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DOCUMENT RESUME ED 216 943 SO 013 342 AUTHOR Glab, Edward, Jr., Ed. TITLE Latin American Culture Studies: Information and Materials for Teaching About Latin America. Revised Edition. INSTITUTION Texas Univ.,'Austin. Inst. of Latin American, Studies. SPONS-AGENCY National Endowment for the Humanities (NFAH), Washington, D.C. REPORT NO ISBN-0-86728-001-8 PUB DATE 81 NOTE 483p. AVAILABLE FROM Institute of Latin American Studies, University of Texas, Sid Richardson Hall 1.318, Austin, TX 78712 ($9.95). EDRS PRICE MF02 Plus Postage. PC Not Available from EDRS. DESCRIPTORS Concept taching; Course Dezcriptions; *Cultural Awareness; Culture; Economics; Educational Games; Elementary-Secondary Educations Family (Sociological' Unit); Government (Administrative Body); Handicrafts; International Relations; *Latin American Culture; *Latin American History; Lesson Plans; Physical Environment; Politics; Social History; Sociocultural Patterns; Teacher Developed Materials ABSTRACT This resource manual provides ideas, lesson plans, course outlines, arts and crafts projects, games, and other materials for teaching K-12 students about. Latin America. A major objective is to help students understand and appreciate the diverse Latin American culture. There are six chapters in this volume. Chapter one discusses key ideas that can he used for developing and presenting thelLatin American materials. Chapter two includes articles about the school curriculum and economics in Latin America, and slavery and race in Brazil. Chapter three contains lesson plans and course outlines. Lesson and course content focuses on modern Mexican painting, comparing Texas and Latin America, and the contrast and diversity within Latin America. Seventeen games and student activities are described in chapter four. Some example activities are: Mexico map exercises, acrostic poems, and a crossword puzzle on Latin American countries and capitals. Chapter five presents 20 arts and crafts projects such as Argentine leatherwork, corn husk dolls, and crayon etching. Chapter six provides an annotated bibliography. A list of publishers and contributers is included. (NE) *********************************************************************** * Reproductions supplied by EDRS are the best that can be made * * from the original document. * *********************************************************************** KIDR 1. 198? LATIN AMERICAN CULTURE STUDIES: INFORMATION AND MATERIALS FOR TEACHINGABOUT LATIN AMERICA Revised Edition us. DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF EDUCATION EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES INFORMATION CENTER (EMI )(thisdocument has been reproduced as received from the person or organization originating tt Edited by Minor changes have been madeto improve reproduction quality, Edward Glab, Jr. Points of view or opinions stated in this ment do not necessarily doCu represent official NIE position or policy "PERMISSION TO REPRODUCE THIS MATERIAL IN MICROFICHEONLY HAS BEEN GRANTED BY fiira habyl Tires TO THE EDUCATIONALRESOURCES INFORMATION CENTER (ERIC)," THE INSTITUTE OF LATIN AMERICAN STUDIES THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS f iT AUSTIN WITH A GRANT FROM THE NATIONAL ENDOWMENT FOR THEHUMANITIES INSTITUTE OF LATIN AMERICAN STUDIES William P. Glade, Director Robert M. Malina, Associate Director COVER ILLUSTRATION: Carved turtle carapace, Cerro de lasMesas, Mexico. From A Coloring Album of Ancient Mexico and Peru in English andSpanish. Text by Karen Olsen Bruhns, design by Tom Weller, Spanish version by Ifiez Gomez,and published by the St. Heironymous Press, Inc., P.O. Box 9431, Berkeley, CA 94709 International Standard Book Number 0-86728-001-8 Third Printing, 1981 Except where credit is cited, all material in this book may be reproducedwithout permission. For permission to use credited material, write to the oriel alpublisher. The Latin American Culture Studies Project Series is distributed by the Publications Office Institute of Latin American Studies Sid Richardson Hall, 1.310 The University of Texas at Austin Austin, Texas 78712 Printed by Central Duplicating of The University of Texas at Austin. Manufactured in the ilnited States of America. :3 ip CONTENTS vii FOREWORD xi ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS 1 INTRODUCTION: FIVE REASONS WHY WE SHOULD BE STUDYING ABOUT AMERICA 6 CHAPTER I. A WORD ABOUT KEY IDEAS AND THE HANDBOOK Key Ideas and Concepts in Teaching About LatinAmerica by Catherine Cornbleth and Clark C. Gill 8 Sources for Developing Key Ideas 47 by Edward Glab, Jr. 57 CHAPTER II. ARTICLES _Latin America in the SchoolCurriculum: QA Review and Some Suggestions by ClarkC. Gill _ 58 /I Slavery and Race in Brazil: A Challeng-to the School Teacher 69 by Richard Graham Concepts and Themes for the Study of Latin AmericanEconomic Life 81 by William P. Glade 105 The Tableau of Underdevelopment 109 CHAPTER III. LESSON PLANS AND COURSE OUTLINES Recent Modern Mexican Painting by Neal Finer 110 Comparing Texas and Latin America by Karen Deane Moore 121 Lesson I.: The Spanish Settlement'of St. Augustine, Florida Florida Lesson II.: Life in 4anish Florida, 1565-1763, at St. Augustine, 129 by Monte Adkison Contrast and Diversity Within Latin America:An Inquiry Lesson 137 by Michael L. Tolbert 10. m Ldoking Into Mexican Culture by Maria Gonzales, Toni Lepper and Helen Florez Miller 142 Using then Concept of Culture to Introduce Latin America Into the Classroom by Edward Glab, Jr 162 Cultural Awareness by Maria Garza 168 Francisco de Lopez y Mendoza: A Fictitious Biography by Jerry L. Bower 185 The Panama Canal:Who Should Own It? by Robert Hill 188 Modernization and the Afro-American Experience by James Henderson 198 La cocina puertorriqueha by Joan Mulet 203 I The Ancestral Experience of the Hispanic Community of New-Mexico and Texas 216 by Elizabeth A. H. John . Course Outlines 222 CHAPTER IV. GAMES AND STUDENT/ACTIVITIES 238 Riesgo , by Maria Garza 240 Conquistador by MariaGarza, 245 Travel to Texas by Peggy Chausse, Merle Cornitius, Mary Kay Griffith, Barbara Kendall . 251 Seek-and-Find: Latin American Countries _ by Maria Garza 270 Seek-and-Find: Government, Economics, Values, Ideas and Creative Expression by Michael Winslow 272 Seek-and-Find: Racial Composition and Social Class by Michael Winslow 274 Crossword: Latin American Countries and Capitals by Michael Winslow 276 Crossword: Latin American Indians Before the Europeans Came by Michael Winslow 278 Latin American Encyclopedia Study by Maria Garza 282 Reference Study Skill Sheets by Melanie Trevi-no 283 Mexico Map Exercise 290 by Maria Garza iv How the U.S. Media - Radio, T.V., Newspapers and Magazines - View Eventsin' Latin America by Linda D. Klinger 292 Country and Fact Grid by Maria Garza 295 Did You Know? These Things About Our Spanish Heritage by Monte Adkison and Maria Garza 298 Acrostic Poems by Donald Cellini 301 Personal Encounters by Julia K. Mellenbruch 304 Contempbrary Culture: The Hidden Side of Latin America by Cecelia K. Buckley 311 CEAPTER V. ARTS AND CRAFTS 322 Cultural Factors Cause Insight to Affect Eyesight by Muriel Wall 323, Argentine Leatherwork 330 Bean and Seed Mosaic and Yarn Collage 334 Bicultural Christmas Tree Ornaments by Mark Seng 336 Brazilian Carnival Masks by Maria Garza 340 Crayon Etching by Irene Fernandez 343 Corn Husk Dolls 5y Minnette Bautista and Juanita Lopez 344 Dough Figures 348 Indian Ceremonial Costumes of Highland Guatemala 350, Latin American Cloth Painting by Maria Garza 356 Moras by Maria Garza 360 Maracas by Irene Fernandez 363 Metal Mask Reliefs 364 Metal or Clay Chilean Pendant by Maria Garza 366 Paper Making in Ancient Mexico by Irene Fernandez 368 Zafa-Casa by Maria Garza 370 Weaving 372 Ojo de Dios by Irene Fernandez 374 The Pinata 377 Styrofoam Sculpture and Cutter by Mark Seng 382 CHAPTER VI. ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHY 390 Art 391 Film Guides 392 General Bibliographies 393 Periodicals and Newsletters 396 Mexican American Culture Studies by Fernando Hernandez 399 Music of Mexico by Frances E. Dethiefsen 406 Latin American Studies by Ann Graham 412 Latin American History by Donald Gibbs 416 Latin American Literature by Sonia Merubia 419 Mexican American Studies by Roberto Urz0a, Jr. 423 Simulations 427 Student and Teacher Texts 428 Teaching Materials and Guides 432 Translations 440 Selected Miscellaneous Works by H. Ned Seelye, Alfred Jamieson, and Edward Glab, Jr. 443 LIST OF PUBLISHERS 457 LIST OF CONTRIBUTORS 463 vi ILLUSTRATION: Deer figure from PreHispanic Mexican Stamp Designs by Frederick V. Field and published by Dover Publica- tions, Inc., 180 Varick Street, a New York, N.Y. 10014. FOREWORD This book is the result of the Latin American Culture Studies Project for teachers at the pre-collegiate level that the Institute of Latin American Studies has been carrying out for the past two years (1975-1977) with funding from the National Endowment for the Humanities. During this period, with the cooperation of the College of Educa- tion of The University of Texas at Austin, the Texas Education Agency, the Austin Independent School D:-trict, and other university and state agencies, the Institute has sponsored three two-day conferences and a two-week summer session workshop, attended by more than'300 educators from Texas and elsewhere. The general objective of all the activities of the Latin AmericanCulture Studies Project was to explain why Latin America is an important area of study and tooffer ways and means by which the teaching of Latin American Studies could be enhancedthroughout grade levels and disciplines. The conferences and summer workshop were designed for teachers, curriculum