guide with answer key, and daily teacher notes.

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Grades 6–12

East Orange Community Geography

Local landmarks, roads, public places, and community map inquiry.

Includes Student packet, response sheet, teacher guide with answer key, and daily teacher notes.

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Grades 6–12

Geography of Africa

Africa’s location, physical features, climate, resources and trade networks.

Includes Student packet with a separate Do Now and Quick Write on all five days, four readings, vocabulary definitions and selected word origins, full width writing lines, 15 multiple choice questions and a Day 5 RACE response. Five page daily teacher notes, separate answer key and optional response sheet. PDF included.

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Grades 6–12

Beyond 1619

African and Indigenous histories in early Virginia through historical inquiry.

Includes Student packet, response sheet, teacher guide with answer key, and five day teacher notes.

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Grades 6–12

Washitaw Moors Kemet and the Americas

A source analysis task about claims, evidence, and historical interpretation.

Includes Student packet with four written Do Nows, Quick Writes, and Exit Tickets; a Day 5 assessment and full page RACE response; response sheet, teacher answer key, and daily teacher notes.

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Grades 6–12

Malcolm X and Civic Change

Malcolm X’s evolving civic ideas, argument, and community action.

Includes Student packet, teacher guide with answer key, five day lesson plan, and daily teacher notes.

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Grades 6–12 · AP African American Studies · Five day RST

Dr. Yosef ben-Jochannan’s African Origins of the Major Western Religions

Investigate the African settings and influences in histories of Judaism, Christianity, and Islam while testing claims of direct borrowing against dated evidence.

Includes Five original source studies, four written Do Nows, Quick Writes, and Exit Tickets, a Day 5 assessment, full width RACE response lines, and a separate teacher guide with daily teacher notes, answer key, and 19 point rubric.

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Grades 6–12 · AP African American Studies · Five day RST

Dr. Yosef ben-Jochannan’s Black Man of the Nile and His Family

Analyze the book’s argument about the African setting of Nile Valley civilization, Kushite history, historical categories, and claims of intellectual transmission.

Includes Five source readings, daily Do Nows, Quick Writes, and Exit Tickets, a Day 5 assessment and full width RACE writing page, plus a separate teacher guide with daily teacher notes, answer key, and 19 point rubric.

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Grades 6–12 · AP African American Studies

Pan Africanism

Pan African thinkers, organizing, and the meaning of liberation.

Includes Student packet, teacher guide with answer key, and daily teacher notes.

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Grades 6–12 · AP African American Studies

Malcolm X from the NOI to Pan African Thought

Five source based lessons on Malcolm X’s intellectual and political evolution.

Includes Student packet, answer key, and five day teacher notes.

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Grades 6–12 · AP World History Modern

African Liberation and the Meaning of Freedom

Five lessons comparing Lumumba, Nyerere, Biko, Mandela, Amin, and contemporary sovereignty debates involving Ibrahim Traoré.

Includes Student packet with spaced and aligned assessment choices, 15 question assessment, full RACE response pages, teacher guide with answer key, standards alignment, and daily teacher notes.

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Grades 6–12 · AP African American Studies

W. E. B. Du Bois from Harvard to Accra

A five day inquiry into Du Bois’s scholarship, the Niagara Movement, the color line, Pan African organizing, and his final work in Ghana through the Five Themes of Geography.

Includes Four source readings, daily evidence organizers and exit responses, a 15 question assessment with spaced choices, connected RACE writing pages, teacher guide, answer key, 19 point rubric, and daily teacher notes.

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Financial Literacy and Entrepreneurship

Grade 6 Financial Literacy — Young Entrepreneurs Business Development Academy · $39.99 · 20-page PDF · Available through Shop Curriculum & Resources

K–12 Interdisciplinary Curriculum

Ma’at Integrated Knowledge Framework

Integrate ELA, Social Studies, Science and Mathematics with the 54-page framework guide, the 74-page companion manuscript Integrated Interdisciplinary Frameworks Build Scholars, and the 17-page Integrated Knowledge manuscript, Part One. Includes quarterly unit outlines, lesson routines, RACE response tools and teacher planning supports.

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Schoolwide annual framework license $500. District school-count discounts apply. Professional development is quoted separately.

Three PDF publications included in the framework package.

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Poetry Analysis

The Negro Speaks of Rivers

Langston Hughes’s words and meaning through interdisciplinary inquiry. Grades 6–12. Complete poem, fillable student packet, separate teacher guide, 15 questions, and final RACE response.

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Incident by Countee Cullen

Complete poem, fillable student packet, separate teacher guide, interdisciplinary inquiry, 15 questions, and final RACE response. Grades 6–12.

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If We Must Die by Claude McKay

Complete poem, fillable student packet, teacher guide, 1919 context map, interdisciplinary inquiry, 15 questions, and final RACE response.

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November Cotton Flower by Jean Toomer

Complete poem, fillable student PDF, teacher guide, five daily lessons and grade-specific NJSLS and CCLS alignment. Grades 6–12.

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Salutamus by Sterling A. Brown

Complete poem, fillable student PDF, teacher guide, five daily lessons and grade-specific NJSLS and CCLS alignment. Grades 6–12.

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Journey’s End by Zora Neale Hurston

Complete poem, fillable student PDF, teacher guide, five daily lessons and grade-specific NJSLS and CCLS alignment. Grades 6–12.

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Dead Fires by Jessie Redmon Fauset

Complete poem, fillable student PDF, teacher guide, five daily lessons and grade-specific NJSLS and CCLS alignment. Grades 6–12.

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We Wear the Mask by Paul Laurence Dunbar

Complete poem, fillable student PDF, teacher guide, five daily lessons and grade-specific NJSLS and CCLS alignment. Grades 6–12.

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All eight poetry RSTs include grade-specific NJSLS and CCLS alignment.

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Interactive Writing Mind Maps

RACE Writing and the Writing Styles collection are separate products, each $100 per educator or $300 per school annually. Writing Styles includes all five styles. District discounts apply to actual participating school counts.

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