Teacher Web and Print Resources
for
Voices in Literature Bronze, Unit 3: Messages
Unit
Opener: Petroglyphs in Lewis Canyon, Val-Verd County, Texas
Plums: Painting by Charles
Demuth
"This is
Just to Say": Poem by William Carlos Williams
Navajo Code Talkers: Nonfiction
The Diary
of Anne Frank: Drama adapted from The Diary of Anne Frank.
Unit Opener: Petroglyphs in Lewis Canyon, Val-Verd County, Texas
Links related to Petroglyphs:
The
Fujairah Petroglyphs (U. A. E.): Click on Generalities, Iconography
and Interpretation for good petroglyphs.
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Constelación Precolombina: A Costa Rican website with a possible
theroy regarding the constellaions and petroglyphs.
Petroglyphs by Gilbert
Berry: Interesting framed web page with information and images
on various kinds of Hawaiian Petroglyphs.
Marcela Oyakawa
Online Art Catalog: Marcela Oyakawa's catalog of artwork inspired by
Petroglyphs.
Frank
Seckler Furnishings: This artist creates Bar Stools, Coffee Tables
and other petroglyph-inspired furnishings.
Plums: Painting by Charles Demuth
Links related to Charles Demuth:
The Figure 5 in Gold: The Metropolitan Museum of Art's description of Charles Demuth's painting.
"This is Just to Say": Poem by William Carlos Williams
Links related to William Carlos Williams:
Biography
of William Carlos Williams: A short biography of William Carlos Williams.
William
Carlos Williams: Another short biography of the poet.
William
Carlos Williams: the Poetry/Art Connection: The connection between
art and poetry in the work of William Carlos Williams.
Navajo Code Talkers: Nonfiction
Links related to Navajo Code Talkers:
Discovery Online: The Story of the Navajo Code Talkers.
Passages
West - The Navajo Code Talkers: The story of the Navajo Code Talkers
in World War II
Native
Tongue: A Story about the Code Talkers
Frequently Asked
Questions: A Selected Bibliography about the Code Talkers
The Native American
Almanac: Information about the Choctaw, Comanche, and Navajo Code Talkers
Navajo
Code Talkers: Yvett Lopez's essay about the code talkers.
Navy and Marine Corps
World War II Commemorative Committee: Information on the Code Talkers.
Print Resources on the Navajos and the Code Talkers:
Daily, Robert. (1995). The Code Talkers. New York:
Franklin Watts.
Aaseng, Nathan. (1992). Navajo Code Talkers. New York: Walker and
Company.
Iverson, Peter. (1990). The Navajos. New York: Chelsea House Publishers.
Wood, Leigh Hope. (1991). The Navajo Indians. New York: Chelsea
House Publishers.
The Diary of Anne Frank: Drama adapted from The Diary of Anne Frank.
Links related to Anne Frank:
Anne Frank Links: Various
links to different sites that relate to the story of Anne Frank.
Anne Frank
Remembered: Various reviews of the film about the life of Anne Frank.
The Truth About Anne Frank:
A twelve hour class outline created for high school programs with loads
of ideas and information.