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SPANISH 4A

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Spanish General Links Encarta Resources (Encyclopedia, Dictionary, and World Atlas) http://encarta.msn.com/ College Board http://apcentral.collegeboard.com/ International Baccalaureate Program http://www.ibo.org/ A Guide for Writing Research Papers Literature Online http://webster.commnet.edu/mla/index.shtml Online Literature Advanced Placement Program: Spanish Literature http://www.geocities.com/apspanishlit/ Ap Literature resources http://spanishisfun.org/spalit/index.htm  Literature online http://www.worldwideschool.org/library/catalogs/bysubject-lang-spanish.html Activities for Cajas de cartón  http://www.sdcoe.k12.ca.us/score/cajas/cajastg.html Online version on Cajas de carton (includes biography of author, entire story, read by Francisco Jiménez and commentary) El delantal blanco on-line at http://www.geocities.com/apspanishlit/vodanovic.html El delantal blanco on-line at http://bls.org/languages/ap_Languages/apdownloads/vodanovic.htm Vocabulary practice for El delantal blanco at http://www.quia.com/pages/gatewayapspanish.html Biographical information on Sergio Vodanovic Isabel Allende's Biographical information Dos Palabras: http://homepage.mac.com/cancio/ea/Allende-Dos_palabras.doc Dos Palabras: http://ceci.uprm.edu/~aleman/Dospalabras.html Biographical information on Isabel Allende http://www.encyclopedia.com/html/A/AllendeI1s.asp Biographical information on Isabel Allende http://www.clubcultura.com/clubliteratura/clubescritores/allende /cronologia.htm Biographical information on Isabel Allende http://www.isabelallendefoundation.org/espanol/about_isabel.html Página con mucha información sobre la gramática y literatura de la lengua española. Pablo Neruda Textbooks Online Paso a Paso- This site includes activities and assessments. Realidades Vocabulary & Grammar Powerpoints En Marcha Realidades A Realidades B Realidades 1 Realidades 2 Realidades 3 Abriendo Paso "Allez, Viens!" from Holt, Rinehart, Winston. WebRings and Lesson Plan Bank Casa de Joanna A useful website with a variety of topics.  Includes many useful readings.   Educator's Portal http://www.nalejandria.com/ Tennessee Bob's Famous Spanish Links http://globegate.utm.edu/spanish/span.html Teachers.Net www.teachers.net/lessons/posts/posts.html AskERIC Lesson Plans http://www.eduref.org/ Penn State University Resources http://www.personal.psu.edu/users/s/a/sam50/ Great source for many things. Specially for upper levels and Spanish for Spanish speakers http://www.desocupadolector.net/ Improving global communication by making the learning of Spanish fun and engaging Resources http://spanishisfun.org/ Vídeos educativos, ejemplos, ejercicios y todo lo necesario para tus tareas escolares. http://www.escolar.com/ Heraldo Escolar http://escolar.heraldo.es/ Online Tutorials Spanish grammar A variety of grammar concepts with online practice and immediate feedback. Quia Vocabulary games (Match mine/wordsearch /.) on different topics. Verb Conjugation Game A variety of games such as memory and concentration to practice verb conjugations. Learn Spanish An excellent online tutorial. Learn playing Grammar Exercises Resources to learn Spanish Understanding Grammar (great for upper levels and Spanish for Spanish speaker classes) Conjugate verbs online Centro Virtual Cervantes El sitio de la ingeniería del lenguaje APEX Learning (Free diagnostic tests) AP Spanish Directed Response Practice Internet activities Virtual Learning Página con información para que los estudiantes mejoren su lectura y escritura: Las reglas de acentuación Reglas de acentuación Welcome to Spanish Class How to study a foreign language http://employees.oneonta.edu/smalle/howto.html Reader's Digest Personal Benefits of Foreign Language Study http://www.ed.gov/databases/ERIC_Digests/ed276305.html Telling time http://www.dannynicholson.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/flashclock.html School Clothing El Corte Inglés Online shopping, includes sales ads. www.elcorteingles.es Country Information Hispanic Online.com Find current events information on a variety of topics. www.hispaniconline.com  Are Chicanos the Same as Mexicans? A taxonomy of terms used to refer to Spanish speakers. www.azteca.net/aztec/chicano.html Culture and Holidays Fiestas y Folklore Cultural information on a variety of topics from Spain.  Jai-Alai: Where It Came From Página Home del Ministerio Information about education, culture and sports. Materiales, "Los jóvenes españoles A reading activity which helps students compare the lifestyles and values of Spanish young people with their own.  Are Chicanos the Same as Mexicans? A taxonomy of terms used to refer to Spanish speakers   Education Página Home del Ministerio Information about education, culture and sports. Education Information on the education system in Spain. Thematic Index Family Archivos de Genealogía española Genealogy Family Tree Research Food La Cocina Mexicana Information on a Mexican restaurant. Goya Foods Includes information on Goya Foods (new products, news, and history/formation of the company). Recetas Favoritas de España Authentic recipes in Spanish. Spanish recipes Recipes in Spanish from a variety of countries. Colombia en la mesa Restaurants in the US Home Environment The practice of Reducir, reusar, y reciclar. There are other articles linked from this page on environmental themes. http://icarito.tercera.cl/especiales/medio_ambiente/consejos/tres_r.htm Links to various websites and some environment activities. http://www.niles-hs.k12.il.us/davmal/Medio/medioambiente.htm Greenpeace page in Spanish for children. http://www.greenpeace.es/ Environmental children's story http://europa.eu.int/comm/environment/youth/pdf/benf_es.pdf Municipality of Santiago de Chile, Master Plans for lowering auto pollution http://www.conama.cl/rm/568/article-1196.html Matching weather expressions in the imperfect http://www.quia.com/jg/209161.html Secretaría de ambiente y Desarrollo Sustentable-Argentina http://www.medioambiente.gov.ar/home.htm Instituto Nacional del Agua y del Ambiente – INA www.ina.gov.ar Servicio Geológico Minero Argentino www.suim.gov.ar National Geographic en Español http://www.esmas.com/nationalgeographic/ Sistema de Información Ambiental http://www.bolivia-industry.com/sia/ Foro Ambiental juvenil de las Americas http://www.internatura.uji.es/congreso/foroii.html Comisión Nacional del medio ambiente-Chile http://www.conama.cl/ Contaminacion Luminica http://members.tripod.cl/ciencia/index.html Ministerio del medio ambiente- Colombia http://www.minambiente.gov.co/ Medio Ambiente - waste http://waste.ideal.es/pescagestion.htm\ Ministerio del Ambiente y Energía- Costa Rica http://www.minae.go.cr/ Instituto Nacional de Biodiversidad http://www.inbio.ac.cr/es/default.html Agencia de Medio Ambiente http://www.cuba.cu/ciencia/citma/AMA/ Ministerio del Ambiente Ecuador http://www.ambiente.gov.ec/ Ministerio de Medio Ambiente y Recursos Naturales de El Salvador http://www.marn.gob.sv/ European Environment Agency http://www.eea.eu.int/ Ministerio del medio ambiente- España http://www.mma.es/ Comisión Nacional del Medio Ambiente http://www.ecouncil.ac.cr/centroam/conama/conam.htm Federal de Protección al Ambiente http://www.profepa.gob.mx/ Secretaría de Medio Ambiente, Recursos Naturales y Pesca http://www.semarnap.gob.mx/ Comisión Centroamericana de Ambiente y Desarrollo http://www.ccad.ws/ecoportal/cyma/nc.htm Ministerio de Planificación y Política Económica http://www.mhyt.gob.pa/ Subsecretaría de Estado de Recursos Naturales y Medio Ambiente http://www.seam.gov.py/ Consejo Nacional del Ambiente- Perú http://www.conam.gob.pe/ Derecho Ambiental- Puerto Rico http://www.lexjuris.com/lexambiente.htm Sismo notas: tsunamis Conoce la historia de maremotos en Puerto Rico, los riesgos y como protegerte http://redsismica.uprm.edu/spanish/ Republica Dominicana http://www.uc.org.uy/rs140302.htm Uruguay Dirección Nacional de Medio Ambiente http://www.dinama.gub.uy/ Instituto Antártico Uruguayo http://www.iau.gub.uy/ Ministerio del ambiente y de los recursos naturals- Venezuela http://www.marnr.gov.ve/ Secretaría de Medio Ambiente y Recursos Naturales http://www.semarnat.gob.mx/ U.S. Environmental Protection Agency http://www.epa.gov/ Naciones Unidas para el Medio Ambiente http://www.rolac.unep.mx/ Inicativa De Aire Limpio en Cindades de America Latina http://www.cleanairnet.org/lac/1471/propertyvalue-14211.html Secretaria Federal de Desarrollo Sostenible de IU http://www.izquierda-unida.es/Actualidad/docu/2002/5junio-medioambiente.htm Foro de Investigaciones Marinas http://tierra.rediris.es/marinet/ Film, Drama, Music and Radio Radio stations in Spanish Spanish Songs Tropicana Estereo (Bogotá, Colombia) La Lengua de la Mariposa Teaching with movies Travel Iberia Information about flight schedules Spanish tourism Travlang's Currency Exchange Rates Currency exchange rates.  World Wide Metric Converter Use for metric conversions for distance, quantity and volume. Art A thematic, inquiry-based art education resource  http://mati.eas.asu.edu/ChicanArte/ Vincent van Gogh Gallery http://www.vangoghgallery.com/ Business Mapping your future in Spanish http://mapping-your-future.org/espanol/ Politics and Government Human and Animal Rights La declaración de los derechos de los animales   Madres de la Plaza de mayo Nunca Mas Webquest sobre los desaparecidos de Argentina:  Foreign policy issues: "A Roosevelt", Rubén Darío. Poem and comprehension questions can be found at the page. A poem by Teddy Roosevelt Human rights: "Prendimiento de Antoñito el Camborio en el camino de Sevilla" and "Muerte de Antoñito el Camborio", Federico García Lorca.  Poems and activities can be found at the website. La Constitución española Ministerio de asuntos exteriores de España con mucha información sobre política exterior y enlaces a ministerios de asuntos exteriores de Iberoamérica. Violación de derechos humanos en Cuba. Informaciónsobre los niños de la calle. Derechos, organismo para proteger los derechos humanos: Un artículo sobre los derechos humanos: Centro de Documentación e Información sobre Derechos Humanos en América Latina: Página con informaciónpara que los estudiantes mejoren su lectura y escritura: History Public Broadcasting Service (PBS).  US Immigration Statistics Latin American independence leaders  Activities about Latinos in the U.S. (ideas)  Statistics on Latinos in the U.S. and an interactive map  Information on Latinos in the U.S. and links to other great sites  U.S and Mexico border cities - map  U.S and Mexico border cities - map  Migration information - U.S and Mexico  Una guía para la naturalización: (En español) En la página 61 encontrará las preguntas en español sobre el gobierno de EEUU: Migration and Immigration US Census Bureau US Census Bureau- Teaching Materials Newspapers, Magazines and Current Events (Quepasa.com) nice website for current events in Spanish-speaking countries in English. http://www.quepasa.com/ A Latin America Data Base on-line news service  http://www.ladb.unm.edu/ Newspapers, Magazines, Radio from around the world http://www.barnews.com/new/index.html Semana http://semana.terra.com.co/opencms/opencms/Semana/index.html Hispanic and Latino Resources Hispanic Scholarship Fund http://www.hsf.net/ Smithsonian Center for Latino Initiatives: http://latino.si.edu/latinsitio/explolatino/exploindex.html The Radio Journal of News and Culture: http://www.latinousa.org/ San Diego State University Resources: http://edweb.sdsu.edu/csp/sp/Latino.pdf Latin American Youth Center: http://www.layc-dc.org/ Recommended US Latino Websites Diversity & Ethnic Studies http://www.public.iastate.edu/~savega/us_latin.htm Las Culturas: http://www.lasculturas.com/ Naciones Unidas Cyberbús: http://www.un.org/Pubs/CyberSchoolBus/spanish/index.asp

ITALIAN 2A

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Italian General Links Encarta Resources (Encyclopedia, Dictionary, and World Atlas) http://encarta.msn.com/encnet/features/reference.aspx College Board http://apcentral.collegeboard.com/ International Baccalaureate Program http://www.ibo.org/ A Guide for Writing Research Papers Literature Online http://webster.commnet.edu/mla/index.shtml Online Literature Literature online http://www.worldwideschool.org/library/catalogs/bysubject-lang-italian.html Archive of poetry and narrative. The actual works in Italian. Italian Literature http://www.crs4.it/HTML/Literature.html A collection of literature available online in both text and audio format. Also includes information on many great Italian writers. il Narratore http://www.ilnarratore.com/homeI/homeit/index2.html An evergrowing archive of poetry from the Duecento period. Search by author, poem, or keyword and your are sure to find what you ar looking for. Duecento http://www.silab.it/frox/200/pwhomita.htm Links to works and biographys of famous Americans of Italian decent. Italian American Literature http://www.ItalianAmericanWriters.com/ For those who crave Italian literature you won't want to miss this site. Includes biographies of the most famous Italian authors and an opportunity for you to comment on their works. La Libreria di Dora http://www.italialibri.net Textbooks Online WebRings and Lesson Plan Bank Teachers.Net www.teachers.net/lessons/posts/posts.html & http://www.teachers.net/cgi-bin/lessons/sort.cgi?searchterm=Language\ Kathy Schrock's Guide for Educators) www.school.discovery.com/schrockguide/edles.html AskERIC Lesson Plans http://www.eduref.org/ Internet Tasks for Second Language Students www.ProficiencyPress.com/ Good resources for all themes, uses supplementary texts. Online Tutorials Offering materials for students and teachers. You will find language tests, chat room, an area for teachers to share projects and links to other Italian sites. Edizioni Guerra http://www.guerra-edizioni.com/index.htm Links to online exercises, grammar and reading practice. ILUSS Italian Online http://www.iluss.it/ Includes links and resources for students and instructors.  Prego Website http://www.mhhe.com/socscience/italy/Prego/Pregoprevindex.htm Italian Numbers Game http://kidshub.org/kids/italian.cfm Basic Italian Phrases http://www.ielanguages.com/italian1.html Italian Lessons (BBC) http://www.bbc.co.uk/languages/italian/lj/ Learn Italian (Easton) http://eleaston.com/italian.html Learn playing http://www.funbrain.com/ APEX Learning (Free diagnostic tests) http://www.apexlearning.com/offerings/aper/default.asp Internet activities http://www.clta.net/lessons/index.html Welcome to Italian Class How to study a foreign language http://employees.oneonta.edu/smalle/howto.html Reader's Digest. Personal Benefits of Foreign Language Study http://www.ed.gov/databases/ERIC_Digests/ed276305.html Telling time http://www.dannynicholson.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/flashclock.html School Clothing Country Information Info on Florence, Italy About Florence http://www.aboutflorence.com/ Culture and Holidays Italian language and culture centre for foreign students Villa Dante - Studio Italiano http://www.studioitaliano.it/ A page for students interested in Italy and Italian culture at the U. of Michigan. C.I.A.O. Cultural Italian American Organization http://sitemaker.umich.edu/ciaoclub/italian___pages Discover the culture of Naples and the Campania region of Italy. Info on art, archeology and architecture. Take a mini-tour of a museum or historical site. Valori di Napoli http://www.cib.na.cnr.it/valnapoli/nzero/Int.html Dedicated to exploring the rich cultural heritage of Italy and Italian Americans. Italian American Museum http://www.italianamericanmuseum.org/ Dedicated to southern Italian emigrants throughout the world. Italian Cultural Organization http://www.italiamerica.org Go on a museum tour from this official website for the Uffizi in Florence. Galleria degli Uffizi http://www.uffizi.firenze.it/welcome.html Full of information on the traditions and history of Tuscany. Tuscany: http://groups.msn.com/ALTORENOTOSCANO/dialettipistoiesi.msnw Experience a little history from the Eternal City with a visit to this site. Rome-city-guide.org http://www.rome-city-guide.org/ Visit the city of Rome and experience its cultural richness. Links also include city resources, tourism, and some great pictures. Comune di Roma http://www.comune.roma.it/ Your tourist guide to this beautiful city. Includes history, art and cultural information. About Florence: http://www.aboutflorence.com/ The resource for enthusiasts of Italian culture. Virtual Italia http://www.virtualitalia.com/ Includes resources to culture, tourism, shopping, news, classified ads, and much more. Italian and English. DO it http://www.doit.it/index.it.html Links to a variety of cultural tidbits and useful facts to explore before traveling to Italy. Italophile Site: http://home.wanadoo.nl/candida_martinelli/index.htm Italian spoken here. Links to a variety of sites all in Italian including L'Edicola where you will find news sources, and cultural links in Italian. http://www.citinv.it Education Family Food Restaurants in the US http://www.opentable.com/home.asp Choose your region and find recipes to your favorites from that area. Didaskalos-Recipes http://www.didaskalos.org/ricette/index.html All about Italian food, wine and culture. The next best thing to being there. Cooking wth Passion http://www.cookwithpassion.com/resources.htm Home Environment Film, Drama, Music and Radio Teaching with movies http://www.filmarobics.com/ Link to this Italian talk radio station to listen to todays hot topic. Radio Radio FM 104.5: http://www.radioradio.it Radio online from Italy. Radio Dimensione Suono Network http://www.rds.it/ Talk Radio from Italy. Radio Radio FM 104.5 http://www.radioradio.it/ Radio station serving throughout Italy.  M2O-musica allo stato puro: http://www.m2o.it/ Radio Televizione Italiana. National Italian TV Radio Network web site. Heavy on the multimedia so can be slow during peak hours. RAI Italian: Lots of sites about music in Italy organized by heritage, education, performance, and production. La Homepage della musica in Italia http://www.cilea.it/music/entrata.htm Travel (Travlang's Currency Exchange Rates)Currency exchange rates.  http://www.travlang.com/money (World Wide Metric Converter) Use for metric conversions for distance, quantity and volume. http://www.worldwidemetric.com/metcal.htm Enjoy the region of Abruzzo and its beautiful parks. Includes links to tourism and cultural information. Abruzzo Home Page: http://www.olografix.org/stefano Click on the city map to take a tour of Cosenza's most famous sights. Also general information and city news available here. Italian. Cosenza: http://www.monitore.comune.cosenza.it If you are considering a visit to Tropea and Capo Vaticano in Calabria, you won't want to miss this resource. Calabria: http://www.tropea.biz/ Visit Florence. You can go straight to what you would like to see using the search form provided. Italian and English. Firenze: http://www.firenze.net/ Your tourist guide to this beautiful city. Includes history, art and cultural information. About Florence: http://www.aboutflorence.com/ Pictures and songs from Naples. Italian and English. Napoli http://www.na.infn.it/Images/images.html Everything you want to know about this beautiful southern region of Italy. La terra di Puglia: http://www.laterradipuglia.it/ Visit the city of Rome and experience its cultural richness. Links also include city resources, tourism, and some great pictures. Comune di Roma http://www.comune.roma.it/ Experience a little history from the Eternal City with a visit to this site. Rome-city-guide.org: http://www.rome-city-guide.org/ Curious about Sicily? Look here for all you want to know. Sicily: http://www.sicily.infcom.it This portal to Torino offers the answer to all your questions about this city. Città di Torino: http://www.comune.torino.it/ Full of information on the traditions and history of Tuscany. Tuscany: http://groups.msn.com/ALTORENOTOSCANO/dialettipistoiesi.msnw Don't miss the most romantic city in Italy. Venice-city-guide.org: http://www.venice-city-guide.org/ Choose the city of interest to you or visit them all and choose your travel destination. Delicious Italy: http://www.deliciousitaly.com/ University home page with links to various departments and an online guide to Parma. Universita degli Studi di Parma http://www.unipr.it A list of travel links you don't want to miss. Includes links to cities, transportation, tour companies, maps and much more. Go Italy http://goitaly.about.com/travel/goitaly/ The resource for enthusiasts of Italian culture. Virtual Italia http://www.virtualitalia.com/ Tons of current information including political, economical, and general topics. Embassy of Italy in London: http://www.embitaly.org.uk/ Check out the current affairs, services to citizens or any number of other useful areas on this site. Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs http://www.esteri.it/ Art Visit the museum and witness the beauty created by these artists. Well organized and includes descriptions Fondazione Cassa di Risparmio di Parma http://www.fondazionecrp.it/ For the artisit in you. Choose from links by time period or artist. 1200 Years of Italian Sculpture http://www.thais.it/scultura/ Go on a museum tour from this official website for the Uffizi in Florence. Galleria degli Uffizi http://www.uffizi.firenze.it/welcome.html Business Politics and Government Tons of current information including political, economical, and general topics. Embassy of Italy in London: http://www.embitaly.org.uk/ Check out the current affairs, services to citizens or any number of other useful areas on this site. Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs http://www.esteri.it/ History (Medieval Italian history and culture in 5 languages, online since 1999) Medioevo Italiano http://www.medioevoitaliano.org/ Discover the culture of Naples and the Campania region of Italy. Info on art, archeology and architecture. Take a mini-tour of a museum or historical site.  Valori di Napoli http://www.cib.na.cnr.it/valnapoli/nzero/Int.html For the artisit in you. Choose from links by time period or artist. 1200 Years of Italian Sculpture http://www.thais.it/scultura/ Dedicated to exploring the rich cultural heritage of Italy and Italian Americans. Italian American Museum http://www.italianamericanmuseum.org/ Dedicated to southern Italian emigrants throughout the world. Italian Cultural Organization http://www.italiamerica.org Full of information on the traditions and history of Tuscany. Tuscany: http://groups.msn.com/ALTORENOTOSCANO/dialettipistoiesi.msnw Experience a little history from the Eternal City with a visit to this site. Rome-city-guide.org http://www.rome-city-guide.org/ Visit the city of Rome and experience its cultural richness. Links also include city resources, tourism, and some great pictures. Comune di Roma http://www.comune.roma.it/ Your tourist guide to this beautiful city. Includes history, art and cultural information. About Florence http://www.aboutflorence.com/ Newspapers, Magazines and Current Events Newspapers, Magazines, Radio from around the world http://www.barnews.com/new/index.html An extensive list of Italian periodicals from sports to politics, economy and multimedia. Periodici Italiani http://www.tolomeo.it/edicola/periodici_it.html A major italian newspaper featuring politics, sports, culture, science, and more. La Repubblica http://www.repubblica.it News magazine providing insight into political, economic and cultural affairs to people with interest in US-Italy relations. America & Italia Review http://www.americaitaliareview.com/index.htm News, weather, and other services in Italian. RAI Televideo http://www.televideo.rai.it/

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