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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.
Responses to Migrants in Chiapas and Veracruz
Students analyze the actions of a character in the memoir Enrique's Journey.
Challenging the Single Story of Migrants
Students use the ideas in Chimamanda Adichie’s TED Talk to reflect on the stories told about migrants.
60 Minutes: The Murder of Emmett Till
In 2004, 60 Minutes correspondent Ed Bradley reported on the 1955 murder of 14-year-old Emmett Till.
The Murder of Emmett Till
This PBS documentary details how the murder and the trial of Emmett Till helped mobilize the civil rights movement.
Mamie Till-Mobley Chooses to Hold an Open-Casket Funeral
Mamie Till-Mobley describes why she insisted on an open-casket funeral. She told the funeral director, “Let the world see what I’ve seen”.
Developing Analysis Grid
This developing analysis grid helps students by breaking down the stages of effective analysis to help them analyse evidence indepth.
Positive-Negative Line Graph
Students practice character analysis by charting important events in the life of a character.
Sheila Analytical Exit Card
Give students this exit card to help them write an analytical paragraph concerning Priestley's presentation of Sheila.
Character Map
This graphic organizer will help students create annotated illustrations of a fictional or historical character.
Character Perspective Task Sheet
This task sheet allows students to write from the perspective of a character of their choice, and helps them practice writing creatively to set topics, formats, and audiences.
Act Two Tea Party Quotations
Use these quotation strips in a tea party activity and allow students make predictions about what is going to happen in Act Two based on their content.