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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.
Sample Facing History Classroom Expectations
Help students get started creating their own classroom contract by responding to these sample expectations.
![Sample Classroom Expectations Document Preview](/sites/default/files/styles/dynamic_stack_296_1x/public/2023-12/SampleFacingHistoryClassroomExpectations.png?h=d3d13267&itok=P4MI3kZf)
Sample Facing History Classroom Expectations (en español)
Help students get started creating their own classroom contract by responding to these sample expectations. This resource is in Spanish.
![Sample Classroom Expectations Document Preview](/sites/default/files/styles/dynamic_stack_296_1x/public/2023-12/SampleFacingHistoryClassroomExpectations.png?h=d3d13267&itok=P4MI3kZf)
Japanese Woodblock Print, 1861
This Japanese print is titled “Foreigner and Wrestler at Yokohama." It depicts a sumo wrestler, representing Japan, confronting "foreign" opponents.
![Sumo wrestler throwing a foreigner at Yokohama.](/sites/default/files/styles/dynamic_stack_296_1x/public/2023-02/Foreigner_and_Wrestler_at_Yokohama_1861.jpg?h=ce1ab32c&itok=qnw5To10)
Timeline of Major Events in Japan, 1853–1919
Introduce students to nineteenth-century Japanese history and the country's response to Western imperialism.
![Vehicles of the Japanese Navy enter the port of Nanking, and thus support with their guns the arrival of tank regiments from the land side.](/sites/default/files/styles/dynamic_stack_296_1x/public/2023-02/Bundesarchiv_Bild_183-H30040%2C_Japanisch-Chinesischer_Krieg.jpg?h=048697cd&itok=QWqUzmfp)
What is Normal?
Students read and annotate two excerpts from Jonathan Mooney’s book Normal Sucks: How to Live, Learn, and Thrive Outside the Lines.
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What is Normal? (en español)
Students read and annotate two excerpts from Jonathan Mooney’s book Normal Sucks: How to Live, Learn, and Thrive Outside the Lines. This resource is in Spanish.
![Students engage in classroom discussion.](/sites/default/files/styles/dynamic_stack_296_1x/public/2022-11/Los_Angeles_Classroom_2019_FH2109020.jpg?h=06ac0d8c&itok=foX85JWV)
Image and Appearance: Anticipation Guide
Students use this handout to reflect on body image and beauty standards.
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Image and Appearance: Anticipation Guide (en español)
Students use this handout to reflect on body image and beauty standards.
This resource is in Spanish.
![Students works on an in-class assignment.](/sites/default/files/styles/dynamic_stack_296_1x/public/2022-11/Los_Angeles_Classroom_2018_FH287381.jpg?h=56d0ca2e&itok=CYXrcEtT)
Don’t Misunderstand Me! Exit Ticket
Students use this handout to reflect on misunderstandings they've experienced.
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Don’t Misunderstand Me! Exit Ticket (en español)
Students use this handout to reflect on misunderstandings they've experienced. This resource is in Spanish.
![Students engage in classroom discussion.](/sites/default/files/styles/dynamic_stack_296_1x/public/2022-11/Los_Angeles_Summit_2018_FH287368.jpg?h=56d0ca2e&itok=de8Ti6TI)
Inside-Out Identity Chart
The Inside-Out Identity Chart template allows students to compare the way they see their identities to the way others perceive them.
![Preview Image of the Inside-Out Identity Chart Template.](/sites/default/files/styles/dynamic_stack_296_1x/public/2023-10/Inside-Out%20Identity%20Chart%20Template%20%281900%20%C3%97%201414%20px%29_0.png?h=d3d13267&itok=m8TjqMTa)