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Best-of the-Web Spanish Language Websites: General

Spanish Language Websites: Intermediate through Advanced

  • What is Sor Juana wearing?

    Created March 1, 2011

  • Sor Juana, the Poet: The Sonnets

    Created March 1, 2011
    Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz

    Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz, a major literary figure and the first great Latin American poet, is a product of el Siglo de Oro Español (Spanish Golden Age). In this lesson students will analyze two of Sor Juana’s sonnets: “A su retrato” and “En perseguirme, Mundo, ¿qué interesas?” in their original language of publication.

    Arm Reliquary from Treasures of Heaven exhibit

    Treasures of Heaven

    This website, based on the NEH-funded exhibit, explores the history of Christian saints and their relics through a variety of different digital tools and programs. Learn about exhibition objects through the cultural, geographical, and architectural environment for which they were originally created.

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    Mexican Revolution begins

    Submitted by edsite.admin on November 17, 2010 - 1:48pm
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    An EDSITEment Spotlight on the 100th anniversary of the Mexican Revolution

    Main Subject Areas: 
    Foreign Language
    History & Social Studies
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    Event Date Display: 
    November 20, 1910
    Related Lesson Plans: 
    Esperanza Rising: Learning Not to Be Afraid to Start Over
    La Familia
    Lesson 2: "To Elect Good Men": Woodrow Wilson and Latin America
    Mexican Culture and History through Its National Holidays
    Related Links: 
    The Getty
    Interactive Timeline, History of Mexico
    The Centennial of the Mexican Revolution, 1910–2010
    Image of monastery in Mexico

    When Worlds Collide

    This PBS website looks at how the Old and New Worlds mixed after Columbus landed on Hispaniola in 1492. The 90-minute documentary and website trace milestone events during the 16th century and illustrates how both the New World and the Old were radically transformed by contact. The extensive resources for teachers and students include a timeline, scholarly essays and lesson plans.

     

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  • The Road to Santa Fe: Interactive Map

    Created October 19, 2010

    Origins of Halloween and the Day of the Dead

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    Origins of Halloween | Mexico - El Día de Muertos | Featured Lessons | Featured Websites | About the Image

  • The Language Bank

    Created October 12, 2010
    The Language Bank

    Students practice reading, listening to, and writing in a foreign language by making Internet excursions to foreign language websites.

    Launchpad: Mexican Holidays

    Mexico and Its National Holidays

     

    Comparing El Grito de Dolores and Cinco de Mayo

    El Grito de Delores and Cinco de Mayo are Mexican holidays. Both commemorate battles fought by the Mexican people in the nineteenth century against European colonizers. El Grito de Delores, Mexico's Independence Day, commemorates the beginning of Mexico's war for independence against the Spanish in September, 1810. Cinco de Mayo celebrates the Mexican victory in the Battle of Puebla against the French in May of 1862.

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