Download the Complete Curriculum Guide
Grades 8–12
The curriculum guide is divided into three modular units designed for students in grades 8–12. The guide begins with key information for educators, historical context essays, and a warm-up activity to get students thinking about the central themes of the curriculum, followed by three units containing primary sources and model activities for guided discovery and discussion.
“All committees reported that masses of tenants declared their readiness to join the effort and enthusiastically promised to participate in the movement and stand in solidarity with others.”
— “The Great Army of Rent Strikers Grows by the Hour,” Jewish Daily Forward, December 27, 1907
Explore Multilingual Resources for the Curriculum
Access the translated primary source documents featured in this guide—available in Spanish, Simplified Chinese, and Arabic—to support and share with multilingual learners in your classroom.
Use the Library's Resources in Your Lessons
This curriculum guide draws from materials in our research collections, including primary source documents accessible on our online databases and within the NYPL Digital Collections. Please note: some of the resources below are only accessible with a New York Public Library card.
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NYPL Digital Collections
SearchSearch the accompanying Image ID on the primary sources presented in this guide to access them online.
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ProQuest Historical Newspapers
Learn MoreExplore searchable full-text and page images of newspapers from across the country from the late 18th century through the late 20th century.
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Tenement House Department Photograph Collection
Learn MoreView a collection of photographs taken by inspectors of the New York City Tenement House Department in NYPL’s Digital Collections.
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Historical Jewish Press
ExploreAccess this online database for keyword searchable newspaper articles and published text, plus sections organized by language and locality.
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Scholastic Teachables
ExploreAccess a broad range of resources for every subject, including lesson plans, mini-books, and activity sheets.
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Teach with NYPL's Primary Sources: All Curriculum Guides
Learn MoreDiscover curricular materials inspired by our archival collections that you can easily integrate into your teaching. Stay tuned for more curriculum guides that highlight the Library’s collections and their connections to the classroom.
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Dorot Jewish Division
Learn MoreThe New York Public Library’s Dorot Jewish Division is the oldest public collection of Jewish research materials in the United States. The collection contains a chronicle of the religious and secular history of the Jewish people in over 250,000 books, microforms, manuscripts, newspapers, periodicals, and ephemera from all over the world.
Explore the Center for Educators & Schools
The New York Public Library’s Center for Educators and Schools is devoted to making all of the Library’s resources accessible and useful for educators. You’ll find programs and services tailored for the educator community, such as book lists, credit-bearing workshops, special access to exhibitions, tips on teaching with primary source materials from our vast research collections, and much more.
