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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.
Justice after the Holocaust Anticipation Guide
Use this handout to help students analyze the main issues that the Allies faced as they tried to figure out how to achieve justice after World War II and the Holocaust.
Justice after the Holocaust Anticipation Guide (en español)
Use this handout to help students analyze the main issues that the Allies faced as they tried to figure out how to achieve justice after World War II and the Holocaust. This resource is in Spanish.
Creating a Found Poem
Creating a “found poem” from a Holocaust survivor’s testimony can be a way to pay respectful attention to and honor his or her experiences.
Choices that Define Us
Explore three stories of choices people made during World War II and consider their complexities, their impact, and what they can teach about human behavior.
Establishing the Nuremberg Tribunal
Learn about how the Allies established the international tribunal that was responsible for conducting the trials of Germany’s leaders after World War II.
The First Trial at Nuremberg
Learn about the international tribunal that tried and sentenced German leaders at the end of World War II.
Analyzing Levers of Power
Help students use the “levers of power” framework to identify how individuals make political and social change.
Analyzing Levers of Power (en español)
Help students use the “levers of power” framework to identify how individuals make political and social change. This resource is in Spanish.
Image Analysis Procedure
Use this handout to help students analyze images to further understand their readings.
How to Bring Nazi Leaders to Justice?
Learn about how the Allies sought to bring German leaders to justice after World War II and the Holocaust.
A Letter to Teachers: This is Facing History
Margot Stern Strom, students and educators discuss Facing History’s story and impact.