Non-print sources include information collected from a tour of the Latin American art and sculpture sections of Chicago’s Field Museum and Art Institute, as well as the Mexican American Fine Arts Museum located in the Pilsen neighborhood of the city.  In addition, those museums provide library and research resources to students in the area. Typically, they also offer classes in areas such as scupture, mask-making and such.

On-line sources are most plentiful in this unit and are provided in part through links made available to students.  Such sources range from Mexican periodicals to general information offered through portals such as Yahoo en espanol.  These in fact form the primary source of information apart from what the teacher offers in this unit.
 
 

I. On-line Sources

American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages (ACTFL)- http://www.actfl.org/htdocs/standards/index.htm

Angelfire- http://www.angelfire.com

Macrel (National and State Standards, Curriculum)- http://www.mcrel.org/

Mexican Culture- http://www.itp.berkeley.edu/~thorne/HumanResources.html

Mexico Maps- http://www.192.100.181.220/map

Mexico Maps, Culture- http://www.espanol.yahoo.com/Zonas geograficas/Paises/

Mexico On-line Site Directory- http://www.mexonline.com/websites.htm

Oaxacan Black Pottery- http://www.mexonline.bclay.htm

Oaxacan Textiles- http://www.mexonline.com/valle.htm

Quiz Master- http://www.motted.hawaii.edu

State of Illinois Board of Education/Illinois Learning Standards-

U.S./State Standards for Learning- mcrel.org.standards
 
 

II. Off-line Sources

Documents

American Association for the Teaching of Foreign Languages (ACTFL) The National Standards for Foreign Language Learning, 1998.

Illinois State Board of Education (ISBE), Illinois Learning Standards, 1997, Springfield, IL.
 

Books

Cordry, D. (1968) Mexican Indian Costumes, Austin, TX, University of Texas Press.

Cordry, D. (1980) Mexican Masks, Austin, TX, University of Texas Press.

Espejel, C. (1978) Mexican Folk Ceramics, Madrid, Spain, Editorial Blume.

Harvey, M. (1978) Mexican Crafts and Craftspeople, Cransbury, NJ, Associated University Presses.

Toor, F. (1947) A Treasury of Mexican Folkways, New York, NY, Crown Publishers, Inc.