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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.
Essay Structure and Sentence Starters
Give students this planning sheet to help them structure and write effective essays.
Defying the Nazis: The Sharps' War Interviews-Catherine Chvany
Catherine Chvany, rescued from France, reflects on the Sharps’ decision to rescue Jews.
The Beginning of the Nazi Party
Consider why the Nazi Party platform and Adolf Hitler attracted followers in the wake of Germany’s defeat in World War I.
Creating a Constitutional Government
Examine the rights, protections, and democratic aspirations in the constitution of Germany’s newly formed democracy, the Weimar Republic.
Transformation Thematic Essay Paragraph Sort
Give students this dissected essay and ask them to rearrange it into the correct order to help them think about how to effectively structure an essay.
Designing Destruction: The Holocaust in the German-Occupied Former Soviet Territory
Joshua Rubenstein, associate at Harvard's Davis Center for Russian and Eurasian studies, describes the gradual evolution of Hitler's master plan for the "Jews of Europe" and how this unfolded within German-occupied Soviet territory.