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Wed, 19 Jun 2013 20:22:20 PDT Wed, 19 Jun 2013 20:22:20 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=241187 This is an interesting learning activity from the Library of Congress on the subject of political cartoons.  This would be appropriate for Social Studies, Humanities, Government , Journalism or History classes.  Student are taught how to analyze and decode cartoons and about persuasive techniques often employed by political cartoonists to promote their individual message such as symbolism, exxageration and analogy.  Students view examples of various political cartoons and then test themselves on which typical cartoonist techniques are depicted in each.  In the "Learn More" section, the same cartoons are shown and there is a brief expert audio analysis of each one.  This section also contains links to biographical sketches for each of the cartoonists.    http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=88117 A searchable database of French texts (Middle Ages - 20th century). Includes verb conjugation and morphology analyzer; Diderot and d'Alembert's Encyclopedie; French-English Dictionary; Provencal poetry database; and French women writers database. http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=252127 ¡Cine con clase! is a selection of short scenes from several Spanish movies together with script (optional), vocabulary in English and in Spanish, pictures, follow-up activities and links to cultural, bibliographical, and historical data.This site is a must for those educators who are looking to incorporate the sights and sounds of Spain and Latin America into their classroom activities, and for those who strongly believe in the importance of authentic language learning and in the effectiveness of activities designed by classroom teachers themselves. ¡Cine con clase! is a collaborative project created between 2003 and 2006 by multiple groups from the University of Virginia lead by Prof. David T. Gies: the Spanish Department, the Digital Media Lab de Clemons Library, the Curry School of Education, and the Center for the Liberal Arts. It is sponsored by National Endowment for the Humanities, and one hundred teachers from the state of Virginia were invited to participate in this project twice to contribute ideas and activities.  ¡Cine con clase! is an outstanding resource for the educator of the new millenium. http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=249128 Listen to audio clips of traditional and modern Mexican corridos with this multimedia resource. Sing along to historic recordings about key figures during the Mexican Revolution, and inspire students to compose their own corridos by listening to lyrics written by fellow high school students. Student composers featured on this resource were winners of the University of Arizona Poetry Center’s Bilingual Corrido Contest for High School Students, an annual contest supported by the University of Arizona College of Humanities. http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=88016 ClicNet is described as "un site culturel et litteraire francophone." It is a very comprehensive site for virtual resources in French language, literature and civilization. ClicNet contains more than 3000 regularly updated annotated links. http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=89673 LiTgloss is a collection of literary texts written in languages other than English, and carefully annotated to facilitate reading by English-speaking students. Supplementary information and some sound files are available as well. http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=82687 From EDSITEMENT, a lesson plan on an Arabic poetry form, the ghazal. http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=78844 A rich source of information on Mexico. The user will find topics on the humanities, social sciences, visual and performing arts. http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=475852 The concept of "giving" and "receiving" can be grammatically confusing for students of Japanese. This site covers various examples with video conversations explaining the basic difference between the two verbs corresponding to give. They offer grammar explanations, transcripts, and vocabulary lists. The videos cover various "giving" and "receiving" situations. http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=88352 This is an exceptional site for locating all types of content material in creating modules. The are links to the following disciplines: Sciences, History, Art and Culture, Humanities, and general resources. On several of the links, one can find audio files, e.g., Christmas carols. While this site is designed for native speakers in middle school or a secondary level, it is quite appropriate for Spanish language students having an intermediate language proficiency or higher in secondary or college courses.