http://www.africa.coca-cola.com. Coca-cola Company's Africa-based website. For use with lesson on kola nut and to inform debate on the presence of Coca-cola in Africa.
http://africafocus.library.wisc.edu. University of Wisconsin-Madison Libraries - AfricaFocus. A well-assembled collection of color photographs of life in Africa.
www.air-mad.com/about_regions.html. Print map of the 6 climactic regions of Madagascar, with explanations of each.
http://atlas.gc.ca/site/index.html. Natural Recources Canada/Ressources Naturelles Canada. Very informative bilingual site to use for facts, maps, or in-class translation.
www.bfi.org.uk/education/events/festival/pdf/lff/mysterious_miss_c.pdf. British Film Institute. Class resource for
Miss C
, with plot breakdown, and discussion questions.
www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook. CIA World Factbook 2002 Website. Thorough, detailed information on countries.
www.cocc.edu/cagatucci/classes/hum211/index.htm. Professor Cora Agatucci's Humanities 211, Cultures and Literatures of Africa, course site. The site is invaluable for information on
Keita! L'héritage du griot,
Africa in general, lineage of different ethnic groups, and myth. Each section referenced in Notes will include the specific location within this foundation site. This site is detailed and very useable.
www.congocookbook.com/c0177.html. Wonderful resource for African recipes, information on indigenous ingredients, and customs.
www.frommers.com/destinations. Good for tourist-ified overviews of countries.
http://geography.about.com/library/faq/blqzantilles.htm (& faq/blqzwindward.htm). About.com. Explanation of the Leeward and Windward Islands of the Antilles.
http://ias.berkeley.edu/orias/hero/sunjata/index.html. Informative site on Sundiata myth.
www.imdb.com. The Internet Movie Database. Invaluable site for locating and learning about films to use in the classroom. By conducting a Power Search,35 you can search for films by country, language, keyword, etc. Explore the options for great information.
www.infoplease.com. Excellent source of country information, maps and flags.
www.kidzone.ws/geography/constitution.htm. Kid-friendly website on Canadian government and political divisions.
www.newsreel.org. California Newsreel. A website devoted to African and African American film, culture, and society. Good for information on films and current events.
www.sas.upenn.edu/African_Studies. Encompassing site on African Studies, with links to K-12 Resources. Malagasy recipes and information on cuisine found here.
www.statcan.ca/start.html. Statistics Canada/Statistique Canada. Bilingual, comprehensive website. Includes a separate portal for students to navigate. Each section referenced in Notes will include the specific location within this foundation site.
www.state.gov/r/pa/ei/bgn. U.S. State Department Background Notes Website. Thorough, detailed information on countries.
http://users.cwnet.com/zaikabe/merina/manusa.htm. Academic, thorough site to define terms and connections amongst Malayo-Indonesian (Nusantarian) family of cultures.
http://web.uflib.ufl.edu/cm/africana/poets.htm - Overview of Francophone African poets.
www.yale.edu/peace/2002unit7.htm. Yale University PEACE BY PEACE 2002-2003 Curriculum, Unit 7 - De-escalation 3: Overcoming Stereotypes. Helps explore the relationship between generalization and stereotype, and the hurtfulness of stereotype.