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INFORMATION LITERACY SKILLS CURRICULUM


World Languages

Textbook links:

LATIN I:  Latin for the New Millennium 

SPANISH I, II, III and FRENCH I:  ClassZone

Quicklinks

Mexico   Spanish-Speaking Countries Aztec, Inca, Maya
Day of the Dead   Bullfighting Puerto Rico
Montreal Hispanic Biographies    

TRANSLATORS
Babelfish (Altavista's translation service) http://babelfish.altavista.com/translate.dyn
FreeTranslation.com http://www.freetranslation.com/

On-Line Translator / Speaker http://free-translator.imtranslator.net

ANCIENT ROME 3-D

Mythology
Bulfinch's Mythology: http://www.bulfinch.org
Encyclopedia Mythica: http://www.pantheon.org/
Greek Mythology: http://www.desy.de/gna/interpedia/greek_myth/greek_myth.html



Celebrate Hispanic Heritage

Mexico
Photographs

National Geographic Mexico Adventure:
http://www.nationalgeographic.com/features/96/mexico/index.html
Mexican Tourist Attraction Photo Index:
http://www.planetware.com/photos/PHMEX.HTM
Images of Mexico: http://www.dallas.net/~lalo/places.html
Images of the Yucatan: http://www.geo-images.com/yucatan/yucat.html
More Pics: http://www.mexconnect.com/mex_/travel/rmeyer/index.htm

Day of the Dead Web Sites
Day of the Dead: http://www.dayofthedead.com/
Day of the Dead: http://www.azcentral.com/ent/dead/
Mex Connect Day of the Dead: http://www.mexconnect.com/mex_/muertos.html
Day of the Dead Folk Art: http://www.mexconnect.com/mex_/travel/mjmendoza/mjmdiadelasmuertos.html
Day of the Dead Explanation http://www.mexonline.com/daydead.htm

Montreal Sites
 

Hispanic Biographies
Famous Hispanics: http://coloquio.com/famosos/alpha.html
Hispanic
Biographies: http://www.galegroup.com/free_resources/chh/bio/index.ht

Spanish-Speaking Countries

Extremely comprehensive guide to Spain, from the Directorate General for Cultural Affairs at the Spanish Foreign Ministry: http://www.SiSpain.org/

Bullfighting

Bullfighting in Spain: http://www.andalucia.com/bullfight/home.htm
What is a bullfight?: http://www.sanfermin.com/guide/corrida_inf.html


Aztecs, Incas, Maya

The Aztec Calendar: http://www.azteccalendar.com/
Lords of the Earth-Maya, Aztec, and Inca: http://www.mayalords.org/
Simon Frasier Univeristy Museuem Inca Page: http://www.sfu.ca/archaeology/museum/laarch/inca/iindexe.html
Maya Math: http://www.michielb.nl/maya/math.html


Puerto Rico
1. Go to the EHS Library home page http://www.ellingtonschools.org/ehslibrary and use:
Discovering Collection -lots of great resources:
Use Infotrac to find current magazine and newspaper articles about Puerto Rico. 
Also use Biography Resource Center for biographical information
2. CIA World Factbook: https://www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/index.html
    At above site find Present state of affairs including government, people, and statistics.
3. Puerto Rico for kids: http://www.elboricua.com/BoricuaKids.html
4. Puerto Rican Folktales http://www.yale.edu/ynhti/curriculum/units/1993/2/93.02.12.x.html

5. Puerto Rico from Britannica Encyclopedia http://school.eb.com/all/comptons/article-9276577?query=puerto%20rico&ct=null
6. Puerto Rican Holidays http://welcome.topuertorico.org/reference/holi.shtml
Christmas http://www.elboricua.com/pr_christmas.html
7. Mr. Dowling's Electronic Passport - Puerto Rico: http://www.mrdowling.com/710-puertorico.html
8. Another site on Statehood: http://www.puerto-rico-online.org/
9. Welcome to Puerto Rico: http://welcome.topuertorico.org/
11. Puerto Rico.com: http://www.puertorico.com/
12. Puerto Rico Wow!: http://www.puertoricowow.com/

13. Lonely Planet Puerto Rico Guide http://www.lonelyplanet.com/destinations/caribbean/puerto_rico/
14. Music of Puerto Rico http://www.musicofpuertorico.com/
15. El Boricua http://www.elboricua.com/
16. Puerto Rican Pop Culture http://www.nationmaster.com/encyclopedia/Puerto-Rican-Pop-Culture
17. Puerto Rican Folklorian Dance http://www.prfdance.org/
18. Frommer's Puerto Rico http://www.frommers.com/destinations/puertorico/
19. Photo Gallery: http://www.ccsu.edu/caribstudy/pr-photos.html
20. Latin Dances http://www.dancedancedance.com/history_of_salsa.html

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