Curriculum
Division and Unity in Europe Unit Documents
Unit Guide, Unit Storyboard, Lesson Calendar
Division and Unity in Europe Lesson One
Where is Europe? Unit Launch
Students learn the map of modern Europe, and review the unit storyboard and unit guide.
Division and Unity in Europe Lesson Two
European Rivals Raise Tensions (Q1)
Students learn the story of the rivalry between Germany, Britain and France. Then they tell the story back using a 4-sentence story.
Division and Unity in Europe Lesson Three
The Unexpected Horrors of War (Q1)
Students learn the story of trench warfare on the Western Front. Then they tell the story back using “because – but – so” sentences.
Divison and Unity in Europe Lesson Four
"Hymn of Hate" (Q2)
Students interpret a famous anti-English World War One poem by German Ernst Lissauer.
Division and Unity in Europe Lesson Five
"The Hun and the Home" (Q2)
Students interpret a British propaganda poster from World War One.
Division and Unity in Europe Lesson Six
Germany Loses the War, and the Peace (Q1)
Students learn the story of the end of World War One and the Versailles Treaty. Then the tell the story back using a 4-sentence story.
Division and Unity in Europe Lesson Seven
The Versailles Treaty (Q2)
Students interpret key excerpts from the Versailles Treaty.
Division and Unity in Europe Lesson Eight
Nazi Germany Starts World War Two (Q1)
Students learn the story of the rise of the Nazis and the start of World War Two in Europe. Then they tell the story back in a four-box storyboard.
Division and Unity in Europe Lesson Nine
World War Two in Europe (Q1)
Students learn the story of World War Two in Europe. Then they tell the story back using “because – but – so” sentences.
Division and Unity in Europe Lesson Ten
Winston Churchill's Zurich Speech (Q2)
Students interpret a 1946 speech by Winston Churchill, in which he calls for “a kind of United States of Europe.”
Division and Unity in Europe Lesson Eleven
The Cold War Creates a New Division (Q1)
Students learn the story of the cold war. Then they tell it back using a four-sentence story.
Division and Unity in Europe Lesson Twelve
The European Union Aims for Peace and Prosperity (Q1)
Students learn the story of the European Union. Then they tell it back using a four-sentence story.
Division and Unity in Europe Lesson Thirteen
Storyboarding 20th Century Europe (Q1)
Students create two four-box storyboards and use them to tell the story of Europe between 1914 and 2015.
Divison and Unity in Europe Lesson Fourteen
Immigraton Challenges the EU (Q1)
Students learn the story of how immigration is has challenged the EU since 2015. Then they tell the story back using a four-sentence story.
Division and Unity in Europe Lesson Fifteen
Explaining the Brexit Vote (Q3)
Students study data to explain why Britain voted to leave the EU in 2016. Then they write a general hypothesis, and test it on a new case.
Division and Unity in Europe Lesson Sixteen
Britain's Immigration Policy (Q4)
Students judge Britain’s 2026 immigration policy. Then they try to establish general principles, and test them on a new case: Germany’s 2026 immigration policy.