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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.
Map the Internal World of a Writer
Students practice using evidence from the text and their own understanding to analyze a writer’s thoughts, feelings, motivations, and sense of belonging.
“A Jewish Adolescent Ponders her Identity (1939)” by Marie Abravanel
A teenage girl in Libya named Marie Abravanel reflects on her Jewish identity.
Jewish Resistance in Algeria
This reading provides historical context about the Jews in Algeria and their resistance to antisemitic attacks.
Weimar Republic Images (Holocaust and Human Behavior Elective)
Use these photos and fine art from the Weimar Era to have students complete an image-analysis activity.
Creating "We and They": Kwame Anthony Appiah
Kwame Anthony Appiah discusses how and why humans create a “we and they” distinction.
Positive-Negative Line Graph
Students practice character analysis by charting important events in the life of a character.
Day of Learning 2013 - Binna Kandola: Diffusing Bias
Binna Kandola delivers a talk as part of the Day of Learning “Reimagining Self and Other.”
Bullying and Cyberbullying Anticipation Guide
Student reflect on bullying by deciding if they agree or disagree with a set of statements.
Social Identity Map
Students create an identity map that looks at the the relationship between identity, sense of belonging, and place.
Beyond Classification
Explore three first person perspectives on stereotyping to understand how these prejudices can divide a society.
“Payos for Cornrows” by Aaron Samuels
In this spoken-word poem, Aaron Samuels reflects on his experience with the identities of Black and Jewish.