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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.
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Teaching the Nanjing Atrocities
Lead students through a study of the Nanjing atrocities, beginning with an examination of imperialism in East Asia and ending with reflection on justice in the aftermath of mass violence.
![A flower is left on a wall engraved with victims names at the Memorial Hall of the Victims in the Nanjing Massacre.](/sites/default/files/styles/dynamic_stack_296_1x/public/2022-06/2010_MemorialtoVictimsoftheNanjingAtrocities_FH291611.jpg?h=603532df&itok=eztUbvmp)
Teaching the Holocaust and Armenian Genocide: For California Educators
Designed for California 10th grade world history courses, this unit guides students through a study of the Holocaust and the Armenian Genocide that focuses on choices and human behavior.
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Teaching Who Will Write Our History
Invite students to reflect on why it matters who tells our stories as they view a documentary film about the profound courage and resistance of the Oyneg Shabes in the Warsaw ghetto.
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For Educators in Jewish Settings: Teaching Holocaust and Human Behavior
Developed specifically for educators in Jewish settings, these lessons lead middle and high school students through an examination of the Holocaust from a historical perspective and consider what this particular history has to do with what it means to be Jewish.
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Creating Healthy News Habits
Help students develop healthy habits for protecting their mental health while staying informed and taking action.
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Pronouncing Names
Students examine the importance of pronouncing names correctly through this class activity.
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Supporting Question 2: Defining Democracy
Students explore the supporting question, “What can democracy mean in the United States?”
![Definition of Democracy](/sites/default/files/styles/dynamic_stack_296_1x/public/2023-06/iStock-531943280.jpg?h=4362216e&itok=juTZbmTu)
Supporting Question 3: Using Democratic Tools to Pursue Freedom
Students explore the supporting question, “How have people used the tools of democracy to fight for their freedoms in the United States?”
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Summative Assessment & Taking Informed Action
Students culminate their arc of inquiry into the meaning of democracy and freedom by completing a C3-aligned Summative Performance Task and Taking Informed Action activities.
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Deconstructing Antisemitic Memes: Helping Students Critically View Online Hate
Students consider the intentions, dangers, and impacts of online hate by engaging in a step-by-step close analysis and deconstruction of antisemitic memes.
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Contracting for Back to School
Develop a classroom contract to create a brave and reflective community of mutual respect and inclusion.
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