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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.
The Danger of a Single Story Viewing/Reading Guide
Help students process Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie’s TED Talk with these prompts.
Why Study History?
Get students' initial opinions about the importance and impact of history with this warm up activity.
Why Study History? (en español)
Get students' initial opinions about the importance and impact of history with this warm up activity. This resource is in Spanish.
"Toolbox for Standing Up against Hate" Project
Share with students these instructions for completing a project that will support them in standing up to hate in their communities.
Graphic Organizer: Assessment Rubric
Assessment Rubric used for the Create Student Projects lesson in the Resistance during the Holocaust: An Exploration of the Jewish Partisans Unit.
Hitler’s Rise to Power: 1933–1934 Viewing Guide
Guide students' comprehension of a short documentary on the Nazis' rise to power.
Hitler’s Rise to Power: 1933–1934 Viewing Guide (en español)
Guide students' comprehension of a short documentary on the Nazis' rise to power. This resource is in Spanish.
Auschwitz
Allow students to reflect on a range of experiences and stories from the Holocaust in a Big Paper silent discussion.
Auschwitz (UK)
Allow students to reflect on a range of experiences and stories from the Holocaust in a Big Paper silent discussion.
Auschwitz
Allow students to reflect on a range of experiences and stories from the Holocaust in a Big Paper silent discussion.
Photo Analysis of Pre-War Jewish Life
Complete a Text-to-Text, Text-to-Self, Text-to-World activity using photographs of Jewish life in Europe before World War II.