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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.
Classroom Experience Checklist
Ask students to reflect on their experiences as students in a classroom community as preparation for creating a classroom contract.
Sample Facing History Classroom Expectations
Help students get started creating their own classroom contract by responding to these sample expectations.
Japanese Woodblock Print, 1861
This Japanese print is titled “Foreigner and Wrestler at Yokohama." It depicts a sumo wrestler, representing Japan, confronting "foreign" opponents.
Timeline of Major Events in Japan, 1853–1919
Introduce students to nineteenth-century Japanese history and the country's response to Western imperialism.
Benjamin Ferencz: Watcher of the Sky
This film focuses on Benjamin Ferencz, a former prosecutor of the Nuremberg trials who is dedicated to preventing mass atrocities.
Bully Zones
Students at a high school in Ohio raise awareness about bullying by mapping the spaces in their school where bullying takes place.
Democracy to Dictatorship Reading Analysis
Use this handout in a Stations activity that asks students to explore several aspects of life in the Weimar Republic.
First Regulation to the Reich Citizenship Law
Use this excerpt from the Nuremberg Laws in a Big Paper activity that will help students understand the role of laws in Nazi Germany.
Law for the Protection of German Blood and Honor, Part 1
Use this excerpt from the Nuremberg Laws in a Big Paper activity that will help students understand the role of laws in Nazi Germany.
Law for the Protection of German Blood and Honor, Part 2
Use this excerpt from the Nuremberg Laws in a Big Paper activity that will help students understand the role of laws in Nazi Germany.
Youth in Society Anticipation Guide
Use these statements about the role of youth in society to complete a Four Corners activity.