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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.
What Can Freedom Mean? (en español)
This handout prompts students to think about how different people in their lives may experience freedom.
Four Freedoms by Norman Rockwell (1945) (en español)
This series of paintings by Norman Rockwell was inspired by President FDR's 1941 speech outlining four basic human freedoms for a post-war world.
For Freedoms: Four Freedoms by Hank Willis Thomas and Emily Shur (en español)
This series of photographs are modern update to Norman Rockwell’s Four Freedoms created by the artists Hank Willis Thomas and Emily Shur.
Freedom from… (en español)
This handout asks students to create a visual reprsentation of their definition of a "freedom from..."
Freedom Of… (en español)
This handout asks students to create a visual reprsentation of their definition of a "freedom of..."
Definition of "Democracy" from Merriam-Webster's Dictionary (en español)
This handout contains the defintion of democracy according to Merriam-Webster's dictionary.
Journal: The Reconstruction Era (Spanish)
Esta es una versión en español del diario Google Slides, que les brinda a los estudiantes un espacio para registrar sus respuestas a las ideas de partida del diario de la unidad.
CPS Letter to Parents and Guardians: The Reconstruction Era (Spanish)
Use this letter to inform parents and guardians about what their students will be experiencing in the weeks to come during their study of Reconstruction .
CPS HHB Letter to Parents and Guardians (Spanish)
Use this letter to inform parents and guardians about what their students will be experiencing in the weeks to come during their study of Holocaust and Human Behavior.
What Is Democracy? (en español)
Use this selection of quotes about democracy to prompt reflection on democracy's complex definition.
Reconstructing Mississippi (en español)
In Spanish, learn about the accomplishments of the first interracial legislature in Mississippi from the account of John Roy Lynch, a freedman who served in the state’s House of Representatives.