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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.
From Democracy to Dictatorship
Alfred Wolf, a Holocaust survivor from Eberbach, Germany, recalls the changes he noticed in Germany after the election of Adolf Hitler.
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Heil Hitler: Confessions of a Hitler Youth
Alfons Heck recalls how he became a high-ranking member of the Hitler Youth. He talks about the importance of peer pressure and propaganda to Hitler's ability to recruit eight million German children to participate in the "war effort."
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Heschel School Students Interview Holocaust Survivors
8th graders at Abraham Joshua Heschel Day School interview Holocaust survivors.
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We Call Ourselves "Roma"
Scholar Margareta Matache explains significant moments in the history of the Roma people.
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We May Use Words to Break the Prison: Elie Wiesel on Writing Night
Elie Wiesel explains that he wrote his memoir Night out of a duty to bear witness to his experiences in the Holocaust.
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When Does "Us" Turn against "Them”?: Kwame Anthony Appiah
Kwame Anthony Appiah discusses why people categorize the world to make meaning of it.
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Monsters and Men: The Nazis at Nuremberg
Social psychologist James Edward Waller uses the stories of the Nazis at Nuremburg to discuss human capacity for evil.
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Teaching The Children of Willesden Lane: Choices That Make a Difference
Students discuss and reflect on difficult moral choices in history and in their own lives.
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Teaching The Children of Willesden Lane: Exploring Lisa's Music
Teacher Martina Grant leads a discussion about the music in “The Children of Willesden Lane.”
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Teaching The Children of Willesden Lane: Introducing the Universe of Obligation, High School
Teacher Martina Grant leads a discussion on the concept of the universe of obligation.
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Teaching The Children of Willesden Lane: Introducing the Universe of Obligation, Middle School
Teacher Sheila Huntley leads a discussion on the concept of a universe of obligation.
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