Complete this inquiry and answer the compelling question: Does focusing on the failures in U.S. History make me unpatriotic?

By examining various sources, students will analyze whether or not focusing on the failures in U.S History makes them unpatriotic. Based on their analyses, students will construct a claim in which they defend their argument.

The Inquiry Design Model (IDM) is a distinctive approach to creating curriculum and instructional materials that honors teachers’ knowledge and expertise, avoids overprescription, and focuses on the main elements of the instructional design process as envisioned in the Inquiry Arc of the College, Career, and Civic Life (C3) Framework for Social Studies State Standards (2013). Unique to the IDM is the blueprint, a one-page representation of the questions, tasks, and sources that define a curricular inquiry.

This inquiry features resources from Ken Burns UNUM, a digital platform created by Ken Burns to provide new ways to explore American history. The team at UNUM organizes scenes from his more than 40 films into playlists which trace the themes that run through our history and provide historical context for the conversations we are having today.