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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.
Monuments to Japanese American Incarceration
Students analyze monuments to Japanese American incarceration and consider the purpose and emotional impact of these monuments.
![Japanese Incarceration Monument](/sites/default/files/styles/dynamic_stack_296_1x/public/2023-11/JapaneseIncarcerationMonument1.jpg?h=91ceaae5&itok=xzAXeBLF)
Words Matter: Listening to Survivors about Language for Describing Japanese American Incarceration
Students contrast the language that the US government used to describe Japanese incarceration in the 1940s with the language recommended by contemporary survivors’ groups.
![Members Of The Mochida Family Awaiting Evacuation](/sites/default/files/styles/dynamic_stack_296_1x/public/2023-11/Photograph_of_Members_of_the_Mochida_Family_Awaiting_Evacuation_NARA_537505_Restoration.jpg?h=8bdc8e92&itok=wap_KUmV)
What Makes Hate Crimes Different from Other Crimes?
Students learn what hate crimes are and how they can take care of themselves and others while learning about hate crimes.
!["Hate crime" words on a dark surface](/sites/default/files/styles/dynamic_stack_296_1x/public/2023-11/GettyImages-1323667040.jpg?h=4362216e&itok=K077G_59)
Staging the Compelling Question
Students are introduced to the compelling question by annotating the question and completing an anticipation guide about educational justice.
![Kristina Vancil speaking to students in a Chicago classroom](/sites/default/files/styles/dynamic_stack_296_1x/public/2024-02/SL_190523_0534.jpg?h=a49d782d&itok=KUtAJGSJ)
Eric's Decisions and Consent
Students consider the role power plays in the interactions between characters, focusing on the relationship between Eric and Eva, before discussing consent.
![Outward-facing palm.](/sites/default/files/styles/dynamic_stack_296_1x/public/2022-09/outward_facing_palm_FH2182332.jpg?h=d73728dc&itok=3dLlqKee)
Exploring Social Inequality
Students explore social inequality in the UK, discussing how an individual’s background can impact their opportunities before examining graphs that display social inequality and employment trends.
![Heads of shoppers and commuters in a busy urban street scene.](/sites/default/files/styles/dynamic_stack_296_1x/public/2022-07/iStock-488571074_Medium_res.jpg?h=e91a75a9&itok=U9Sp3pT2)
Inspecting Inspector Goole
Students create an identity chart for Inspector Goole, analyse his parting words, and look for clues to uncover who or what Inspector Goole is.
![A black-framed magnifying glass](/sites/default/files/styles/dynamic_stack_296_1x/public/2022-09/black_framed_magnifying_glass_FH2182331.png?h=03c239ed&itok=v4e-JC-w)
Putting the Characters on Trial
Students finish reading the play and participate in a court trial to decide which character is the most responsible for the death of Eva Smith.
![Sketch of Main Court Room Guildhall, Kingston.](/sites/default/files/styles/dynamic_stack_296_1x/public/2022-09/Sketch_of_Main_Court_Room_Guildhall_Kingston_%20FH2182329.jpeg?h=36d6ba9e&itok=zHl0ebPh)
Social Systems and Individual Agency
Students identify the parts, people, and interactions of various social systems, thinking about what bearing they have on character choices and behaviour, before considering responses to injustice.
![Sketch of men and women in bicycle attire in 1894.](/sites/default/files/styles/dynamic_stack_296_1x/public/2022-09/Bicycle_Outfits_1894_FH2182330.jpeg?h=0e20087c&itok=fsP5NMGM)
Theatre as a Call to Action
Students consider theatre as a call to action, discussing its power and limitations to spark real social change, before plotting their own play inspired by An Inspector Calls.
![Group photo of An Inspector Calls cast members.](/sites/default/files/styles/dynamic_stack_296_1x/public/2022-09/Cast_An_Inspector_Calls_%20FH2182328.jpg?h=ddb1ad0c&itok=ZYqHzehl)
The Treatment of Edwardian Women
Students examine various resources, including excerpts from Emmeline Pankhurt’s ‘Freedom or Death’ speech, to gain an understanding of how women were treated and expected to behave in Edwardian society.
![The leader of the Women's Suffragette movement, Mrs Emmeline Pankhurst is arrested by Superintendent Rolfe outside Buckingham Palace, London while trying to present a petition to HM King George V in May 1914.](/sites/default/files/styles/dynamic_stack_296_1x/public/2022-09/Emmeline_Pankhurst_Suffragette_arrested_outside_Buckingham_Palace_1914_FH2182321.jpg?h=161cb7ef&itok=KpEKtdUI)