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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.
Custom and Conscience: Margot Stern Strom reflects on growing up in Memphis, TN in the 1950s
Margot Stern Strom, the founder and President Emerita of Facing History & Ourselves, describes growing up in Jim Crow-era Memphis.
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Weimar Republic Images (Holocaust and Human Behavior Elective)
Use these photos and fine art from the Weimar Era to have students complete an image-analysis activity.
![Blue Angel, directed by Josef von Sternberg, was Germany’s first full-length talkie, a motion picture with sound as opposed to a silent film. The film follows the story of college professor who is undone by his attraction to Lola-Lola, a cabaret dancer played by German-American Marlene Dietrich. The film made Dietrich an international film star, and she continued her acting career in the United States.](/sites/default/files/styles/dynamic_stack_296_1x/public/2022-05/Ch04_Image09_Medium_res.jpg?h=ac1fc4d9&itok=W2CNh6u-)
They Called Us Enemy All-Community Read Guide
This guide will support your school community as you read the graphic memoir of actor and activist George Takei.
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Why I Love a Country That Once Betrayed Me
In his TED talk, actor and activist George Takei looks back at how his life in a Japanese incarceration camp shaped his surprising, personal definition of patriotism and democracy.
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Where Do You Start with Text Selection?
Dr. Kimberly Parker shares steps educators can take to ensure that their curriculum choices make room for student voice and reflect a broad range of stories and experiences.
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Humanizing Text Selection
Dr. Kimberly Parker discusses the importance of teachers making intentional choices about text selection that support students’ intellectual and social-emotional development.
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This video tells about the men who started the lunch counter sit-ins in Greensboro, NC.
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Historical Context and Excerpts from the Purim Story
Students use this handout to complete a Purim text study.
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Analyzing Eriko’s Sense of Belonging
Students use this handout to analyze the short story “Where I’m From” by Misa Sugiura.
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