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Crossroads of the Heart: Creativity and Tradition in Mississippi
by Mississippi Arts Commission
http://www.arts.state.ms.us/crossroads/main.html

Educational website that profiles community-based Mississippi traditional artists and musicians. It includes a teacher's guide with background on the traditions described, a glossary of terms, student activities, and a resource guide for additional materials and websites. The site is organized into five sections: "Mississippi Music" (blues, gospel, fiddling, and sacred harp singing); "Handmade Objects" (Choctaw basketry, wood carving, pottery, and pine needle basketry); "Maritime Traditions" (boatbuilding, netmaking, Vietnamese fishing and boatbuilding, and model boatbuilding); "Mississippi Quilting" (quilter Hystercine Rankin, Crossroads Quilters, and quilter Elaine Carter); and "Mississippi Narrative" (storytelling, church oratory, and fiction). Each artistic form highlighted includes streaming audio of interviews and musical performances or photos documenting the traditional form. For upper elementary and middle school.

Grade Level: 6-8; 9-12 Curriculum: Performing Arts; Music; Language Arts; History and Social Studies; Art and Culture
Resource Type: Audio recordings; Activities Language: English
Subjects: Decorative arts; Crafts; Choctaw Indians; Wood-carving; Basket making; Fiddle tunes; Mississippi--Social life and customs; Folk art; Oral tradition; Quiltmakers; Music; Blues (Music); Maritime culture; Material culture; Ethnic arts; Ethnic folklore; Quilting; African Americans; Vietnamese Americans; Gospel music; Shape-note singing; Boatbuilding; Fishing nets; Fishing; Storytelling; Needlework
Geographic locations: Mississippi

Sponsoring Organization:
Mississippi Arts Commission
501 North West Street, Suite 1101A
Jackson MS 39201
(601) 359-6030
http://www.arts.state.ms.us/


Pass It On: Cultural Traditions of the Lower Eastern Shore
by Ward Museum of Wildfowl Art
http://www.wardmuseum.org/Education/TeachersandStudents/TeacherTrainingResources/PassItOnK12CurriculumActivity/tabid/583/Default.aspx

K-12 curriculum and activity guide to the cultural life, history, landscape, and traditions of the Lower Eastern Shore of Maryland. Curriculum units with lesson plans and activities include: I) Following the Water (19 pp. PDF); II) Living Off the Land (36 pp. PDF); III) Sporting and Playing (14 pp. PDF) ; and IV) Folklore and Folklife (32 pp. PDF). There is also a map of the Eastern Shore, a glossary of terms, a bibliography for further research, and links to audio and video clips. The curriculum has been synchronized with Maryland state content standards for Social Studies, and can be used for classes in History, Geography, Science, Economics, and Art.

Grade Level: K-2; 3-5; 6-8; 9-12 Curriculum: Sports and Recreation; Music; Language Arts; History and Social Studies; Geography; Art and Culture; Science
Resource Type: Video recordings; Primary sources; Lesson plans; Audio recordings; Activities Language: English
Subjects: Foodways; Oral history; Seasons; Eastern Shore (Md. and Va.)--Social life and customs; Chesapeake Bay Region (Md. and Va.)--Social life and customs; Maryland--Social life and customs; Maritime culture; Boats and boating; Fishing; Recreation; Folklore; Agriculture; Farm life; Boatbuilding; History; Environmental protection; Ecology; Watermen; Hunting; Play
Geographic locations: Maryland; Eastern Shore (Md. and Va.); Chesapeake Bay Region (Md. and Va.)

Sponsoring Organization:
Ward Museum of Wildfowl Art
909 South Schumaker Drive
Salisbury MD 21804
(410) 742-4988
http://www.wardmuseum.org/


 

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