Resource Library
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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.
Crop It
Help students interpret an image by “framing” smaller portions of the image and analyzing them.
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Political Polarization Activities
This collection of 20-minute activities is designed to help students understand political polarization, reflect on its causes and consequences, and imagine potential solutions.
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Teaching Resources for US Elections
Use these resources on voting, media literacy, polarization, and bias to talk about US elections with your high school and middle school students.
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Think-Pair-Share
Think-Pair-Share activities facilitate thoughtful group discussions by having students first reflect individually and discuss their ideas with a partner.
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Échanges croisés (Réfléchir seul et par groupes de deux)
Animer des discussions de groupe réfléchies en demandant aux élèves de partager d'abord leurs idées par écrit, puis avec un partenaire.
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Two-Column Note-Taking
Use this teaching strategy to help students learn how to take notes by identifying "key ideas" in one column and their "responses" in another column.
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Two-Minute Interview
Students interview classmates to gather evidence and ideas about a topic as they practice being active listeners.
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Word Wall
A word wall supports students’ tracking of new or important vocabulary by displaying these words in a shared space in the classroom.
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Café Conversations
Students practice perspective-taking by representing the point of view of an assigned personality in a small-group discussion.
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