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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.
International Law in the Age of Genocide
While Lemkin was able to convince diplomats at the United Nations to pass the Genocide Convention, his work was not complete upon his death. The job of lobbying governments across the world to ratify the convention was left to ordinary people.
Rohingya Refugees Arriving by Boat, 2017
Refugees arrive on the Bangladesh side of the Naf River on October 1, 2017, after fleeing their village in Myanmar.
Reporter: Psychic Numbing
Nicholas Kristof describes psychic numbing: caring less as a number of victims increases.
Justice after the Nanjing Atrocities Anticipation Guide
Students decide whether they agree or disagree with a set of statements about achieving justice after the Nanjing atrocities.
Letter to California Students
Share this letter with students as a way to introduce them to the Teaching the Holocaust and the Armenian Genocide unit.
Letter to California Parents and Guardians
Share this letter with parents and guardians to provide them with an overview of the Teaching the Holocaust and the Armenian Genocide unit.
Why Study History?
Get students' initial opinions about the importance and impact of history with this warm up activity.
Mobile Killing Units
Dr. Kutorgene write about what had happened in Kovno as the Nazis prepared to murder the Jews in the ghetto there.
We May Not Have Another Chance
This handout can be used to distribute a reading from the perspective of Holocaust survivor Sonia Weitz to your students.
Diary from the Łódź Ghetto
Allow students to reflect on a range of experiences and stories from the Holocaust in a Big Paper silent discussion.