9th Grade Links

Here are some helpful links for 9th Grade Humanities

PBS has abundant resources for teachers

• PBS Teachers, Social Studies
• PBS Teachers, ELA

Thirteen.org also has some good resources for global history, separated by theme

• Wide Angle Video Bank- Global History

New York Times Resources

• NYT Learning Network
  

Ancient History Resources

• Ancient History

Women in History

• Women in World History
  

Ancient Japan

• Timeline of Ancient Japan
  

Feudalism

• A Feudalism Webquest: Japan and Europe
  

Ancient Greece

• The Greeks: Lesson Plans
• Ancient Greek World
  

Roman Empire

• Roman Government
• Illustrated History of the Roman Empire
• The Roman Empire
  

Medieval Times

• Internet Medieval Sourcebook
  

Islam

• Internet Islamic History Sourcebook
• Islam, Empire of Faith
  

Ancient Egypt

• Ancient Egyptian Culture
• The Ancient Egypt Site
• Egypt's Golden Empire
  

China

• Condensed Chinese History
  

Mesoamerica

• Conquistadors
• Cracking the Maya Code
  

Protestant Reformation

• Martin Luther
  

Greek Mythology

• Mythweb
• D'aulaires' Book of Greek Myths
• Myths and Heroes
  

Elaine McEwan has some helpful books and a website for helping struggling readers

• 40 Ways to Support Struggling Readers in Content Classrooms, Grades 6-12
• elainemcewan.com

Other Reading Resources

• NYPL Teen Central
• NYPL Teenlink
• NYPL Books for the Teen Age
  

Possible Field Trips

• The Cloisters (for medieval art and architecture)
• The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Beyond Babylon Exhibit (cultural diffusion)