http://www.gov.state.la.us/assets/images/kids

http://www.50states.com/songs/louis.htm

http://house.louisiana.gov/pubinfo/state.htm

http://www.gov.state.la.us/index.cfm?md=pagebuilder&tmp=home&cpid=70

http://homeschooling.about.com/library/quiz/blquizlouisiana.htm

www.louisianafoods.com/recipes/

www.thecajunchef.com

www.louisianacajun.com/toolbox.asp

www.fg-a.com/stateflags3.htm

www.pdphoto.org/PictureDetail.php?pg=5434&mat=pdef

GLE's

explaining connection between information from texts and real-life experiences (ELA-7-E4)

Identify an audience for a specific writing assignment and select appropriate vocabulary, details, and information to create a tone or set the mood and to affect or manipulate the intended audience (ELA-2-E2)

Adjust pacing to suit purpose, audience, and setting when speaking (ELA-4-E1)

Deliver presentations that include the following:

• information drawn from several sources and identification of the sources

• information selected to persuade or influence the audience (ELA-4-E5)

Evaluate the usefulness of information selected from multiple sources, including

• library and online databases

• electronic reference works

• Internet information

• community and government data

• interviews

• experiments

• surveys (ELA-5-E2)

Use keywords and phrases to take notes from oral, written, and electronic media sources (ELA-5-E3)

Identify, define, and compare regions of the United States using physical and human characteristics (e.g., land forms and use, cultural diversity)  (G-1B-E4)

Describe the importance of events and ideas significant to our nation’s development  (H-1C-E1)

Identify and explain cultural elements that have contributed to our national heritage  (H-1C-E4)