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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.
Danseur Métis
La danseuse métisse Jeanette Kotowich de la nation métisse crie lors d'un spectacle du Coastal First Nations Dance Festival au Musée d'anthropologie de Vancouver.
![A woman in a blue dress with a colorful waist-sash is dancing for a group of children.](/sites/default/files/styles/dynamic_stack_296_1x/public/2022-07/MetisDancer_FH24265.jpg?h=33252b2e&itok=ON1y5HiC)
Michelangelo, The Creation of Adam, 1508–1512
Michelangelo’s fresco from the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel, painted c. 1508–1512, is one in a series portraying biblical stories and characters.
![Painting of Adam and God dated circa 1508-1512 by Michelangelo.](/sites/default/files/styles/dynamic_stack_296_1x/public/2022-07/TheCreationofAdam_FH17244.jpg?h=b82ee7a4&itok=d0WMFmyI)
Independent vs. Dependent Learner
This excerpt from Culturally Responsive Teaching and the Brain by Zaretta Hammond outlines four practices-areas of culturally responsive teaching.
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A Jew is Not One Thing
Jewish identity has many facets. This film explores the complexity and contradiction inherent in a diverse community.
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A Letter to Teachers: This is Facing History
Margot Stern Strom, students and educators discuss Facing History’s story and impact.
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Introducing Agency (Adapted Version)
Introduce your students to the concept of agency, and help them learn how to apply the concept in their own lives.
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Acting on Faith: Dietrich Bonhoeffer's Protest Against National Socialism - Victoria Barnett
Dr. Victoria Barnett speaks about Dietrich Bonhoeffer, a German pastor who took a stand against the Nazis.
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What is Normal?
Students read and annotate two excerpts from Jonathan Mooney’s book Normal Sucks: How to Live, Learn, and Thrive Outside the Lines.
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What is Normal? (en español)
Students read and annotate two excerpts from Jonathan Mooney’s book Normal Sucks: How to Live, Learn, and Thrive Outside the Lines. This resource is in Spanish.
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Image and Appearance: Anticipation Guide
Students use this handout to reflect on body image and beauty standards.
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Image and Appearance: Anticipation Guide (en español)
Students use this handout to reflect on body image and beauty standards.
This resource is in Spanish.
![Students works on an in-class assignment.](/sites/default/files/styles/dynamic_stack_296_1x/public/2022-11/Los_Angeles_Classroom_2018_FH287381.jpg?h=56d0ca2e&itok=CYXrcEtT)