"Aztec Inventions". Mandatory Education. http://www.aztec-history.com/aztec-inventions.html.(2014).
This site is a useful source to help to help the reader understand the Aztec perspective on the cultivation and education of their children.
Carr, Nicholas G.
The Shallows: What the Internet Is Doing to Our Brains
. New York: W.W. Norton, 2010.
The chapter used as a source in this book helps the reader to understand how writing evolved from images and symbols. It gives an overview of old civiliztions and how their writing systems developed.
Carrasco, David, and Scott Sessions.
Daily Life of the Aztecs: People of the Sun and Earth
. Westport, Conn.: Greenwood Press, 1998.
Useful source to understand how developed the Aztecs were in astrology and how they connected events and philosophical thinking with the movement of stars.
"The Class System in Latin America." http://www.etownschools.org/cms/lib/PA01000774/Centricity/Domain/629/Colonial%20Latin%20America101.pdf
This presentation is a great resource to share with students in Spanish Class. It is a great tool to demonstrate, not only the Latin American history, but it has an excellent art work to learn how to interpret it.
Cranberry, Julian, and Gary S. Vescelius.
Languages of the Pre-Columbian Antilles
. Tuscaloosa: University of Alabama Press, 2004.
Useful source to understand how languages in the Antilles were created, what were their grammatical structures and why they vanished after the arrival of the conquerors.
De La Cruz, Sor Juana Inés. Answer by the poet to the most illustrious Sister Filotea de la Cruz by Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz (1691) (translated by William Little). http://dept.sfcollege.edu/HFL/hum2461/pdfs/sjicAnswer.pdf . Last accessed 7/2014.
This PDF file is a great resource in which to read the complete essay to Sister Filotea translated in English. The reader is not only able to understand Sor Juana but also relate to her perception of the world and understand her academic writing.
Echevarria, Jana.
Sheltered Content Instruction/Teaching ELL with Diverse Abilities
. 3 ed. Boston: Pearson Education, 2007.
This book is very useful when working with English Language Learners. However, the strategies discussed, such as background knowledge, objectives, lesson delivery, can be transferred when teaching Spanish as heritage language (to Spanish speakers).
Erman, Adolf.
Life in Ancient Egypt
. New York: Dover Publications, 1971.
"Haiti." In Wikipedia .http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haiti. Last accessed 6/1/2014.
This site is very useful for learning about the history of the Hispaniola, the indigenous people and their art.
"Indigenous Languages of the America." http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indigenous_languages_of_the_Americas (accessed July 1, 2014).
This site is a useful source for a historical perspective on the languages spoken in the Americas during the Pre-Columbian era.
Koestler, Rachael and William H. Goetzmann.
Hernando Cortes and the Fall of the Aztecs
. New York: Chelsea House Publishers. 2009.
This book, even though is written for young audiences it is a great explanation of how Hernán Cortes conquered the Aztecs. Besides the life in the Aztec Empire, it tells, the story of the fall of Tenochtitlan into the hands of the Spaniards.
Malloy, Silvia.
At Face Value: Autobiographical Writing in Spanish America
. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1991.
This book is a useful resource to help understand children's place in Latin American literature and writing.
Mason, Kate. "
Mexican Muralists: Jose Clemente Orosco 1883-1949.
" http://www.wfu.edu/history/StudentWork/fysprojects/kmason/Orozco.htm (accessed July 1, 2014).
This site is a useful resource to learn more about Mexican Muralists during the period of the Mexican Revolution. It also gives students a historical perspective on how Latin American evolved from Pre-Colombian to Colonial art, leading to artists' self-awareness and cultural identity.
Module 01: Demographic Catastrophe — What Happened to the Native Population After
1492? (2004). http://www.dhr.history.vt.edu/modules/us/mod01_pop/evidence_detail_06.html. Last accessed 5/27/2014.
This site is a very useful source on Friar Diego Duran who contributed into recording the history of Latin America and particularly that of Mexico after the Spanish conquest.
Moure, Ramo, and Manuel Calle.
Art and Archaeology of Pre-Columbian Cuba
. Pittsburgh: University of Pittsburgh Press, 1996.
This book is a useful resource to learn about the life in the Caribbean Islands before the arrival of Columbus. It describes the art, pottery and other cultural artifacts of the Ciboney and the Taíno populations.
"No es sabio el que sabe dónde está el tesoro, sino el que trabaja y lo saca." http://historiasenconstruccion.wikispaces.com%E2%80%9CNo+es+sabio+el+que+sabe+donde+est%C3%A1+el+tesoro,+sino+el+que+trabaja+y+lo+saca%E2%80%9D. Last accessed 7/2014.
This site is a useful source to understand how the painting of Francisco de Quevedo De Chino e Indio is interpreted. It has tremendous vocabulary related to interesting art work in Spanish. It helps the students understand the cultural value of produces and perspectives in the Spanish speaking world during Colonial era.
Nuñez, Arquimedo .
Biografia de Cristobal Rojas.
Roj//www.actualidad-24.com/2012/06/biografia-de-cristobal-rojas.html (accessed January 1, 2014).
This site is a useful source to read about Latin American artists and understand their work. Even though it is concise, it must serve as a quick reference source for students in Spanish art and culture class discussion.
Pohl, John M. D., and Claire L. Lyons.
The Aztec Pantheon and the Art of Empire
. Los Angeles: J. Paul Getty Museum, 2010.
This book is an excellent resource of Aztec art. It is an illustration of the major Aztec monuments, statues, painting and sculptures. In addition, it covers the conception of the conquerors regarding the new world and the cultures they came in contact with during the conquest.
Olson, Julius, and Edward Bourne.eds "Christopher Columbus, Journal of the First Voyage of Columbus."
The Northmen, Columbus and Cabot, Original Narratives of Early
American History. . . New York: New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 2003.
The journal is a useful resource to understand Columbus's point of view and his historical perspective on conquering the Caribbean Islands.
Standards for Foreign Language Learning.
Available: http://www.actfl.org/sites/default/files/pdfs/public/StandardsforFLLexecsumm_rev.pdf. Last accessed 4/2014.
This site is very useful for teachers of Foreign Language because it describes explicitly the teaching standards of second languages acquisition in United States.
"Sugar Cane Mural. "http://www.moma.org/interactives/exhibitions.Last accessed 7/2014.
This site is an excellent source to view art work. It has a comprehensive list of Diego Rivera's murals. (2014). It is a great way to introduce art work to students.
