Curriculum Resources The CWHP curriculum units address the needs of a diverse body of student learners through a multiple ability curriculum that requires students to use higher order thinking. Each unit centers on a "big idea" that is usually translated into an essential question. The units include numerous in-depth activities and resources that emphasize multiple perspectives and abilities and groupwork. The units address the Modern World History, Culture and Geography, California State Standards, usually offered in Grade 10, but sometimes taught in Grade 9. Units are designed so that teachers can use these units as a complement to—rather than as a replacement for—their current curriculum. Current CWHP Curriculum Unit Topics Why Do People Create Maps? The Rise of Democratic Ideas: What is Democracy After All? Industrialism: Problem, Progress or Promise? Nationalism: The Doubled-Edged Sword World War I: The Cost of War, The Price of Peace World War II: Man's Inhumanity to Man A World Problems Scenario: Historical, Contemporary and Country Perspectives   US History units are also available to CWHP teachers Diversity in the 1920s: What are the advantages and disadvantages of a diversity of people and ideas in the United States? Civil Rights: To what extent is the Untied States an equal and just society? The Harlem Renaissance: How do the arts reflect the past, the present, and the future? (English Unit applicable to US History) English Units The Harlem Renaissance: How do the arts reflect the past, the present, and the future? Of Mice and Men: Myths vs. Realities Spicing Up the Curriculum: Adding Engaging Activities with Multiple Ability Assessment The "Spicing Up the Curriculum" booklet is used with students of World History, US History, Government and Economics. English teachers and others have also successfully used the booklet.  The engaging activities contained within provide multiple ability assessment for content pieces chosen by the teacher or student.  Selections from  of the textbook, primary source documents and current events are examples of common content pieces used. The activities contained in the booklet can be used with groups, pairs, individual work and homework assignments.   Simulation Curriculum and Management Resources The CWHP staff has also created three activities for each of the eight issues engaged in the Simulation. The first activity deals with the history of the issue. The second deals with contemporary aspects. The third enables students to make applications of the issue to the country that they represent in the Simulation. These can be found on the CWHP curriculum units page. To read more about how the Simulation works, please see A World Problems Scenario. Seventeen countries participate in each Simulation. Each country sends messages almost daily for about six weeks on each of the eight issues. Managing inter-country communications and the tracking the status of negotiations is a complex task. CWHP teachers and staff have developed various Simulation tools and resources to bring order to the process.