NYCDOE: Passport to Social Studies – Grade 9 Unit 5 Text Set
Note to Teachers: To help with remote learning, student graphic organizers for this unit are available on the NYCDOE TeachHub in a Google Drive folder along with Passport to Social Studies lessons that have been adjusted for remote learning. Access these materials by following these instructions.
This Passport to Social Studies Text Set is for the fifth unit of the Global History and Geography I course, titled: Africa and the Americas (Pre-1600 CE). The curated collection of documents included in the text set supports students’ examination of how the environment, trade networks, and belief systems influenced the development of complex societies and civilizations in Africa and the Americas prior to the First Global Age. It is designed to be used in conjunction with the corresponding Passport to Social Studies Grade 9 Unit 5 Guide. The primary, secondary, and tertiary sources identified for each lesson in the set have been selected to support the lesson's objective and suggested activities. For each lesson there may be a selection of print-based texts, images, maps, or photographs.
Members of the Social Studies Department worked with educators and historians to design and curate the materials provided within. This text set can be adapted and customized to meet your students’ individual needs.