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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.
Franz Goldberger/American Friends Service Committee Packet
This collection of primary sources tells the story of a Jewish refugee who attempted to flee to the United States and an American rescuer.
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Flora Hochsinger/Harriet Postman Packet
This collection of primary sources tells the story of a Jewish refugee who attempted to flee to the United States and an American rescuer.
Thomas Doeppner/American Friends Service Committee Packet
This collection of primary sources tells the story of a Jewish refugee who attempted to flee to the United States and an American rescuer.
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Personal Stories Worksheet
Students should complete the questions on this handout as a group as they learn about the story of a Jewish refugee and American rescuer.
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Bridging the Gap Between Sympathy and Action
Students should select a quotation from this handout that resonates with them and discuss with their classmates.
Socratic Seminar Stems
Use the sentence starters in this handout to help students participate in a Socratic Seminar.
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Rubric for RAFT Assessment
Share this rubric with students so that they are familiar with how their Role, Audient, Format, Topic (RAFT) assessment will be evaluated.
Herta Griffel / German Jewish Children’s Aid Packet
This collection of primary sources tells the story of a Jewish refugee who attempted to flee to the United States and an American rescuer.
First Regulation to the Reich Citizenship Law
Use this excerpt from the Nuremberg Laws in a Big Paper activity that will help students understand the role of laws in Nazi Germany.
![In 1933, Jewish businessman Oskar Danker and his girlfriend, a Christian woman, were forced to carry signs discouraging Jewish-German integration. Intimate relationships between “true Germans” and Jews were outlawed by 1935.](/sites/default/files/styles/dynamic_stack_296_1x/public/2022-06/Holocaust_DiscouragingGermanJewishIntegration_FH229441.jpg?h=ad1846e1&itok=dfgQyzmm)
First Regulation to the Reich Citizenship Law (en español)
Use this excerpt from the Nuremberg Laws in a Big Paper activity that will help students understand the role of laws in Nazi Germany. This resource is in Spanish.
![In 1933, Jewish businessman Oskar Danker and his girlfriend, a Christian woman, were forced to carry signs discouraging Jewish-German integration. Intimate relationships between “true Germans” and Jews were outlawed by 1935.](/sites/default/files/styles/dynamic_stack_296_1x/public/2022-06/Holocaust_DiscouragingGermanJewishIntegration_FH229441.jpg?h=ad1846e1&itok=dfgQyzmm)
Law for the Protection of German Blood and Honor, Part 1
Use this excerpt from the Nuremberg Laws in a Big Paper activity that will help students understand the role of laws in Nazi Germany.
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