A Teacher's Guide to Folklife Resources

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C.A.R.T.S. Citylore
72 East First Street
New York, NY 10003 212/529-1955

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C.A.R.T.S.: Cultural Arts Resources for Teachers and Students
by Amanda Dargan, Marci Reaven, eds.
catalog, up-dated frequently, free
Subjects: Documentation and Field Research; Folk Arts and Material Culture;
Locations: Asia; Africa; Europe; Latin America; Central America; Caribbean; United States;

http://www.carts.org

The CARTS catalog [formerly the Culture Catalog] lists cultural resources selected for their excellence by the staff of City Lore. Includes curriculum guides, books on poetry, storytelling, writing, tales, visual arts, social studies, history, and many other valuable topics. Many of the resources suggest activities, which are easily adaptable for a variety of classrooms. Teachers' Guides are also available as well as lesson plans for several of the C.A.R.T.S. books.

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Family Maps
by Luanne McLaughlin
1 page, free
Subjects: Community Life;
Locations:

http://www.carts.org/pdfs/family_maps.pdf

Article detailing a family or classroom activity, involving mapping important personal spaces within communities. Meant for younger children.

Published by:
C.A.R.T.S. Citylore
72 East First Street
New York, NY 10003
212/529-1955

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Fieldwork Builds Learning and Community
by Mark Wagler
1 page, free
Subjects: Documentation and Field Research;
Locations:

http://www.carts.org/pdfs/fieldwork_builds_learning.pdf

Article which details how the author uses fieldwork techniques in his fourth-grade classroom in conjunction with developing literacy skills.

Published by:
C.A.R.T.S. Citylore
72 East First Street
New York, NY 10003
212/529-1955

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Grand Generation
by Marjorie Hunt, Paul Wagner, Steve Zeitlin, Mary Hufford
28 min. videotape, 16 pp. book, 1993, 1988, $75.00 both, $10 book separately
Subjects: Documentation and Field Research;
Locations: United States;

http://www.carts.org/

This film features six older people talking about their lives and making obvious the wealth of experience to be gained from interviewing older people. A companion book written by Marjorie Hunt, Mary Hufford, and Steve Zeitlin, 1988, describes in detail techniques, sensitive questions, and presentations of findings for students interviewing older people. Called "The Grand Generation Interviewing Guide and Questionnaire," it was published by the Smithsonian Institution, 16 pp., 1988. The booklet for grades 6-12 offers guidelines for collecting folklore from older people.

Published by:
C.A.R.T.S. Citylore
72 East First Street
New York, NY 10003
212/529-1955

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Nourishing the Heart: A Guide to Intergenerational Arts Projects in the Schools
by Shari Davis and Benny Ferdman
114 pp. book, 1993, $10
Subjects: Documentation and Field Research; Folk Arts and Material Culture; Community Life;
Locations: New York (City);

http://www.carts.org/

Outlines programs which bring senior citizens into classrooms to engage young and old in joint ventures in recreating their own and their communities' cultural heritage in the visual arts, theater, and writing projects.

Published by:
C.A.R.T.S. Citylore
72 East First Street
New York, NY 10003
212/529-1955