http://www.merlot.org:80/merlot/ A search of MERLOT materials Copyright 1997-2013 MERLOT. All rights reserved. Sat, 18 May 2013 22:59:34 PDT Sat, 18 May 2013 22:59:34 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=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=86230 The Museum of Musical Instruments (theMoMI.org) presents the world's first virtual documentary exhibition devoted to Woody Guthrie, one of America's most-loved folk heros. 'Bound For Glory: The Life and Times of Woody Guthrie' is a comprehensive interactive exhibition that integrates history, music, photographs, essays, poems, letters and drawings to tell the remarkable story of the legendary Woody Guthrie. This exhibition is meant to be an online complement to the Smithsonian Institution's extraordinary traveling exhibition: This Land Is Your Land: The Life and Legacy of Woody Guthrie. It also includes informative articles and reviews of the Smithsonian production. http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=76312 This University of Arizona web site documents the story of Fred Harvey (1835-1901) who began a partnership with the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway in 1878. In 1889, the Railway gave Harvey exclusive rights to manage and operate his eating houses, lunch stands, and hotel facilities upon the Santa Fe's railroads west of the Missouri River. The Harvey Houses took pride in their first class food, service, and cleanliness. Exhibit includes digitized photographs from the Special Collections at the University of Arizona. http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=436369 This is the key to the PowerPoint activity that is part of the unit on "Las Islas Uros" that I've posted here. In it, students will match images with the Spanish-language phrase that describes them. Instructions are in English.This activity is most appropriate for intermediate Spanish students, but it can be adapted for other levels. http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=436365 This PowerPoint activity is part of the unit on "Las Islas Uros" that I've posted here. In it, students will match images with the Spanish-language phrase that describes them. Instructions are in English.This activity is most appropriate for intermediate Spanish students, but it can be adapted for other levels. http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=436360 This document is the central lesson plan for the unit on "Las Islas Uros" that I've posted here. It includes lesson plan ideas and possible activities and assignments.Note that this plan was designed for intermediate and advanced Spanish students, but it can be adapted for lower levels. http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=436377 This video consists of a 38 minute long Spanish-language presentation about life on the Floating Uros Islands. It is part of the unit on "Las Islas Uros" that I've posted here.Note that this resource is probably best for advanced Spanish students. http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=333786 "Still Casting Shadows: A Shared Mosaic of U.S. History" breaks with tradition by presenting a holistic (rather than a white-centric and politician-dominated) portrayal of American History. It begins with the arrival of the Puritans at Plymouth, Massachusetts, and follows the descendants of two Mayflower passengers, John Howland and Elizabeth (Tilley) Howland, forward to the present day. Along the way, events as wide-ranging as colonial-era Indian battles, the defense of Little Round Top at Gettysburg during the Civil War, a devastating ambush in Vietnam, and a heroic deed by a California Highway Patrol officer are examined from the personal perspective of those on the scene. Much more than simply a volume of family history, Still Casting Shadows is a concise outline of American history. As such, it includes hundreds of short chapters that cover upwards of a thousand events of national import. Each chapter begins with striking quotations that illuminate the events being discussed. http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=333792 "Still Casting Shadows: A Shared Mosaic of U.S. History" breaks with tradition by presenting a holistic (rather than a white-centric and politician-dominated) portrayal of American History. It begins with the arrival of the Puritans at Plymouth, Massachusetts, and follows the descendants of two Mayflower passengers, John Howland and Elizabeth (Tilley) Howland, forward to the present day. Along the way, events as wide-ranging as colonial-era Indian battles, the defense of Little Round Top at Gettysburg during the Civil War, a devastating ambush in Vietnam, and a heroic deed by a California Highway Patrol officer are examined from the personal perspective of those on the scene. Much more than simply a volume of family history, Still Casting Shadows is a concise outline of American history. As such, it includes hundreds of short chapters that cover upwards of a thousand events of national import. Each chapter begins with striking quotations that illuminate the events being discussed. http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=436382 This 14-minute-long video interview with a woman resident of the Uros Islands is a part of the unit on ״Las Islas Uros״ that I've posted here. She speaks about her life and her culture in the video.This video is completely in Spanish, so it would be best for advanced Spanish students.