Appendix: Resources for Teachers and Students
Teacher Resources
I do not think American race relations can be fully appreciated without reference to the frontier and its role in the American imagination. These books by Richard Slotkin are neither specifically about race nor about Spanish but I highly recommend them.
Slotkin, Richard. Regeneration Through Violence. New York: HarperPerrennial, 1996.
This is an essential book for anyone thinking about the role of violence in American political culture. The first volume in Richard Slotkin's trilogy on violence and the frontier myth in American political culture covers the colonial period through the first half of the nineteenth century.
Slotkin, Richard. The Fatal Environment: the myth of the frontier in the age of industrialization, 1800-1890. Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, 1998.
The second book in Richard Slotkin's violence trilogy covers American political culture and political socialization from 1860 to 1890.
Slotkin, Richard. Gunfighter nation: the myth of the frontier in twentieth-century America. New York: Atheneum, 1992.
The third book in Richard Slotkin's violence trilogy covers the role of the frontier myth in the twentieth century. Gunfighter Nation is a good book for someone who does not want to read all three but has a strong interest in American twentieth century popular culture.
Student Resources
Queporte. "MEXICANISMOS flashcards." Quizlet. http://quizlet.com/907219/mexicanismos-flash-cards/ (accessed August 17, 2012).
This is a user-created list of Mexicanisms on Quizlet, a flashcard sharing site. I recommend adapting the list with caution as to content depending on the age and maturity level of the students.
Zamora, Sergio. "El Español de México." La Lengua Española. http://szamora.freeservers.com/espmex.htm (accessed August 17, 2012).
This overview of features of Mexican Spanish, in Spanish, is a good guide but definitely for more advanced students.
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