THE CHOICES PROGRAM BROWN UNIVERSITY
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Current Issue

Climate Change and Questions of Justice

Students explore the causes and effects of global warming and delve into questions of who is most responsible for and vulnerable to the changing climate.

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Freedom Now: The Civil Rights Movement in Mississippi

Students trace the history of the black freedom struggle from Reconstruction through the 1960s. Readings and activities focus on the grass-roots movement to achieve civil rights for African Americans.
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Digital Editions

The Choices Program wants to help you get a jump start on your planning for the 2019-2020 school year! Send us a signed purchase order for a site or district digital license by March 15, and we will activate your digital account by April 1, 2019. Single year licenses will run through June 30, 2020.
Current Issues

Confronting Genocide: Never Again?

Students trace the evolution of the international community's response to genocide and examine how the United States has responded to six cases of genocide.
Current Issues

Immigration and the U.S. Policy Debate

Students explore the history of immigration to the United States and current U.S. immigration policy in the Trump era. 
Teaching with the News

U.S.-China Trade Tensions

In this lesson students examine primary sources from U.S. officials, scholars, journalists, and business leaders supporting and opposing Trump administration trade policies with China.

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Current Issues

The Middle East: Questions for U.S. Policy

Students examine the role of oil in geopolitics, the issues between Israel and the Palestinians, the significance of the Iranian Revolution, and other historical issues that have shaped U.S. relations in the region.
World History

The Haitian Revolution

The Haitian Revolution explores the development of the American colonial world and one of the greatest wealth-producing colonies in world history. Students consider the different groups involved in the conflict, draw connections between events in Europe and the Americas, and reflect on the legacies of one of the most successful revolts of enslaved people in the history of the world.
Current Issues

Responding to Terrorism: Challenges for Democracy

Students consider the changing nature of terrorism, the motivations of terrorists, and the policy challenges for the United States.
Current Issues Series

Engage Your Students in Today's Most Pressing Issues

Available in Print and Digital Editions

Choices curriculum units challenge students to consider multiple viewpoints on a contested issues. Students examine the historical, cultural, and political context of current issues to help them articulate their own opinions.

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