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The Mexican-American Influence on the United States

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers examine the influences of the Hispanic groups from Mexico, Cuba and Puerto Rico. In groups, they research the history of Mexico and read excerpts from a book in Spanish to practice their vocabulary. To end the lesson,...
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Sor Juana, la monja y la escritora: Las Redondillas y La Respuesta

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Sor Juana, considered one of the first feminist writers and a great Latin American poet, is the topic and inspiration for this excellent lesson. Use the introduction, guiding questions, and learning objectives to lead your class into a...
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American Deaf Culture: A History of Language

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students examine the relationship between language and culture in the Deaf Community. They discover the history of sign language and how it has been viewed in the past. They examine the Deaf community's beliefs and values.
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American Deaf Culture: Deaf Art

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students examine the culture and art of the Deaf Community. They discover the history of the Deaf Community using art and their values. They compare and contrast different pieces of art.
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Movie Genres

For Students 7th - 11th
In this grammar worksheet, students match twelve movie genres with their appropriate definitions and examples from two answer banks and then translate the titles into Chinese. Students answer six questions regarding personal movie...
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Country: El Salvador

For Teachers 4th - 8th
Students visit sites to explore the history, wildlife, and geography of El Salvador. They play an interactive game of Concentration and watch a slide show that includes pie charts and bar graphs on Hispanic population in the United States.
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Different Ethnic Groups in Ecuador, Panama and Argentina: Their Assimilation and their Contributions

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students research various Latin American countries and reflect on the different ethnic communities represented in that country and their contributions to the region. They make posters, perform skits and write letters about their research.
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French Connections

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students use Internet links to plan a 3-day tour of France. They role-play a typical encounter that may be experienced during their trip.
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Piercing the World of Silence

For Teachers 8th - 9th
Students explore the sign language alphabet. They examine the difficulties faced by handicapped persons, and are introduced to Helen Keller, Anne Sullivan and The Miracle Worker.
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The Preservation of a Heritage: Study of the Acadians

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students in a French class examine the life of the Acadians. In groups, they research the experiences of the Acadians coming to Louisiana and identifying the characteristics of the Cajuns. They compare and contrast the Acadians culture...
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Hispanics in Indianapolis

For Teachers 8th
Eighth graders explore the history of the Indianapolis Hispanic Community and create an illustrated timeline of Hispanics in Indianapolis beginning from 1870 and ending in 1999, while exploring local social issues of the past and present.
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National Endowment for the Humanities

Neh: Edsit Ement: Sor Juana Ines De La Cruz: The First Great Latin American Poet

For Teachers 9th - 10th
In this lesson plan, young scholars will consider "Sor Juana Ines de la Cruz: The First Great Latin American Poet." The plan includes worksheets and other student materials that can be found under the resource tab.
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Biblioteca Virtual Miguel de Cervantes

Biblioteca Miguel Cervantes: Literatura Paraguaya

For Students 9th - 10th
Discover the literature of Paraguay at this Spanish-language site.
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Biblioteca Virtual Miguel de Cervantes

Biblioteca Virtual De Cervantes: Virtual Library

For Students 9th - 10th
This site is a digital library containing a wealth of bibliographies, critiques, and documents from Spain and Latin America. One may search for literature by author or title.
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PBS

Pbs: Masterpiece Theatre: Almost a Woman

For Students 9th - 10th
This site provides teachers with instructional activities to use when teaching the novel Almost a Woman by Esmeralda Santiago. It contains links to the poetry of other Puerto Rican authors and essays about the Puerto Rican/American...
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Biblioteca Virtual Miguel de Cervantes

Biblioteca Virtual Miguel De Cervantes: Ana Pelegrin

For Students 9th - 10th
This site is dedicated to Ana Pelegrin, one of the most remarkable figures in the field of studies of Spanish and Latin American literary tradition. It includes studies, documents, images, videos and other materials from the author.
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Biblioteca Virtual Miguel de Cervantes

Biblioteca Virtual Miguel De Cervantes: Fondo Antiguo. Universidad De Sevilla.

For Students 9th - 10th
This portal is intended to host and disseminate bibliographic manuscripts, pamphlets and printed materials from the old collections of Spanish and Ibero-American universities, as well as their unique collections.
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Biblioteca Virtual Miguel De Cervantes: Oliverio Girondo

For Students 9th - 10th
Informative biography and chronology of the life of the Argentine poet Oliverio Girondo. Voice recordings of Girondo reading some of his poems are accessible. Additional links render other biographical insights and allow the reader to...
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Biblioteca Virtual Miguel de Cervantes

Ruben Dario en La Biblioteca Nacional De Chile

For Students 9th - 10th
Great biography in Spanish of the Nicaraguan poet Ruben Dario, considered by many to be the greatest poet of the Spanish language. He pioneered the modernist movement in prose and poetry. Some of his writings are available in Spanish at...
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Poesia inter.net: Menu De Autores

For Students 9th - 10th
This extensive list provides links to various Spanish poets and their works. Includes audio feature for many.
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Ohio State University

Ohio State University: Dept. Of Spanish and Portuguese

For Students 9th - 10th
Ohio State University provides this site that has general information about the Department of Spanish and Portuguese. Information on courses, programs, and projects are included.
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Biblioteca Virtual Miguel de Cervantes

Biblioteca Virtual Miguel De Cervantes: Roberto Arlt

For Students 9th - 10th
Online biography in Spanish from Biblioteca Virtual Miguel de Cervantes of the twentieth century Argentine writer Roberto Arlt. There are also links to additional biographical information and to some of his articles and stories in Spanish.
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Instituto Cervantes (Espana)

Centro Virtual Cervantes: Delmira Agustini

For Students 9th - 10th
Delmira Augustini is one of the poets of the twentieth-century American poetry. On this site you will find her biography, chronology, bibliography and twelve of her poems.
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Radio Pirata 99.9 Fm, Manaugua, Nicaragua: Nicaraguan Poetry

For Students 9th - 10th
Spanish Content; from Radio Pirata in Managua, Nicaragua, this is a group of selected reading in English and Spanish of works by well known Nicaraguan poets Ruben Dario, Alejandro Bravo, Salomon de la Selva and Joaquin Pasos.

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