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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.
Peaceful Protest in Ferguson
Peaceful demonstrators gather in Ferguson, Missouri, in the aftermath of Michael Brown’s death.
Three Images of Michael Brown
Use the Analyzing Visual Images teaching strategy to look at three images of Michael Brown.
Combating Confirmation Bias
Reporters and media professionals give suggestions for how to avoid our own biases when we consume news.
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.
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 HHB Letter to Parents and Guardians
Use this letter to inform parents and guardians about what their students will be experiencing in the weeks to come during their study of Holocaust and Human Behavior.
Letter to Parents | CPS Choices in Little Rock
Use this letter to inform parents and guardians about what their students will be experiencing in the weeks to come during their study of Choices in Little Rock.
10 Questions Framework: Parkland Viewing Guide
Students apply the 10 Questions Framework to a video about the Parkland student movement.
Quotations for Changemakers
Students reflect on quotes from activists about what it means to enact change.
10 Questions Framework: Questions for Me
Use this handout to help students understand how they can apply the 10 Questions Framework to their own life.
The Impact of the Earthquake in Syria and Turkey
Students read information about the earthquake and descriptions of its impacts on people in Syria and Turkey.