http://www.merlot.org:80/merlot/ A search of MERLOT materials Copyright 1997-2013 MERLOT. All rights reserved. Fri, 24 May 2013 01:31:27 PDT Fri, 24 May 2013 01:31:27 PDT http://www.merlot.org:80/merlot/images/merlot.gif http://www.merlot.org:80/merlot/ 44 34 http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=89999 This site is an extensive collection of multimedia materials concerning Harriet Beecher Stowes as an American cultural phenomenon, Uncle Tom's Cabin and the historical and cultural context of the novel. This easy to navigate site features historical text, newspaper reviews of the novel, as well as the novel's adaptations in songs, children's books, plays and films. An interactive timeline and lesson plans are just some of the other features the site offers. It also includes primary materials (texts, images, film clips, and images), essays, and lesson plans that touch upon the sources for the story and its impact. http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=90891 Extensive information about the Victorian era is available in sections such as: the Victorians, political history, social history, gender matters, philosophy, religion, science, technology, genre and technique, authors, viusal arts, Victorian design, and much more. http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=90893 Visitors can take an online tour of Hellenic Cullture. Museums, archaeological sites or monuments can be found by selecting a district of the country on a map or by selecting a district from a table which appears below the map. A search engine is also available. http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=77449 This web site offers eight teaching units on the history of the production and consumption of American textiles. Resources include lesson plans, essays, images, documents, a video, bibliographies for each section, and links to related sites. http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=77442 This site is based upon the PBS television special about the Mississippi River flood of 1927. It includes primary source documents, a sample Delta blues song about the flood, flood film clips, maps, and information from historians. http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=89311 Contributions (see articles section) of web site containing historical information about the AAGPBL. http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=78313 "At Home in the Heartland" is based upon a 1992 museum exhibit about family life in Illinois from 1700 to the present. The site is divided into six time periods. Within each section, site users find biographical sketches; timelines; maps; examples of material culture; audio components; exercises comparing the lifestyles and experiences of various racial, ethnic, and economic groups; and lesson plans. http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=77450 This web site is associated with a literature course at WMU. It includes essays about literature and historical texts that deal with colonialism. It also provides essays about themes in the analysis of colonial literature such as African women writers, slavery, and literary style v. historical accuracy. Accompanying each essay (or dialogue) are links to other relevant sites and either links to or notes about teaching strategies. http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=76330 The Spanish Years, 1767-1821 This exhibit was created by the Arizona Historical Society in Tucson, Arizona. This electronic version is based on the book,Desert Documentary: The Spanish Years, 1767-1821 by Kieran McCarty and was first published as Historical Monograph No. 4 by the Arizona Historical Society in 1976. This valuable and long out-of-print resource is now in electronic form and was prepared by Pedro Carrasquilla of the Library Information Systems Team at The University of Arizona Library in June 1998. http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=333926 Focus on Film presents film as a historical source and considers its advantages as evidence for the past. There are activities to investigate aspects of film as evidence - access these on a PC or via an interactive whiteboard. There is a large film archive with background information on each film and this footage can be downloaded for free. Work in the editor's room and use the online film-editing tool to create your own movie masterpiece.