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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.
Rubric for RAFT Assessment
Share this rubric with students so that they are familiar with how their Role, Audient, Format, Topic (RAFT) assessment will be evaluated.
Herta Griffel / German Jewish Children’s Aid Packet
This collection of primary sources tells the story of a Jewish refugee who attempted to flee to the United States and an American rescuer.
Who Is Human?
Consider the conflict in eighteenth-century US and France between the Enlightenment ideal of equality and the existence of deep social inequalities like slavery.
10 Questions Framework: Questions for the Past
Students apply the 10 Questions Framework to 1963 Chicago Public Schools Boycott.
The Impact of the Earthquake in Syria and Turkey
Students read information about the earthquake and descriptions of its impacts on people in Syria and Turkey.
Student Activities: Responding to the Earthquake in Turkey and Syria
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These student-facing slides help students learn about who is impacted by the earthquake and what individuals, organizations, and governments can do to help.
“The Time Has Come” Civil Rights Leaders Chart
Use this chart to help students organize information about the civil rights leaders within the text.
Gallery Walk Images: Farmworkers’ Movement
Use these images of California farmworkers in the 1960s to facilitate a Big Paper activity.
Racial Lynching in the United States
This map uses research from African American sociologist Monroe Nathan Work to pinpoint the location of the 4,000+ racial lynchings that occurred in the United States since 1848.
Racial Lynching in the United States (en español)
This map uses research from African American sociologist Monroe Nathan Work to pinpoint the location of the 4,000+ racial lynchings that occurred in the United States since 1848. This resource is in Spanish.
Segregation and Precipitating Events
This excerpt from an FBI investigation of the murder of Emmett Till describes some of the Southern norms that were created to enforce white supremacy.