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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.
Staging the Compelling Question
Students are introduced to the themes of the compelling question by responding to a quote from James Baldwin that sparks their thinking about the complexities and contradictions within US history.
Supporting Question 1: The Nation’s Founding Ideals
Students explore the supporting question "What does the Declaration of Independence state about the nation’s founding ideals?"
Supporting Question 2: Founding Ideals Versus Realities
Students explore the supporting question "What contradictions existed between the ideals and the reality of the founding of the United States?"
Civic Agency and the Pursuit of Democracy
This elective, designed for New York’s Seal of Civic Readiness, intertwines the history of US Reconstruction, current events, and civic participation.
Visual Essay: Holocaust Memorials and Monuments
Study various memorials and monuments and reflect on the ways in which we choose to remember history.
Acknowledging the Past to Shape the Present
Learn about two initiatives aimed at confronting past violence and reflect on how facing the past can help shape a better future.
Acknowledging the Past to Shape the Present (en español)
Learn about two initiatives aimed at confronting past violence and reflect on how facing the past can help shape a better future. This resource is in Spanish.
Believing in Others
Learn about the challenges and successes one woman encountered in her efforts to make a difference.
Believing in Others (en español)
Learn about the challenges and successes one woman encountered in her efforts to make a difference. This resource is in Spanish.
Breaking Isolation
Learn about C.P. Ellis and Ann Atwater, a white man and a black woman who learned how to work together amid racial tensions in their North Carolina town.
Bullying at School
Learn about some responses to school bullying and reflect on the power students have to make positive changes in their own school communities.