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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.
Bearing Witness to Eva Smith
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Use these slides to help students assess Priestley’s portrayal of Eva Smith, and consider the symbolism of Priestley’s decision to create a character who only appears in the narrative second-hand.
The Cost of Labour
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Use these slides to help students explore the moral codes and values of the world which the characters inhabit, and participate in a debate on workers' rights.
Developing Character Inferences
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Use these slides to help students draw inferences from the opening scene of the play, and consider what messages Priestley sends through language, character and setting.
Differing Perspectives and Conflict
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Use these slides to help students reflect on the differences in perception emerging between the characters and consider how conflict can arise from such differences.
Entering the World of the Play
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Use these slides to help students make predictions about the play before they begin reading, and then annotate the opening stage directions.
Dismantling Democracy (UK)
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Use these slides to help students examine the steps the Nazis took to replace democracy with dictatorship and draw conclusions about the values and institutions that make democracy possible.
Identity Charts
In this classroom video, students create identity charts about themselves as they prepare to write narrative essays.
Introducing Universe of Obligation in an English Language Arts Classroom
In this classroom video, an English language arts teacher introduces the idea of a “universe of obligation."
Journaling in a Reflective Classroom
In this classroom video, middle school students acclimate to using journals during the first week of school.
"Home" by Warsan Shire
British-Somali poet Warsan Shire gives voice to the experiences of refugees in this poem about "home."
The Holocaust - Bearing Witness
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Use these slides to introduce students to the enormity of the crimes committed during the Holocaust and look closely at stories of a few individuals who were targeted by Nazi brutality.