Unité VIII Leçon 3 Resources
- Bain, Bev. Using Whole Language Strategies, Cooperative
Learning, and Flexible
- Groupings to Strengthen Reading and Writing Instruction:
Resource Handbook. Washington State Bureau of Education and Research, 1989.
Order from the bureau, P.O. Box 96068, Bellevue, WA 98009,
206/453-1500.
- Blank, Les. Always for Pleasure.Flower Films, 1978. A
58-minute video looking at
- various New Orleans activities and related aspects of
lifestyle. From jazz funerals to food to parades to Mardi Gras, it offers a
wide perspective of New Orleans life and fun, with an emphasis on street life
and street perspectives. Film as a whole is not recommended for the classroom,
but certain segments are beneficial. Available for loan through the Louisiana
State Library and for purchase from Flower Films and Video, 10341 San Pablo
Ave., El Cerrito, CA 94530, 415/525-0942.
- Mire, Pat. Dance for a Chicken: The Cajun Mardi Gras. Pat
Mire, 1993. A 57-
- minute video which looks at rural Cajun Mardi Gras and
the tradition of masked and costumed revelers going from house to house
gathering ingredients for a communal gumbo. Good for secondary
classrooms.
- Mire, Pat and Charles Bush. Anything I Catch: The
Handfishing Story. Pat Mire
- and Charles Bush, 1990. A 28-minute video examining the
regional phenomenon of Cajuns who wade in the bayou to catch catfish and
turtles with their bare hands. Good for classroom use. Available for loan
through the Louisiana State Library. Available for purchase from Bush
Films, 8645 Forest Hill Dr., Baton Rouge, LA 70809, 225-926-2327,
Louisiana Catalog, or
Educational Associates.
- Wilson, Charles Reagan and William Ferris, eds.
Encyclopedia of Southern
- Culture. University of North Carolina Press, 1989. Look
for entries on quilting, gardening, hunting, fishing, and other adult
recreations and crafts. Available in many public libraries, 1,656 pages,
$69.95.