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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.
The Rise of the Nazi Party
Students examine how choices made by individuals and groups contributed to the rise of the Nazi Party in the 1920s and 1930s.
![The Parade of the Political Administrators in Nuremberg, Germany.](/sites/default/files/styles/dynamic_stack_296_1x/public/2022-06/Holocaust_1933_GermanPartyDay_%20FH229691.jpg?h=193b5c49&itok=QZdPclXH)
Survivor Testimony and the Legacy of Memory
Students deepen their thinking about memory and identity by reflecting on the stories of Holocaust and Armenian Genocide survivors and their descendants.
![portrait of Holocaust survivor Sonia Weitz](/sites/default/files/styles/dynamic_stack_296_1x/public/2022-06/Box4_071.jpg?h=7c23ac5b&itok=b--n8_01)
Rural, Urban, Suburban: Stories of Place
Students examine the relationship between regional identity and home through photo analysis, journaling, and a 2018 study from the Pew Research Center.
![a road divides a community of homes and a grass field](/sites/default/files/styles/dynamic_stack_296_1x/public/2024-08/iStock-1473785514.jpg?h=57e2e7f9&itok=WCv9gidu)
The Poetry of Home
Students react to and analyze poems that illustrate experiences from particular geographic locations.
![educator speaking while three students sit and listen](/sites/default/files/styles/dynamic_stack_296_1x/public/2024-08/_DSF7315-35.jpg?h=4362216e&itok=-deTM2ab)
Finding Belonging in Our Passions and Interests
Students read and analyze nonfiction narratives that explore how interests and passions create a sense of home.
![Street signs with the sunset behind it](/sites/default/files/styles/dynamic_stack_296_1x/public/2024-08/javier-allegue-barros-C7B-ExXpOIE-unsplash.jpg?h=4362216e&itok=Q4bIae0Z)
The Meaning of Home
In this lesson, students reflect on notable quotes about home and watch Pico Iyer’s TED Talk to examine and build on their understanding of home.
![person sitting in a park looking at the city skyline wearing pink shorts and a yellow shirt and their hair is in a pony tail](/sites/default/files/styles/dynamic_stack_296_1x/public/2024-08/iStock-544460622.jpg?h=df1f1a57&itok=0XmPbDcz)
Love and Acceptance as Belonging
In this lesson, students define and explore the concepts of love and acceptance and their effect on belonging through personal reflection and discussion of a short story.
![Group Of High School Students working together while learning](/sites/default/files/styles/dynamic_stack_296_1x/public/2024-08/Group%20of%20high%20school%20students%20cooperate%20while%20learning%20together%20at%20school..jpg?h=4362216e&itok=oJwQtJKm)
Redefining Home
This culminating lesson invites students to analyze two new poems and revisit their thinking across the unit to explore how they are redefining “home.”
![a person standing on a mountain with the sun setting against the blue night sky](/sites/default/files/styles/dynamic_stack_296_1x/public/2024-08/iStock-1484278497.jpg?h=140710cd&itok=KLpOfOSI)