Annotated Bibliography for Survey Questions
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http://www.umanitoba.ca/cm/vol7/no7/underonesky.html
“Under One Sky: Arab Women in North America Talk About the Hijab” by Jennifer
Kawaja documents the prejudice Muslim women experience in North America because
they choose to cover their heads. Presenting the viewpoints of women who wear the hajib
and those who do not, the film discusses the background for the Western perception of
the veil.
http://sisters.islamway.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=18
This website, entitled “Islam Way Sisters”, posted by Islamway.com is devoted to
teaching about Islam and women. The page describes the top eight virtues of hijab and
references the virtues with quotes from the Koran.
http://www.barkati.net/english/
This site, entitled “The World of Islam”, provides an extensive table of contents leading
to a wealth of information on the history of Islam. It is an excellent site for research and
could be used by students to create their own projects or presentations.
http://www.islam101.com/women/hijabfaq.html
This site is about the Islamic culture that has been produced by the Sabr Foundation.
Teachers may have the students read the Hijab questions provided on this website and
then either test them or discuss them later for comprehension.
http://answering-islam.org.uk/Bailey/which_roots.html (Richard P. Bailey)
This article, entitled “Which Roots?” is perfect in order to gain a better understanding of
the roots of the Muslim religion in reference to the Arabic traditions. In this case it is
essential to be familiar with the background information concerning the topic of the hijab.
http://www.cie.org/teachers/LessonPlans/hijab/default.asp
This website is produced by The Council on Islamic Education in 2003. This lesson,
entitled “The Hijab Between Secularism and Piety”, is produced for teachers to educate
their students on hijab, and its significance. This website could be used as an activity for
students to break down stereotypes.
http://www.pbs.org/wnet/wideangle/classroom/2lp5.html
This website is produced by the PBS in 2004. This website gives teachers ideas that can
be incorporated into their classes (grades 9-12). This lesson allows students to do the
research necessary about the Hijab, and also gives them the opportunity to formulate their
own opinions.
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http://collections.ic.gc.ca/potlatch/teachers.htm (Juanita Pasco)
The website , entitled “Potlatch: Then and Now”, provides a mini-lesson for a grade four
class in social studies. It focuses around the First Nations people on the Northwest Coast
and their lifestyles. In this case a series of 8 lessons are provided and such topics as how
events are remembered, exploring cultural perspectives, simulating a Potlatch and
discussion how environments affect our culture are provided.
http://www.peabody.harvard.edu/potlatch/default.html (James Watson, Stanley Tambiah
and William Fisher)
The website , entitled “Gifting and Feasting in the Northwest Coast Potlatch”, depicts a
virtual online exhibit of some of the items used in a potlatch. This would be great for
demonstrating some of the realities of this ceremony in a classroom in order to give the
children a first hand look. This would also be a great way to integrate technology into
your classroom.
http://jeffcoweb.jeffco.k12.co.us/passport/lessonplan/lessons/potlatch.html
This website is entitled “Multicultural Lesson Plans” and is produced by Jeffco. This
website provides teachers with multicultural lesson ideas. The link provided represents a
lesson plan about Potlatch; however there are many other lessons available on this
website. Children gain knowledge and then are given time to reflect about relevant
questions.
http://www.halcyon.com/marcs/potltch.html
This website is produced by a Social Studies teacher named Marc Shehan. This website
is aimed for teachers looking to educate their students in grades 3-5 about
multiculturalism. This lesson will give students a better understanding of Potlatch, and
what they consist of.
http://collections.ic.gc.ca/potlatch/food.htm
This Government of Canada site, “Potlatch then and Now”, describes the importance of
the potlatch, its true meaning, and what traditions surround the potlatch within a Native
community. The site also tells us the meaning of many traditional costumes done and
worn by Natives during the potlatch celebration. As a fun exercise for elementary or high
school, the class could have their own potlatch in class, bringing in different things from
home, such as unwanted clothes, food, cards, etc. to see what it was like to have a
potlatch.
http://www.rlc.dcccd.edu/Mathsci/anth/104/pacific.htm
The website , entitled “First Nations in Canada” was published under the authority of the
Minister of Indian Affairs and Northern Development. Ottawa 1996. The website
provides readers about the potlatch ceremony, when it takes place, what happened during
the ceremony, who was invited. It also provides readers with a taste of the culture of First
Nations peoples in Canada.
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http://www.officialkwanzaawebsite.org/
This site is entitled “Kwanzaa” and is posted by The National Associated of Kawaida
Organizations. Its links provide a wealth of necessary information for Kwanzaa. It is
hosted by the African American Cultural Center and is a very thorough site. The site
could be used by teachers and students alike.
http://www.swagga.com/kwanzaa.htm
This website is entitled “The Afrocentric Experience” and provides a wealth of
definitions, symbols and explanations of Kwanzaa that are easy to follow and understand.
It also provides links for further research and a discussion forum.
http://www.abcteach.com/MonthtoMonth/Holidays/kwreadcomp.htm
Anne Johnson is the editor of ABCteach website however, was created by Sandy
Kemsley. The word “ Kwanzaa” means first fruits in Swahili. The website explains how
the celebration takes it roots from the African first-fruit harvest celebrations. There are
seven principles of the Kwanzaa celebration that students can learn the meaning and the
history behind them. Teachers can have the students work in groups to find the meanings
of the seven principles
http://www.kidsdomain.com/holiday/kwanzaa/about.html (Laura Walker)
The website, entitled “Kwanzaa: A Celebration of Heritage”, is intended both for teachers
and students. Its presentation is geared more towards children yet it exhibits some very
good ideas for the use of a teacher’s lesson planning about this subject. It includes such
things as word translations, history, ceremony instructions, significant symbols and much
more.
http://k6educators.about.com/gi/dynamic/offsite.htm?site=http://www.kidsdomain.com/h
oliday/kwanzaa/color.html
This website is produced by the Kids Domain and entitled “Holiday Fun”. It is aimed for
younger elementary school children. This website is composed of coloring pages that
teachers can use to bring up discussions about Kwanzaa. It will also provide the children
with a better understanding as they will be provided with a visual aid.
http://k6educators.about.com/gi/dynamic/offsite.htm?site=http://members.tripod.com/%7
ENancy%5FJ/index.html
This website is produced by the Afro American Web Ring, and was last updated in 2001.
This website is aimed for children of all ages. You can find pictures, recipes, information,
and activities that can be used in the classroom on this page to educate children about
Kwanzaa and many other celebrations.
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http://www.marriage-relationships.com/arranged_marriages.html
The website, entitled “The Nature of Arranged Marriages”, is very comprehensive and
provides both viewpoints of the subject of arranged marriage. It also contains a forum for
visitors to express their own concerns and views about the arranged marriages.
http://www.english.emory.edu/Bahri/Arr.html
This website was created by Santana Flanigan in 2000. It speaks of the history and
reason for arranged marriages, matchmakers, and Dowries in India. Teachers could
incorporate this lesson into their family studies as far as showing diversity in modern
family setups.
http://www.dailyprincetonian.com/archives/2004/10/20/news/11161.shtml (Eric
Herschthal)
From a Princeton University student newspaper, this article outlines the pros and cons of
arranged marriage, written by South Asian students.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/ks3bitesize/teachers/lessonplans/english/muchado_claudio
_hero.shtml
This website , entitled “Bitesize Revision” is posted by BBC. This resource could be used
to make lessons for high school teachers. It educates children about arranged marriage,
while exploring the text “Much Ado About Nothing” by Shakespeare. This lesson is good
for classroom discussion, to open student’s eyes about arranged marriage.
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http://www.playwrightsworkshop.org/portfolio.html
This site is posted by “Playwrights Workshop” and provides a biography for Tomson
Highway as well as his portfolio. There is also a link to an interview with Highway as
well as access to information on other Canadian playwrights and their photos.
http://www.imperialoil.ca/Canada-English/thisis/publications/2000q1/mycanada.htm
The article itself was written by Tomson Highway and published on the Imperial Oil
website. The website talks about Highway and where he comes from and why he is a
proud Cree Canadian. There are several different Canadian articles placed on the website
by a variety of artists, allowing for comparative readings.
http://www.bcc.ctc.edu/frc/pluralism/walker.html
http://www.usask.ca/education/ideas/tplan/sslp/creenat.htm
The first website is a Cree lesson plan that looks at great ideas to help have an
understanding of the Cree culture and history (more within Quebec). It was created by
Bellevue Community College. The second website was created by Susan Taylor. Her
focus is on the Cree Nation and looking at their life from where they lived to how the
dealt with Euro Canadians moving in on their territory. The two websites above ask for
children to look at the history of the Cree Nation and see how they challenge mainstream
views of Canadian history. The latter lesson asks children to brainstorm, placing
themselves back 200 years ago
http://www.ipl.org/div/natam/bin/browse.pl/A39 (the Internet Public Library)
This site is entitled “Native Americans Author Project” offers a page dedicated to
Tomson Highway. It describes brief history of Highway and the goes on to offer a list of
awards and honors he has earned, more online resources you can go to about Highway
and also a list of books written by Highway.
http://www.native-languages.org/books.htm
This website is entitled “Native Languages of the Americas: American Indian Books and
Literature”. This website is a strong native language resource. It provides teachers with
information that they can incorporate into any grade level. It has Cree books, movies,
literature and folktales for people of all ages. Teachers can use any of these story ideas as
an introduction to a Cree Unit, or as resources for the children to use.
http://www.firstnationsdrum.com/Sum2001/NAAA-Highway.htm
This site is produced by the association of First Nations Drum concentrating on National
Aboriginal Achievement Awards. The site gives a detailed explanation of Tomson
Highway achievements in producing Aboriginal theatre for the world. The site tells us
that Highways plays have been translated into many different languages.
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http://falcon.jmu.edu/~ramseyil/kogawa.htm
This site is entitled “Joy Kogawa Teacher Resource File” and posted by James Madison
University. It is comprehensive and provides lesson plans and other resources in relation
to Joy Kogawa. The links are also helpful to search for other children’s authors and
resources.
http://www.princeton.edu/~howarth/557/obasan.html (unknown)
This website is entitled “Joy Kogawa, Obasan” and offers links to useful information.
Links about the author Joy Kogawa, links to reviews about the book Obasan, to sites on
Canadian literature, Japanese Canadian history etc. Students could use it as a search
engine.
http://www.lib.washington.edu/subject/Canada/internment/internment_redress.html
(University of Washington)
This website offers information about the history of the Japanese Canadian internment
during WWII.
http://www.csuohio.edu/art_photos/canada/canada.html
The website has been created by an art gallery; however the biography and art students
will look at are from a man by the name of Masumi Hayashi. He gives a map of where
the internment camps were located as well as historical visuals. This webpage is easy to
read and has great visuals to help captivate students.
http://www.saskschools.ca/curr_content/adhs/social30/obasanscrapbook.html
This website is entitled “Adaptive Dimension in High School” and is posted by
Saskatchewan Schools. The website explains a unique lesson plan idea for high school
students. As an assignment, they are to create a scrapbook about the novel “Obasan”,
with a few main components.
http://www.library.utoronto.ca/canpoetry/kogawa/poems.htm
This web site is part of the Canadian Poetry Web Site, and is posted by The University of
Toronto. It gives us all of Joy Kogawa’s published writings. Kogawa has written many
poems about Japanese interment camps during World War II, six of which are posted on
the site.
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http://www.paulyee.ca/
This is Paul Yee’s official homepage, posted by Wondershop. It provides lots of great
links and information. It very up to date and provides great imagery and fabulous links to
Yee’s bio, books and contacts.
http://archives.cbc.ca/IDD-1-69-1433/life_society/chinese_immigration/
The CBC has put together a great website called “A Tale of Perseverance: Chinese
Immigration to Canada”. It explores the lives of Chinese immigrants who risked their
lives to build the Pacific Railway and their struggle to stay in Canada
http://www.statcan.ca/english/kits/bc70s1.htm
This website is from Stats Canada and is called “Chinese Immigrants to British
Columbia”. It has a lesson plan created for high school students based on Chinese
Canadian demographic history and growth, to explore their tremendous contribution to
this country’s history. Using the data from the tables, there will be independent research
where each student assumes the role of a Chinese immigrant in 1870 to write a letter to a
loved one back in China.
http://www.wwu.edu/depts/castudies/k12studycanada/files/K-12canada-F2003.pdf
This website is produced by the Canadian-American Studies Department and is called
“K-12 Study Canada”. This website provides teachers with the information and sources
that they need to teach about immigration to Canada. It offers teachers loan-kits,
websites, pictures and useful books, which can all be incorporated into their classrooms
at any age level.
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http://nobelprize.org/peace/laureates/1992/tum-bio.html
This is the official site promoting Rigoberta Menchu as a Nobel Prize laureate and
provides sufficient information on her works as well as her biography. Students can
watch her speech at http://www.britannica.com/nobel/ind_av.html .
Rigorberta Menchu from Guatamala
http://www.worldtrek.org/odyssey/latinamerica/rigoberta/rigoberta_story.html
The producer of this website is Conrado Hinojosa however there are several others
involved with it. It was created to put Latin America on stage. Rigorberta Menchu’s life
is summarized on this site and explains why her book was written. There is a unit that is
intended to focus on some of the aspects of Guatemalan life and history that are of great
significance to understanding the people of Guatemala today and their situation. There
are several lesson plans based on other countries as well.
http://www.themodernword.com/gabo/ (Gabriel Marquez)
This web site is called “Gabriel Marquez” and is posted by Allan B. Ruch. It offers a
glimpse into the world of Latin American literature. This site could be used by teachers
and recommended to students to help them find more information about books and
literature by Latin American authors and about issues raised.
http://www.webenglishteacher.com/garciamarquez.html
The ‘Web English Teacher’ website was last updated on November 20, 2004. This
website has produced a complete page with links, ideas for lesson plans, and a
bibliography of Gabriel Garcia.
http://nobelprize.org/literature/laureates/1971/neruda-bio.html
The Nobel site has Neruda’s Nobel acceptance speech in English and Spanish (written
and audio) as well as a detailed biography.
http://www.lnstar.com/literature/postino/
Teachers and students can explore the spirit of Neruda’s poetry and explore his influence
and inspiration world-wide as they watch Il Postino, a semi-biographical drama on
Neruda.
http://www.uchile.cl/neruda/
An excellent site on Neruda posted by the University of Chile: students can draw on
Spanish-speaking classmates’ and family to translate poetry or compare with English
versions.
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http://www.gardendigest.com/poetry/haiku4.htm
This website is called “Teaching Haiku Poetry: Links, Resources and Ideas” and is posted
by Michael Garafalo. It provides complete lesson plans for teaching haiku poetry in any
grade level. It outlines the history and spiritual dimensions of haiku as well as examples
and lesson plans.
http://www.big.or.jp/~loupe/links/ehisto/ehisinx.shtml
In this web site called History of Haiku, Ryu Yotsuya gives us the time line of haiku
poetry dating back to the master of haiku such as Basho Matsuo, and suggests what
Matsuo meant haiku poetry to be.
http://www.toyomasu.com/haiku/#whatishaiku
The editor Kei Grieg Toyomasu explains what a Haiku is and how to write one.
http://www.ahapoetry.com/haiku.htm (Jane Reichhold)
The website , entitled “Haiku”, is very practical for both the teacher and the students. It
clearly depicts techniques that can be used when formulating a haiku and offers up other
more explicit definitions of the term. In addition to this a provision of some key
characteristics you must look for when labeling a haiku are also provided.
http://www.gardendigest.com/poetry/haiku4.htm
This website is entitled “Teaching Haiku Poetry: Links, Resources, Ideas” by Michael P.
Garofal. This website is a great teacher resource. It has many interesting links to help
teachers plan lessons about Haiku poetry in all grade levels. It is complete with
worksheets, activities and many other unique ideas. It has enough information to make it
easier for a teacher to plan a unit at any age level.
http://www.educationworld.com/a_lesson/01-1/lp237_03.shtml
This website is entitled “Education World” and produced by Walden University as a
teacher resource. It was last updated in 2003. This website provides teachers with lesson
plan ideas for students in grades 6-12, with subjects that are relevant to the students when
exploring the concept of Haiku poetry.
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http://www.nmajh.org/exhibitions/maus/
The website has been created by National Museum of American Jewish History.
The website talks about the book; history of Jews; and the author. The teacher could
have the students discuss what they knew about the history of Jews and then go over the
book.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_German_concentration_camps
This website is created by winkpedia which is an encyclopedia organization and is called
“List of German Concentration Camps”. Teachers could ask the students to look at the
several different concentration camps and ask the students to get into groups to study the
history of the camp selected.
http://www.annefrank.com/1_life.htm Anne Frank: Her Life and Times
Contains a good illustrated biography and information about the diary. Part of Anne Frank
Online. www.annefrank.com/1_life.htm
http://www.geocities.com/afdiary/ Anne Frank Diary Reference
Contains calendars marked with Anne's writing dates and references to entries, a
glossary of persons appearing in the Diary, a family tree, a list of dangerous events, and
the history after the diary. By Suzanne Morine. www.geocities.com/afdiary
Anne Frank in the World
Background and summary of Anne Frank House exhibition, by "The Friends of Anne
Frank in Utah and the Intermountain West Region".
www.uen.org/utahlink/lp_res/AnneFrankInTheWorld.html
http://www.time.com/time/time100/heroes/profile/frank01.html
A "Time 100 - Heroes and Icons" essay about the significance of Anne Frank in world history.
Brief timeline. www.time.com/time/time100/heroes/profile/frank01.html
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http://school.discovery.com/lessonplans/programs/sevenwondersoftheworldmagicmetropolis/
This website is created by Discovery Channel and is called “Alexander and Alexandria”.
It talks about Alexandria in a description and then offers a teacher a lesson plan. The
lesson plan is about making a book by using Alexandria as an example of written works.
Initiate a class discussion about the role of books in your and your students’ lives:
http://www.theage.com.au/articles/2004/05/27/1085641654270.html?oneclick=true (Fair
Fax Digital)
This article depicts the discovery of the ancient University and outlines a complete
description of how it was built and manufactured. It also mentions the fact that a modern
library has been built to commemorate the late University.
http://www.touregypt.net/featurestories/mouseion.htm
This website was created by Jimmy Dunn, who is an InterCity Oz Ltd. Employee. The
website was last updated in 2005. The “Tour Egypt” website was produced to educate
people about the first university. Complete with interesting facts, and pictures this
website can be used as a useful tool for high school teachers when they are discussing
world history. It can also be used for students that may need to do research on Alexandria
University.
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http://www.qesn.meq.gouv.qc.ca/mpages/unit1/u1p4.htm
The website was created by the government in partnership with the Provincial
Association of Social Studies Teachers and the Quebec Board of Black Educators. This
website looks into the black community in the history of Quebec and Canada. There is a
page about Mathieu Da Costa and his relevance to Canadian history.
http://www.blackhistorysociety.ca/Mathieu%20Da%20Costa%20A_J_B%20Johnston.ht
m
The sight was designed for by A. J. B. Johnston Parks Canada, Halifax and is called
“Mathieu Da Costa and Early Canada: Possibilities and Probabilities”. This website
discusses the historical information about Da Costa and how he interpreted for the French
and the Dutch to enhance their trade with the Aboriginals.
http://www.canadianheritage.gc.ca/progs/multi/black-noir/dacosta_e.cfm
Posted by Canadian Heritage, the “Mathieu Da Costa Challenge” takes place during
February (Black history month) to encourage youth to research and celebrate the
contributions of Aboriginal peoples and African Canadians to building Canada
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http://www.wsu.edu/~dee/DIASPORA/HAITI.HTM
This website is entitled “African Diaspora” and was created by Richard Hooker. This site
compares and contrasts the Haitian, American and French Revolutions. It mainly focuses
on the Haitian revolution and slave rebellions.
http://www.albany.edu/~js3980/haitian-revolution.html
This website was written by Joanne Spadaro and is called “The Haitian Revolution”. It
explores the Haitian revolution and more specifically about Toussaint L'Ouverture, a
former slave whom was a notable leader. There are several points within this website
that broadens knowledge of the Haitian Revolution. The students can take this material
and compare it to the American Revolution. The students can analyze each perspective.
It also contains a list of books that can be used for more information. Both teacher and
students could use this site to research about the Haitian revolution and connect to links
from the site.
http://www.wmich.edu/dialogues/texts/blackjacobins.html
The Black Jacobins, by C.L.R. James, examines the Haitian (San Domingo) Revolution
of 1791-1803.
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http://www2.lhric.org/pocantico/tubman/tubman.html
This website is called “Harriet Tubman and the Underground Railroad” and was posted
by The Pocantico Hills School. It is a great site about Harriet Tubman and the
“Underground Railroad”. The links on the page are great for students and teachers alike.
http://www.enchantedlearning.com/history/us/aframer/tubman/
Enchanted Learning is the creator of this website called “Harriet Tubman” and many
other pages filled with teaching resources and helpful links. This particular page is filled
with information about Tubman and links to a variety of other resources about her and
black history. The resources include time lines and colouring activities specifically about
Tubman.
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/aia/part4/4p1535.html
This website is entitled “Judgment Day” and is posted by PBS, reviewing African
American history.
http://www2.lhric.org/pocantico/tubman/tubman.html
This website was created by Terry Hongell, a computer teacher from Pocantico Hills
School to teach elementary readers about Harriet Tubman and her journey freeing slaves
through the Underground Railroad. It provides a number of very good links, which
include original timelines of the history, crossword puzzles, chapter summaries, character
sketches, and vocabulary. It is written by students for students.
http://www.freedomcenter.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=home.viewpage&page_id=E0DDB
6F0-FB71-4F09-A811671EA381902D
This site is produced by National Underground Railroad Freedom Center and is called
“Stories of Freedom”. On the site there are many different places were you can go to
retrieve information, such as the student information center, the educator’s center, and the
read real factual stories of people who were involved in the Underground Railroad to free
black people from slavery.
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http://www.blackhistorysociety.ca/
This website was created by Ontario’s Black History Society which provides a well
researched and detailed explanation of the events during the Upper Canada Abolition Act
in 1973.
http://www.osblackhistory.com/underground.php
This website was created by the historical society of the city Owen Sound Ontario and is
called “The Underground Railroad”. It includes a small background on the Upper
Canada Abolition Act and information on a variety of related topics. The website can be
used as a resource for teachers, and it has additional links to different songs and artifacts
which could be explored as a class.
http://www.pc.gc.ca/canada/proj/cfc-ugrr/itm2-com/pg03_e.asp
This website is called “Commemorating the Underground Railroad in Canada” and is
posted by Parks Canada. It reviews the history of slavery and the historic site in Canada
commemorating the Underground Railroad in Canada. The links from this site offer
information about the ‘Acts’.
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http://www.asian.ca/law/cia1885.htm
This website provides a complete copy, word for word of the Chinese Immigration Act
1885. Thus the students will have the opportunity to read how Canada defined a Chinese
Immigrant as well as all the provisions for the immigrants from 1880s to 1947. This
website is created by the Asian Canadian Law Center which deals with the legal history
of Asian Canadians.
http://www.ccnc.ca/redress/history.html
This website is entitled “Chinese Immigration to Canada” and is posted by Heritage
Canada. It offers a lot of information about the history of Chinese immigrants in Canada
and the impacts the head tax and the exclusion act has had. This site also has articles,
resources, stories and information about the redness campaign. Teachers and students can
use this website to gather information and links to more sites.
http://archives.cbc.ca/IDD-1-69-1433/life_society/chinese_immigration/
A CBC site, this reviews with the discrimination Chinese Canadians have faced in
Canada. It provides many video interviews with Chinese Canadians as well as clips from
the construction of the rail road.
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http://collections.ic.gc.ca/heroes/index2.html
Remembering Our Heroes: Saskatchewan First Nations Vets. Included in the website are
personal narratives and historical accounts.
http://archives.cbc.ca/294p.asp?ActProf=776&IDLan=1&Nav=AvPr
This website is part of the CBC archives; it is a lesson plan entitled “First Nations Cath22.” For grades 11 or 12.
http://www.siassoc.sk.ca/connections/page3.html
This website is called “First Nations Veterans: Forgotten Soldiers?” and is poster by the
Saskatchewan Intercultural Association. This is a great website for high school students
and offers exceptional information for this age group. Includes sections on soldiers’ lives
and the programme Navajo Code Talkers.
http://cjtm.icaap.org/content/28/28_hoefnagels.html
This website is called “Remembering Canada's Forgotten Soldiers at Contemporary
Powwows” and is written by Anna Hoefnagels. This website reviews the numbers of
Natives that enlisted, their relationships with the Canadian Military and their motives for
enlisting.
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http://www.spiritwalk.org/gandhi.htm#biography
This website is a teacher-based that provides links to various sites on Mahatma Ghandi.
This site provides a brief history as well as a list of famous quotes by Ghandi. Teachers
could use these quotes and inspirational words as a source of discussion especially since
his cause motivated many European colonies in Africa and Asia to fight for
independence.
http://www.askasia.org/teachers/Instructional_Resources/Lesson_Plans/India/LP_india_1
.htm
This website was issued by “Ask Asia,” and is called “Gandhi Speaks Through
Clothing”. It offers many teacher resources, students’ links and lesson plans. This page
is a lesson plan called “Ghandi speaks through Clothing.” It includes a detailed plan and
additional resources and supporting materials.
http://www2.lucidcafe.com/lucidcafe/library/95oct/mkgandhi.html
This site is written by Robin Chew and is entitled “Mahatma Gandhi: Indian
Spiritual/Political Leader and Humanitarian”. There is a complete autobiography of this
man references to other spiritual leaders/politicians like Gandhi and included in this its
Ghandi’s anthology. Included are video clips of Ghandi.
http://www.mahatma.org.in/index.jsp
This small website written by the Mahatma Gandhi Foundation and is entitled “Mahatma
Gandhi– India”. It contains information about the man who inspired non-violent protests.
An instructor can find many picture galleries and can also download video archives of
Mahatma Gandhi.
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http://www.motorcyclediariesmovie.com/home.html
Watch Walter Salles’ riveting film! Read Guevara’s actual diary (The Motorcycle Diaries
: A Latin American Journey, ISBN: 1876175702 by Ernesto Che Guevara).
http://web.ask.com/searchcp?q=Che+Guevara&t=Che+Guevara&cache=00*1ytmsg8hmx
28f&url=http://www.geocities.com/Hollywood/8702/che.html&page=&ws=1
“The Che Guvera Information Achieve”: it provides newspaper articles and references on
books on Che Guevera.
http://www.historyofcuba.com/main/hstintro.htm
This website is entitled “History of Cuba” and was created by J.A. Sierra. It is structured
in a simple way that it is appropriate for elementary level research. This website could
help not only teachers but students in younger grades to research on Cuba’s history. It
also provides links for further information on Cuban Revolution (1958-59).
http://www.time.com/time/time100/heroes/profile/guevara01.html
This website was produced by Time magazine. It is part of a series called “The Time
100”, referring to the 100 most influential people. This page is a detailed biography
about Che Guevara and his involvement in the Cuban revolution. It could possible be
used to for high school students who are researching Che Guevara.
http://www.marxists.org/archive/guevara/1959/04/18-abs.htm.
This website was recorded: April 18, 1959, Publisher: Shih-chieh Chih-shih (World
Knowledge), June 5, 1959, Translated: William E. Ratliff in the Hispanic American
Historical Review of August, 1966. Transcription/Markup: Andrea Naffis/Brian Basgen,
Online Version: Ernesto Che Guevara Internet Archive (marxists.org) 2002 "Ernesto Che
Guevara: Abstract of A New Old Interview" This website is a revisited interview with
Che Guevara explaining his experiences with regards to the Cuban Revolution. It
explains how Cuba achieved its revolutionary victory in great detail. It describes how
Che Guevara became one of the more famous leaders who joined Fidel Castro in the
Cuban Revolution.
http://library.thinkquest.org/18355/fidel_castro_-_photos.html
This website is a web page dedicated to Fidel Castro Cuba’s Leader. It was created by
Team18355 in 1998. It contains a detailed history of Fidel Castro’s life and is struggle for
power. It also contains pictures of the leader throughout history. A teacher can provide
his/her students with valuable information about the way of life in a Communist Regime.
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http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/1454208.stm
This BBC website provides a biography to Mandela’s life and links to other important
aspects of South African history and society today. It’s useful for research since it links to
other sources.
http://www.time.com/time/time100/leaders/profile/mandela.html
This website was produced by Time magazine. It is part of a series called the Time 100,
referring to the 100 most influential people. This page is a detailed biography about
Nelson Mandela. It could possible be used to for high school students who are
researching his life and accomplishments.
http://nobelprize.org/peace/articles/mandela/index.html.
Hallengren, A., "Nelson Mandela and the Rainbow of Culture".Last modified June 29,
2004, Copyright: 2005: Tje Nobel Foundation./help/copyright/ Accessed, March 2nd,
2005. [This website deals with Equality and Plurality. It discusses Nelson Mandela and
explains how he “negotiated the dismantling of the apartheid regime in South Africa,
settled an agreement on universal suffrage and democratic elections, and became the first
black president of the country in 1994…”]
30)
http://africanhistory.about.com/library/weekly/aa-SharpevilleMassacre-a.htm
This is website was created by the New York Times Company and is called Sharpville
Massacre: The Origin of South Africa’s Human Rights Day. It is for teachers and
students to understand why there is the International Day for Elimination of Racial
Discrimination. This article on this website provides explanation of the 1961 Sharpeville
massacre, and the build up to the massacre.
http://www.pch.gc.ca/march-21-mars/index_e.cfm
This website was issued by the Canadian Government, Heritage and Multiculturalism
Department and is entitled “Racism, Stop It!”. This site provides a description of
International Day of Elimination of Racial Discrimination. It also provides information
about a film making contest for teens in support of this issue.
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http://www.askasia.org/frclasrm/lessplan/l000019.htm
This website is a lesson plan entitled “Who Invented it? When? Chinese Inventions. An
Introductory Activity”. This lesson explores the great inventions in China.
http://sln.fi.edu/tfi/info/current/inventions.html
This website was created by the Franklin Institute Museum and is called “Chinese
Inventions”. The site is a description of an exhibit of ancient Chinese inventions and
pictures of actual artifacts. This site could also be explored as a class.
http://east_west_dialogue.tripod.com/dialogue/id1.html
This website is called “Ancient China’s Technology” and was created by the East West
Dialogue. It provides pictures of the technologies, outlines traditions and forms of
government that promoted these discoveries. Explore how China lead the West to
civilization!
http://www.sdcoe.k12.ca.us/score/chinin/chinintg.htm.
Locatelli,
S.,
"Virtual
Museum:
Medieval
Chinese
Inventions
and
Innovation"Copyright© 2000 -- San Diego County Office of Education. Accessed: March
3rd, 2005. [This website is a lesson for grade 7 students. "In this supplemental unit,
students gather primary and secondary information to answer the question: How
significant were Medieval Chinese inventions and innovations from the Tang and Seng
Dynasties to Europe? Students will tour a virtual museum and learn the history and
technology of China."]
http://www.bkfk.com/inventions/
This website is called “Famous Inventions and Inventors” and was posted by By Kids for
Kids. It is a place where kids can learn about inventions and inventors from a wide range
of cultures.
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http://www.blackhistorysociety.ca/EMcCoy.htm
This is website is by the Ontario Black History Society and is called “Elijah McCoy”. It
provides a biographical article on McCoy. Also this website provides links to further
information as well as online activities on McCoy which is essential for teachers.
http://www.users.fast.net/~blc/xlhome6.htm
This website is called “Elijah Mc Coy” and was created by Henry Baker. It provides
background information about his inventions. This site is kid-friendly as it even contains
pictures of his invention. It could be used as a possible support to a lesson, in which the
students could explore the site as a class using a projector.
http://www.ideafinder.com/history/inventors/mccoy.htm (The Great Idea Finder)
This site was created by The Great Idea Finder and is called “Elijah McCoy”.
http://www.fee.org/vnews.php?nid=485.
Folsom, B., "LESSON PLAN-Elijah McCoy and Berry Gordy: Ingenuity Overcomes:
History and Economics.” This website is a lesson that will allow students to "evaluate the
extent to which success is determined by outward circumstances (such as racial
discrimination or childhood poverty) versus personal traits (such as determination and
alertness to opportunity) (and) explain how free markets create opportunities for
oppressed minorities to overcome discrimination", through studying the accomplishments
of Elijah McCoy.
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http://www.edwardwillett.com/Columns/aboriginalscience.htm
“Aboriginal Science” by Edward Willet describes the willow bark as one of the many
medicinal First Nations contributions. Teachers can use this website to understand the
importance of First Nations contributions to pharmacology.
http://www.ainc-inac.gc.ca/hrtg/index_e.html
This site was published by the Indian and Northern Affairs Canada Council and is called
“Aboriginal Peoples and their Heritage”. This site offers a brief history of natural
medicine and how it was shared with the European settlers. Teachers using this site
should be aware of its Eurocentric perspective and be sure to address this issue within the
classroom.
http://www.ocup.org/resources/documents/SSCompare_gr3_socstu.pdf (Unknown)
From the Ontario Curriculum Planner exemplars. This website provides a complete unit
plan of early contact.
http://www.schoolnet.ca/aboriginal/handbook/science_willow-bark.html.
“Aboriginal Innovations in Arts, Science and Technology Handbook”. Thunder Bay,
Ontario: Lake Head University. [This website gives a description of the uses and make up
of willow bark in pain relievers. It also gives a number of links with other inventions by
Aboriginal peoples.
http://www.ainc-inac.gc.ca/ks/6001_e.html
This website put together by the Canadian government “Indian and Northern Affairs”
contains excellent information on aboriginal inventions. This page illustrates the
inventions and gives a brief explanation on that specific invention. This website is an
easy to use source of information for any child.
34) http://www.itmonline.org/arts/taoism.htm
This website is called “Essentials of Taoism and the Taoist Influence on Herbal Medicine
Literature” by Subhuti Dharmananda. This describes the essentials of Taoist
religion/philosophy and the many different influences it’s had on herbal medicine.
http://www.kids.net.au/encyclopedia-wiki/ac/Acupuncture
http://www.kids.net.au/encyclopedia-wiki/tr/Traditional_Chinese_Medicine
The above websites are pages published by Kids.net. The organization Kids.net is a
website which is dedicated to providing teachers and parents with safe and accurate
information for children. These particular pages are experts from an encyclopedia
describing both acupuncture and Chinese medicine. These pages also provide other links
for the children to explore.
http://www.kiddyhouse.com/SStudies/Countries/China/
This website is called “China for K-12” and is created by KiddieCorner. This a teacher
based and student based website that has links to various other websites with activities,
lessons and information on Chinese science and medicine.
http://www.index-china.com/index-english/TCM-s.html (Good Health)
This site is entitled “Traditional Chinese Medicine” and was produced by Tagalder. It
provides a summary of the Traditional Medicinal methods of China.
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http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/islam/islamsbook.html
http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/science/sciencesbook.html
This website is entitled “Internet Islamic History Sourcebook” by Paul Halsall of the
Jesuit University of New York. The Internet Islamic History Source Book has detailed
information on the math, science, philosophy, religion and poetry of the Islam world
throughout history. A teacher can use this website for background information especially
in these different intellectual fields.
http://www.netmuslims.com/info/contributions.html
Entitled “Islamic Contributions to Science and Math” by NetMuslims.
http://www.ais.org/~bsb/Herald/Previous/95/science.html
This website is an article from the Islamic Herald: “How Islam Influenced Science” by
Macksood Aftab.
http://www.everything2.com/index.pl?node=algebra
This website offers information about the history of algebra and the development of
mathematical thought.
36) http://www.niti.org/mayan/
This website is called “Maya!” and is an interactive lesson for a class who is learning
Mayan mathematic and astrology. The teacher at an elementary level can have his or her
students independently read and complete the lesson on this website.
http://www.michielb.nl/maya/math.html (unknown)
This website is called “Maya Mathematics”. It is an interesting look at Maya mathematics
and how different the system they used is form the numbers used today. Maya
mathematics used symbols of lines and dots to do their calculations.
37) http://www.taoist.org/english/lineage.php
Learn more about Tai Chi Chuan and get to know the Taoist Tai Chi Chuan Society near
you.
http://www.chebucto.ns.ca/Philosophy/Taichi/taoism.html
This website is called “Taoism and the Philosophy of Tai Chi Chuan” and is an excellent
for teachers who are unfamiliar with Tai chi chuan. The website provides historical,
religious and cultural background information on this type of exercise. It outlines the
geographical origins of Tai chi chuan and it’s cultural impact on China in the 4th and 9th
century.
http://www.utah.edu/stc/tai-chi/
This website was created by Jay Deuel and is called “Tai Chi Chuan”. It describes the
history, application and physical benefits of Tai chi chaun.
http://www.ehow.com/how_13583_apply-concept-yin.html
This website is created by Ehow and is entitled “How to Apply the Concept of Yin and
Yang in Martial Arts”. This website explains how yang and yin fit in to martial arts. The
strategies and steps when applying Yang and Yin to martial arts are discussed. Both
teachers and students can learn more about the topic form this website and it may lead to
new interests.
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http://www.civilization.ca/aborig/reid/reid01e.html
“In Memorium: Bill Reid” by the Canadian Museum of Civilization. Includes his
biography, achievements, contributions to Canada and a great gallery of photos of his
work.
http://archives.cbc.ca/IDD-1-68-1273/arts_entertainment/bill_reid/
“The Life and Legend of Bill Reid” by CBC. Includes links to other CBC coverage on
Reid and Haida art.
http://www.virtualmuseum.ca/Exhibitions/Billreidpole/english/index.html
“The Respect to Bill Reid Pole” by Virtual Museum, Government of Canada. Describes
his artistic tools and includes an interactive timeline.