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Rigorous Curriculum Design by Larry Ainsworth, with Kyra Donovan in the second edition, is a professional education book focused on curriculum planning in standards based systems. Its purpose is practical rather than theoretical alone. The book presents a structured model for building curricular units that align academic standards, instruction, assessment, and pacing in a coherent way. Written for educators from prekindergarten through grade 12, it addresses the everyday challenge of turning broad standards into teachable units that are rigorous, manageable, and measurable. Ainsworth is well known for related work on prioritizing and unwrapping standards, and this book brings those ideas into a larger design sequence. Across its chapters, the emphasis stays on seeing the full instructional picture first, then moving through a clear process for selecting priority standards, organizing units of study, creating assessments, planning learning experiences, and using formative evidence to guide teaching. The result is a handbook for schools and districts seeking stronger curriculum coherence and better instructional alignment.