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![A group of high school students sit at desks in conversation.](/sites/default/files/styles/scale_480/public/2023-10/AdobeStock_254378868.jpg?itok=f6YAphey)
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.
Create a Headline
This strategy helps students synthesize and articulate the most important takeaways from a variety of resources containing information about a particular topic or theme.
![Student writes in a classroom](/sites/default/files/styles/dynamic_stack_296_1x/public/2022-06/SanFrancisco_Classroom_2017_FH152732.jpg?h=f2fcf546&itok=vql3K3i_)
Crop It
Help students interpret an image by “framing” smaller portions of the image and analyzing them.
![An illustration with portions framed with post-its.](/sites/default/files/styles/dynamic_stack_296_1x/public/2022-06/Classroom_FH2169442.jpg?h=b87bb3ee&itok=rAz-hP2E)
Exploring Political Diversity in Communities
This 20-minute activity helps students explore the meaning of community and the nature of politically diverse communities.
![students writing with dry erase marker in their classroom](/sites/default/files/styles/dynamic_stack_296_1x/public/2024-08/FHO_SFUSD_051324-94.jpg?h=4362216e&itok=icBW7Foz)
Understanding Political Polarization
This 20-minute activity helps students understand political polarization and its impact.
![students gathering around a table that has headphones, papers, and multi colored stickers on top of it](/sites/default/files/styles/dynamic_stack_296_1x/public/2024-08/20240515FHAO_127.jpg?h=4362216e&itok=WQ4TJlPs)
The Impacts of Political Polarization
This 20-minute activity helps students reflect on where they see polarization, its negative effects, and potential solutions.
![Student wearing a black hoodie writing while sitting at a classroom desk.](/sites/default/files/styles/dynamic_stack_296_1x/public/2024-08/FHO.Bogan_.HS-23.jpg?h=10d202d3&itok=xR0D8n2M)
Young People’s Perspectives on Democracy & Polarization
This 20-minute activity helps students compare the perspectives of young people across the country.
![Four students with laptops sit around a table in conversation.](/sites/default/files/styles/dynamic_stack_296_1x/public/2024-08/FHO_SFUSD_051324-64.jpg?h=4362216e&itok=jxm6F4H6)
Imagining a World Without Extreme Political Polarization
This 20-minute activity engages students in imagining a world without extreme political polarization.
![students sitting at a table talking with headphones on the table](/sites/default/files/styles/dynamic_stack_296_1x/public/2024-08/20240515FHAO_056.jpg?h=4362216e&itok=nC0pMv-X)
Pronouncing Names
Students examine the importance of pronouncing names correctly through this class activity.
![Uniformed students in classroom.](/sites/default/files/styles/dynamic_stack_296_1x/public/2023-07/Classroom_2019_FH2101434.jpg?h=56d0ca2e&itok=9W7VIrQu)
Supporting Question 2: Defining Democracy
Students explore the supporting question, “What can democracy mean in the United States?”
![Definition of Democracy](/sites/default/files/styles/dynamic_stack_296_1x/public/2023-06/iStock-531943280.jpg?h=4362216e&itok=juTZbmTu)
Supporting Question 3: Using Democratic Tools to Pursue Freedom
Students explore the supporting question, “How have people used the tools of democracy to fight for their freedoms in the United States?”
![Supporters of the Grape Boycott demonstrate in Toronto, Ontario, December, 1968. Jessica Govea is in the center, front row (wearing poncho).](/sites/default/files/styles/dynamic_stack_296_1x/public/2023-06/UnitedFarmworkers.jpg?h=deb88887&itok=22kEDdQ_)