SOCIAL STUDIES

Resources

There is a wealth of resources on the Internet for teachers who wish to teach 9/11--background materials, photographs, primary source documents, secondary documents. Newspaper reports of the event from all over the world, lesson plans, and other helpful documents are available from many, many sources.  

Here are the top 10 websites we have found on 9/11:

1. http://www.whitehouse.gov/news/  
   The White House official sources includes statements by the President, recent speeches, the administration's plan to combat terrorism, and other materials.
   
   
2. http://usinfo.state.gov/is/international_security/terrorism.html
   The website of the U.S. Department of State which includes key documents, background studies, fact sheets and other very useful stuff for teaching 9/11.
   
   
3. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/September_11,_2001_attacks 
   The free encyclopedia includes 21 pages of a valuable background essay on the incident plus many links to useful primary and secondary sources.
   
   
4. http://www.linking.to/September11/ 
   A rich resource from the BBC which again includes more than twenty pages of descriptions and links to other sources. Very valuable.
   
   
5. http://cnnstudentnews.cnn.com/2001/fyi/lesson.plans/09/11/towers.pentagon/
   CNN has a very good lesson plan with some resources.
   
   
6. http://www.esrnational.org/sp/we/analyze911.htm
   The web site of Educators for Social Responsibility. Suggestions for study about the War on Terror, Afghanistan, 9/11, discrimination and hate crimes.
   
   
7. http://americanhistory.si.edu/september11/
   The site of the Smithsonian Museum of American History in Washington, D.C. Pictures of highlights of the Museum's collection of artifacts relating to 9/11.
   
   
8. http://www.interactivepublishing.net/september/
   The Interactive Publishing Company's site which includes a detailed timeline of 9/11 plus pictures and downloadable materials from world press sources.
   
   
9. http://www.choices.edu/twtn.cfm?id=61
   This is the Brown University Program site for Choices, their widely used social studies unit plan source. Many links to valuable sources.
   
   
10. http://www.dhs.gov
    The US Department of Homeland Security's website. This contains many useful primary documents regarding the US government's response to and terrorism.