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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.
Materials for Teaching Holocaust and Human Behavior
Explore the collection of media referenced in our unit Teaching Holocaust and Human Behavior, available both online and in print.
Holocaust and Human Behavior: A Facing History & Ourselves High School Elective Course
This curriculum is designed for Tennessee and Southeast educators teaching a high school elective course on the history of the Holocaust and the Armenian Genocide.
The Holocaust and Jewish Communities in Wartime North Africa
Explore the impact of the Holocaust and World War II on Jewish communities in North Africa in this 3-lesson mini-unit.
In Pursuit of Democracy and Freedom: A US History Inquiry
This 5–7 day C3-aligned inquiry explores the compelling question, “How can we make real the ideals of democracy and freedom?”
Survivors and Witnesses: Video Testimony
This collection features powerful accounts of the Holocaust, told by survivors, rescuers, and witnesses, selected from USC Shoah Foundation’s Visual History Archive.
Democracy and Freedom: US History Capstone Project
This capstone project invites students to reflect on their own role in a democracy in light of what they’ve learned about freedom and democracy in US history.
The Pursuit of Educational Justice in Boston
This 7–9 day C3-aligned inquiry explores the compelling question, “What can we learn from Boston’s past about what it takes to make progress toward educational justice today?”
10 Questions for the Future: Student Action Project
Students create a plan for enacting change on an issue that they are most passionate about using the 10 Questions Framework.
10 Questions for the Present: Parkland Student Activism
Students identify strategies and tools that Parkland students have used to influence Americans to take action to reduce gun violence.
Getting to Know the 10 Questions
Students begin thinking about civic engagement in terms of their own passions and identities as they are introduced to the 10 Questions Framework.
Voting Rights in the United States
In this mini-lesson, students learn about the history of voting rights in the United States and consider how current voting laws in different states impact voters today.