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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.
“Cultural Missionaries”
Consider what German citizens thought of Hitler's plan to colonize Poland through these reflections from a member of the League of German Girls and two German soldiers.
“Cultural Missionaries” (Abridged)
Consider what German citizens thought of Hitler's plan to colonize Poland through these reflections from a member of the League of German Girls and two German soldiers.
Dividing Poland and Its People
Learn how the Nazis imposed their racial hierarchy on the people of Poland during the German occupation.
Europe in Germany’s Grasp
Evaluate the state of World War II in 1941 using maps and historical context.
The Invasion of the Soviet Union
Learn about role the Soviet Union played in the Nazis’ plans for “space and race.”
Isolated and Demonized
Learn about the hundreds of anti-Jewish laws and measures passed in Germany during the first three years of World War II.
The Jewish Councils
Read the minutes of a Jewish Councils meeting held in the Vilna ghetto in 1942 and consider the unthinkable choices faced by its members.
Supporting Student Learning through Journaling
In this classroom video, social studies teacher Jenna Forton uses journaling to open a lesson on the Plessy vs. Ferguson court case.
Using Journals at the Beginning and End of a Lesson
In this classroom video, a high school history teacher uses journals with his students both at the beginning and end of a lesson on Reconstruction.
Voices from the Warsaw Ghetto
Learn about the Oyneg Shabes, a group in the Warsaw ghetto that documented Nazi crimes and the daily lives of the ghetto's residents.
Waging a Racial War
Consider how Nazi Germany's ideas about race determined how they treated soldiers, prisoners, and civilians during World War II.