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World Languages
http://www.languageperfect.com/
On-Line Translator / Speaker http://free-translator.imtranslator.net/
Online Dictionary http://www.wordreference.com/
FRENCH / FRANÇAIS
LES PROJETS
Chapitre 6 Bon Appétit Projet!
ACTIVITÉS
Shopping http://www.zara.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/home/fr/fr/zara-I2011
Make your own comic strip! http://www.makebeliefscomix.com/
Francais Langue Etrangere et Langue Seconde http://www.swarthmore.edu/Humanities/clicnet/fle.html
Francais Pour Voyaguers http://www.travlang.com/languages/
LE LIVRE
http://my.hrw.com
LA CULTURE
Lamotte-Beuvron... une petite ville en France!!!
http://www.kn.att.com/wired/fil/pages/huntgocultuyr.html
LES DICTIONAIRES
French online pronunciation help
http://free-translator.imtranslator.net/speech.asp?url=F-TR&dir=fr&text=maman#
French online pronunciation help with (limited) dictionary
This site also includes the letters of the alphabet for beginning 7 th graders to use as a resource.
http://french.about.com/library/pronunciation/bl-audiodico.htm
SPANISH
Mrs. Overton's Students: Click
here for El Yunque
Mrs. Overton's Textbook Site
http://www.classzone.com/books/en_espanol_1a/?state=CT
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
1000 Images of Mexico:
http://www.mexconnect.com/mex_/photo.html
Images of the Yucatan:
http://www.geo-images.com/yucatan/yucat.html
More Pics:
http://www.mexconnect.com/mex_/travel/rmeyer/index.htm
Holidays
http://www.mexonline.com/holiday.htm
Yahoo Mexican Holidays: http://yahooligans.yahoo.com/Around_the_World/Countries/Mexico/Cultures_and_Traditions/Holidays/
Day of the Dead Web Sites
General Websites
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
Inside Mexico Day of the Dead: http://www.inside-mexico.com/featuredead.htm
Day of the Dead Explanation http://www.mexonline.com/daydead.htm
Day of the Dead - Regional Variations http://www.lawndaleartcenter.org/dod/mtpg.htm
http://mexicanfood.about.com/od/history/a/dayofthedead.htm
http://www.mexic-artemuseum.org/education/dell-edu/home.html
http://www.unm.edu/~htafoya/dayofthedead.html
History of Day of the Dead
http://www.linguatics.com/dayofthedead.htm
http://spanish.about.com/cs/culture/a/dayofdead.htm
http://www.mexconnect.com/mex_/travel/jking/jkdayofthedead.html
http://www.day-of-the-dead.org/html/history.html
http://www.thehealingrose.com/dodhistory.html
http://www.nacnet.org/assunta/dead.htm
The Altar
http://gomexico.about.com/od/festivalsholidays/ht/make_altar.htm
Make your own Day of the Dead altar: http://www.elbalero.gob.mx/kids/about/html/holidays/ddead_kids.htm
http://www.squidoo.com/altar
Folk Art
Day of the Dead Folk Art: http://www.mexconnect.com/mex_/travel/mjmendoza/mjmdiadelasmuertos.html
http://www.ddfolkart.com/
Food
http://www.pbs.org/foodancestors/
http://www.gourmetsleuth.com/dayofthedeadrecipes.htm
Weather Around the
World
http://weather.yahoo.com/
http://www.cnn.com/WEATHER/
http://www.worldweather.com/
http://www.usatoday.com/weather/forecast/wglobe.htm
http://www.bbc.co.uk/weather/worldweather/index.shtml
Hispanic Biographies
See Biography Links Under Reference
Famous Hispanics: http://coloquio.com/famosos/alpha.html
Chicana and Latina Profiles: http://clnet.sscnet.ucla.edu/women/profiles.html
Hispanic Biographies: http://www.galegroup.com/free_resources/chh/bio/index.htm
Hispanic Americans In Congress: http://www.loc.gov/rr/hispanic/congress/
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
Mundo Taurino: http://mundo-taurino.org/
Aztecs, Incas, Maya
The Aztec Calendar: http://www.azteccalendar.com/
Lords of the Earth-Maya, Aztec, and Inca: http://www.mayalords.org/
Canadian Museum of Civilization - Mystery of the Maya: http://www.civilization.ca/membrs/civiliz/maya/mmc01eng.html
Mayan Hyrogliphics: http://babel.uoregon.edu/yamada/guides/mayan.html
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
Mesoamerican Sites and Cultures: http://www.anthro.mankato.msus.edu/prehistory/latinamerica/meso/mesotable.html
Puerto Rico
Go to the EMS Library home page http://www.ellingtonschools.org/emslibrary/
Use iConn
Click Individual Resources for Middle School
Discovering Collection – lots of great resources
Infotrac Junior to find current magazine and newspaper articles
PowerSearch another source for current magazine and newspaper articles
Biographies in Context to look up information about people
World History in Context to look up historical information (including maps and images)
Go to Encyclopedias and use Britannica's Online Encyclopedia.
Go to Social Studies and use Modern World History Online
2. CIA World Factbook: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/rq.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. Welcome to Puerto Rico: http://welcome.topuertorico.org/
9. Puerto Rico.com: http://www.puertorico.com/
10. Lonely Planet Puerto Rico Guide http://www.lonelyplanet.com/destinations/caribbean/puerto_rico/
11. Music of Puerto Rico http://www.musicofpuertorico.com/
12. El Boricua http://www.elboricua.com/
13. Puerto Rican Pop Culture http://www.nationmaster.com/encyclopedia/Puerto-Rican-Pop-Culture
14. Puerto Rican Folklorian Dance http://www.prfdance.org/
15. Frommer's Puerto Rico http://www.frommers.com/destinations/puertorico/
16. Latin Dances http://www.dancedancedance.com/history_of_salsa.html
17. List of Famous Puerto Ricans (A-Z) http://www.topuertorico.org/culture/famouspr.shtml
18. List of Famous Puerto Ricans (by occupation) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Puerto_Ricans
19. Statehood vs. Commonwealth Arguments http://www.prstatehood.com/issues/index.asp
20. El Chupacabra http://www.travel-amazing-southamerica.com/el-chupacabra.html
21. El Chupacabra http://animal.discovery.com/tv/lost-tapes/chupacabra/history/
22. Puerto Rican Food http://www.topuertorico.org/culture/foodrink.shtml
23. San Juan Historical Sites (San Felipe del Morro & Castillo de San Cristobal) http://www.nps.gov/saju/photosmultimedia/index.htm
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