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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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Understanding Mr Birling
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Use these slides to help students critically assess Priestley’s presentation of Mr Birling.
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Understanding Mrs Birling
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Use these slides to help students consider what factors impacted Mrs Birling’s treatment of Eva Smith and create a universe of obligation for her character.
Understanding Sheila
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Use these slides to help students use the character of Sheila to further their understanding of the interplay between one’s identity and one’s choices, and write an analytical paragraph concerning Priestley's presentation of her character.
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What Lessons Can We Learn?
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Use these slides to help students discuss the essential question in a people's assembly, and consider what lessons we can learn from the play.
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Transcending Single Stories
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Use these slides to help students reflect on how stereotypes and "single stories" influence our identities, how we view others, and the choices we make.
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Understanding Identity
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Use these slides to help students consider the question "Who am I?" and identify social and cultural factors that shape identity.
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Universe of Obligation (UK)
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Use these slides to help students learn a new concept, universe of obligation, and use it to analyse the ways that their society designates who is deserving of respect and protection.
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The Weimar Republic (UK)
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Use these slides to help students reflect on the idea of democracy as they analyse the politics, economics, and culture of Germany during the period of the Weimar Republic.
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When Differences Matter
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Use these slides to help students consider what happens when society privileges one aspect of our identity above others.
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Why Little Things Are Big
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Use these slides to help students reflect on the power of being labelled and use Jesús Colón’s essay to reflect on their own experiences of being misjudged.
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Youth in Nazi Germany (UK)
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Use these slides to help students learn about the experiences of young people in Nazi Germany through a variety of firsthand accounts and identify the range of choices that they faced.
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