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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.
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Social Studies
The Bubbling Cauldron (UK)
This graphic organiser asks students to demonstrate their understanding of the conflicts and tensions in the Weimar Republic.
The Bubbling Cauldron (en español)
Have students demonstrate their understanding of the conflicts and tensions in the Weimar Republic by completing this graphic organizer. This resource is in Spanish.
Classroom Experience Checklist
Ask students to reflect on their experiences as students in a classroom community as preparation for creating a classroom contract.
Classroom Experience Checklist (en español)
Ask students to reflect on their experiences as students in a classroom community as preparation for creating a classroom contract. This resource is in Spanish.
Sample Facing History Classroom Expectations
Help students get started creating their own classroom contract by responding to these sample expectations.
Sample Facing History Classroom Expectations (en español)
Help students get started creating their own classroom contract by responding to these sample expectations. This resource is in Spanish.
China and Japan: Neighbors, Friends, Enemies
Scholar Joshua A. Fogel discusses the history of interactions between Japan and China.
Hands Up, Don’t Shoot?
This handout includes what the DOJ concluded about the veracity of the “Hands up, don’t shoot!” claim, along with Attorney General Eric Holder’s comment about the larger context for the movement.
Choosing Cruelty: The Psychology of Perpetrators
Social psychologist James Edward Waller describes the importance of studying perpetrator behavior.
Citizen Watchdogs and the Future of News
Reporters, media professionals, and a graduate student explore the power of social media for sharing news and information, catalyzing social activism, and allowing citizens to play a watchdog role.
Race and Racism
While we know that "race" is a social construct and not a biological fact, "racism" still exists. In this audio reading Lisa Delpit - scholar, author, writer and mother-writes to her daughter about her own experiences with racism growing up in the United States.