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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.
Race: The Power of an Illusion Viewing Guide (en español)
This handout provides questions that guide students' viewing and discussion of the film, "Race: The Power of an Illusion." This handout is in Spanish.
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Letter to Students (Holocaust and Human Behavior Elective) (en español)
Share this letter with students as a way to introduce them to the Facing History & Ourselves: Holocaust and Human Behavior Elective course. This resource is in Spanish.
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Letter to Parents and Guardians (Holocaust and Human Behavior Elective) (en español)
Share this letter with parents and guardians as a way to inform them about the Facing History & Ourselves: Holocaust and Human Behavior Elective course. This resource is in Spanish.
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Names and Freedom (en español)
In Spanish, historians Douglas Egerton and Leon Litwack explain the process of freedpeople adopting new surnames.
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Still Me Inside
In Spanish, a teenager describes how changing her appearance affected the way that others perceived her identity and how she thought about herself.
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Two Names, Two Worlds (en español)
In Spanish, Jonathan Rodríguez reflects on his name through poetry. How does his name “place him in the world”?