Bibliography
Codrescu, Andrei. New Orleans, Mon Amour. Chapel Hill: Algonquin Books, 2006. This series of short essays helps one to better understand the uniqueness of New Orleans. It is beneficial for teachers to read to have a general idea of how short pieces may be modeled for their students.
Fellman, Jermone, Authur Getis, Judith Getis. Human Geography: Landscapes of Human Activities. Madison: Brown & Benchmark, 1996. This university level geography textbook provides excellent background information on a variety of geographical terms including culture, cultural traits, amongst others.
Geertz, Clifford. The Interpretation of Cultures. New York: Basic Books, 1973. This book provides an instructor with detailed information about culture.
Hart, Cynthia and Lisa Samson. The Oral History Workshop. New York: Workman Publishing, 2009. Excellent step-by-step instructions to use with students for collecting details of people, places, and events from family members.
Heatwole, A. Charles. Geography for Dummies. New York: Hungry Minds, Inc., 2002. This guide provides information regarding the basics of geography. Portions could be used with students or for a teacher who needs a quick reference.
Lane, H. Chad. "Metacognition and the Development of Intercultural Competence." citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/download?doi=10.1.1.100.5642 (accessed July 14, 2011). This paper discusses the process of acculturation including that which is experienced by Peace Corps volunteers.
Lowe, John (Ed.). Louisiana Culture from the Colonial Era to Katrina. USA: Louisiana State University Press, 2008. This series of essays describe in detail Louisiana's unique history from past to present.
Piazza, Tom. Why New Orleans Matters. New York: HarperCollins, 2005. This delightful book includes many essays categorized into themes such as food, music, and death all demonstrating the unique nature of the city of New Orleans. This text is easy to read and may be used by teachers and students alike in the modeling of descriptive writing pieces.
Ritchie, Donald A. Doing Oral History A Practical Guide. New York: Oxford University Press, 2003. Excellent teacher resource that explains how to conduct oral history. The chapters are divided so that one may only use one or two for their purpose. Using it in this manner, it could also be a good resource for high school students.
United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) http://portal.unesco.org/culture/en/ev.php-URL_ID=34325&URL_DO=DO_TOPIC&URL_SECTION=201.html (Accessed July 12, 2011). Provides information about culture, intangible heritage, and world heritage.
Venveo. Learning Focused. 2010. http://www.learningfocused.com/ (accessed July 16, 2011). This site gives information regarding the Learning Focused structure that Delaware is adopting.
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