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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.
Mobile Killing Units
Allow students to reflect on a range of experiences and stories from the Holocaust in a Big Paper silent discussion.
![Photo of Nazi troops invading Prague during Germany's armed forces parade in 1939.](/sites/default/files/styles/dynamic_stack_296_1x/public/2022-09/nazis%20invade%20prague_1.jpeg?h=2e0a6ac9&itok=IRD7d_WH)
The Technology of Mass Murder
Learn about the doctors, engineers, and technicians who helped develop the tools that were instrumental in the mass murder of millions of people during the Holocaust.
![International Military Tribunal Nuremberg Chief American prosecutor Justice Robert Jackson delivers the opening speech of the American prosecution at the International Military Tribunal trial of war criminals at Nuremberg.](/sites/default/files/styles/dynamic_stack_296_1x/public/2022-05/Prosecutor_Robert_Jackson_at_Nuremberg_Trials.jpg?h=3a805815&itok=wNPQgOGk)
The Bear That Wasn't
One day, a bear awakens to find himself in the midst of civilization. Interpretations abound in this excellent catalyst for discussion of the individual in society.
![Book cover of The Bear That Wasn't](/sites/default/files/styles/dynamic_stack_296_1x/public/2022-08/the_bear_that_wasnt_cover.jpg?h=2888c176&itok=p5jJCR-3)
The Giver
Twelve-year-old Jonas lives in a futuristic, seemingly ideal society. However, he discovers this world is far from perfect after being given his lifetime assignment as the Receiver of Memory.
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Outcasts United
Outcasts United is the story of a refugee soccer team, a remarkable woman coach, and a small southern town turned upside down by the process of refugee resettlement.
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Warriors Don't Cry
Melba Pattillo’s autobiographical account of the integration of Central High School in Little Rock, Arkansas, explores not only the power of racism, but also ideas of justice, identity, and choice.
![Book cover of Warriors Don't Cry.](/sites/default/files/styles/dynamic_stack_296_1x/public/2022-08/warriors_dont_cry_cover.jpeg?h=46cf9313&itok=inMzZU3Q)
Does the Universal Declaration of Human Rights Matter?
Consider the reverberations that the Universal Declaration of Human Rights has made in the years since it was adopted.
![Sixty pairs of shoes mark the site in Budapest, Hungary, where fascist Arrow Cross militiamen shot Jews and threw their bodies into the river in 1944 and 1945. The memorial opened in 2005.](/sites/default/files/styles/dynamic_stack_296_1x/public/2023-04/Shoes_On_The_Danube_Bank_Memorial_FH229489.jpg?h=8ed7bdd6&itok=hik9xZai)
The Life of Oskar Schindler
Provide students with a biographical sketch that helps them understand Schindler’s evolution from a Nazi war profiteer to a rescuer.
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Wonder
August was born with a facial deformity and has been homeschooled―until now. Entering fifth grade, he must navigate being the “new kid” in a mainstream school.
![Book cover for Wonder.](/sites/default/files/styles/dynamic_stack_296_1x/public/2022-08/wonder_cover.jpeg?h=c38eadaf&itok=2ouB1w3Z)
I Saw a Genocide in Slow Motion
Nicholas Kristof provides insight into the lives of Rohingya men, women, and children who have remained in Myanmar since the outbreak of violence in August 2017.
![A woman and a baby are helped off a boat.](/sites/default/files/styles/dynamic_stack_296_1x/public/2022-07/2017_RohingyaRefugeesArrivingbyBoat_FH261964.jpg?h=eb24755d&itok=pei1Gszb)
Year After White Nationalist Rally, Charlottesville Is in Tug of War Over Its Soul
This New York Times article examines whether the rally in Charlottesville reveals something deeper about the character of the Charlottesville community itself.
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