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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.
California Grape Workers' Strike Viewing Guide
Students answer the questions in this guide as they watch clips from a PBS documentary about the Delano grape strike.
Farmworkers’ Movement Gallery Walk
Use these images of California farmworkers in the 1960s to facilitate a Big Paper activity.
Race and Racism
Have students annotate and reflect on scholar George Fredrickson's definition of race.
Race and Racism (en español)
Have students annotate and reflect on scholar George Fredrickson's definition of race. This handout is in Spanish.
Exploring Justice Anticipation Guide
Students reflect on the concept of justice by deciding if they agree or disagree with a set of statements.
Challenging Injustice Anticipation Guide
Students reflect on approaches to challenging injustice by deiciding if they agree or disagree with a set of statements.
Defining Confirmation Bias
Reporters and media professionals define the term “confirmation bias,” and discuss its effect on how people approach and evaluate news and other information.
Journal: The Reconstruction Era
This digital journal, available in Google Slides, gives students a place to record their responses to the unit's journal prompts. This resource is also available in Spanish.
Journal: The Reconstruction Era (Spanish)
Esta es una versión en español del diario Google Slides, que les brinda a los estudiantes un espacio para registrar sus respuestas a las ideas de partida del diario de la unidad.
CPS Letter to Parents and Guardians: The Reconstruction Era
Use this letter to inform parents and guardians about what their students will be experiencing in the weeks to come during their study of Reconstruction .
CPS Letter to Parents and Guardians: The Reconstruction Era (Spanish)
Use this letter to inform parents and guardians about what their students will be experiencing in the weeks to come during their study of Reconstruction .