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Digital History

Digital History: September 11, 2001

For Students 9th - 10th
This site has a comprehensive overview of the September 11, 2001 attacks on the U.S., including information on Osama bin Laden's background, the formation of Al Qaeda, the attacks themselves, the US response, civil liberties and national...
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Website
Other

American Social History Pro:september 11 Digital Archive

For Students 9th - 10th
This archive from the American Social History Project uses multimedia and digital means to collect, preserve, and present the history of September 11. There are audio tapes, video, documents, and personal stories on this site. It is the...
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Website
PBS

Pbs Frontline: Waco

For Students 9th - 10th
PBS Frontline's site for the Waco story: transcripts of audio and video tapes, pictures, who's who, chronology of the siege, and more.
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Activity
PBS

Pbs Frontline: Hunting Bin Laden

For Students 9th - 10th
Site provides information on Bin Laden -- his life story and his terrorist organization. Site also relates the trail of warnings that led to 911. Student can play a video of an early interview with Bin Laden.
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Unit Plan
US National Archives

Internet Archive: Understanding 9/11: A Television News Archive

For Students 9th - 10th
Watch minute by minute coverage of the events of 9/11 and the week following, from 20 television news agencies around the world. The site also offers analysis of the news coverage by several scholars. From the top navigation bar, choose...
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Website
Other

Center for Democracy and Technology

For Students 9th - 10th
A public interest organization working for public policies that advance civil liberties and democratic values in information technologies. Contains links to information on free speech, data privacy, wiretapping, and cryptography.
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Website
Curated OER

9/11 Tribute Center

For Students 9th - 10th
The 9/11 Tribute Center site can best be described in its own words: "The 9/11 Tribute Center is a project of the September 11th Families' Association which brings together those who want to learn about 9/11 with those who experienced...
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Website
Other

Interactive Publishing: September 11 Archive

For Students 9th - 10th
This site presents a collection of screenshots from over 200 news sites taken on September 11th and 12th and serves to provide an accurate representation of what material was produced as the tragedy unfolded. Click on a screenshot to see...
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Article
Immigration and Ethnic History Society

Iehs: Alison Clark Efford, in the Trump Era, Supporting Our Immigrants

For Students 9th - 10th
This article focuses on how to support immigrants and international students in the current anti-immigration climate. Two authors discuss their work: "Abrazando El Espiritu: Bracero Families Confront the US-Mexico Border" by Ana Rosas...
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eBook
Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Us History: Period 9: 1980 Present: September 11th

For Students 9th - 10th
An overview of the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon that resulted in the United States' declaration of a Global War on Terror.
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Website
Choices Program, Brown University

The Choices Program: History and Current Events

For Students 9th - 10th
This page engages students in international issues. Curricular resources and instructional programs bring international public policy to life. Students engage in research and high-level thinking activities that revolve around what is in...
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Other

Journal E: America Attacked

For Students 9th - 10th
View photos and read personal stories about the September 11, 2001 attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon.
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Website
CNN

Cnn: War Against Terror: America at Home

For Students 9th - 10th
CNN reports the latest news focusing on America's efforts to rebuild its way of life following the September 11th attacks.
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Lesson Plan
iCivics

I Civics: Korematsu v. United States (1944)

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This mini-lesson covers the basics of the Supreme Court's decision that determined the government acted constitutionally when it detained people of Japanese ancestry inside internment camps during World War II. Students learn what...
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Website
CNN

Cnn: u.s. Searching Overseas Bank Transactions

For Students 9th - 10th
Presents data on how the United States Treasury is using an international financial telecommunications company to find where terrorist groups are keeping their money. (June 2006)
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Article
CNN

Cnn: Eyad Ismoil Gets 240 Years, $10 Million Fine

For Students 9th - 10th
An article about Ismoil, who "helped the alleged mastermind of the bomb attack, Ramzi Yousef, load the bomb into a truck the day before the bombing."
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Website
Library of Congress

Loc: September 11 Acquisitions

For Students 9th - 10th
The Library of Congress has received original material including photographs, drawings, poems, eye-witness accounts, maps, and much more concerning the attacks on September 11th. They have archived this is a special exhibition.
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Activity
Read Works

Read Works: Always Remember

For Teachers 4th - 7th
[Free Registration/Login Required] This nonfiction passage describes the events of September 11th and the memorials established to commemorate this horrifying day in history. This passage reinforces essential reading comprehension...
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Primary
Digital Public Library of America

Dpla: Attacks on American Soil: Pearl Harbor and September 11

For Students 9th - 10th
The resources here, including cartoons, photographs, paintings, and posters, represent both events in order to compare them.
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Article
USA Today

Usa Today: America on Alert

For Students 9th - 10th
Information from 2002 regarding developments in America's war on terror.
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Interactive
New York Times

New York Times: Attacks in Central London

For Students 9th - 10th
Provides interactive maps, video, audio, and images of the attack on London's transit system. Presents the location, casualties, and different scenes from the attack on 7/7/2005.
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Article
Siteseen

Siteseen: American Historama: Al Qaeda

For Students 9th - 10th
Discover interesting facts and information about Al-Qaeda, the international, radical Islamic group, famously led by Osama Bin Laden.
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Primary
PBS

Pbs News Hour: A Slow Recovery

For Students 9th - 10th
Report from October, 2001, covering survivors of the World Trade Center attacks. Discusses physical and psychological trauma and the ongoing rehabilitation efforts. Video, audio and transcript of report is available.
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Unit Plan
CommonLit

Common Lit: u.s. Attacked; Hijacked Jets Destroy Twin Towers and Hit Pentagon

For Students 7th - 8th
In this article, N.R. Kleinfield reports on the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001. The article focuses on the destruction of the World Trade Center's Twin Towers in New York City after they were hit by two hijacked passenger jets....