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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.
Mobile Killing Units
Allow students to reflect on a range of experiences and stories from the Holocaust in a Big Paper silent discussion.
Analyzing Schindler's List
Use this handout to have students complete a Stations activity where they will discuss different aspects of Steven Spielberg’s artistic choices.
The Ideals of the Declaration Graphic Organizer
Students use this handout to complete a Sketch to Stretch activity using quotes from the Declaration of Independence.
The Ideals of the Declaration Graphic Organizer (en español)
Students use this handout to complete a Sketch to Stretch activity using quotes from the Declaration of Independence. This resource is in Spanish.
GLSEN LGBTQ History Timeline
Use this handout with your students to view a timeline of key events in LGBTQ+ history.
Hitler’s Rise to Power, 1918-1933 Viewing Guide
Give students these prompts as they watch a short documentary on the Nazis' rise to power.
Hitler’s Rise to Power, 1918-1933 Viewing Guide (en español)
In Spanish, give students these prompts as they watch a short documentary on the Nazis' rise to power.
Know-Heard-Learned Chart
The Know-Heard-Learned Chart will ground students in the basic timeline of events in Ferguson and provide a place to take notes as they gain more information throughout the unit.
F.O.G. Analysis
Use this handout to help students identify and record the Facts, Opinions, and Generalizations in their news reports.
Verification Evaluation
Use this handout to explore the challenges of news and information verification with your students.
Gallery Walk Images: Angel Island Immigration Station
Students use these images to explore the concept of borders as social, economic, and political boundaries, as well as geographic ones.