A Teacher's Guide to Folklife Resources

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Arts Work: A Job-Training Program for Youth Through the Arts
by Arlington County Department of Parks, Recreation, and Community Resources

Subjects: Community Life; Documentation and Field Research; African American Culture;
Locations: Virginia;

http://www.arlingtonarts.org

Five teenage apprentices worked with Arlington county folklorists to document the history of Nauck, historically an African American neighborhood of Arlington, Virginia, represented in this publication. Their work includes both written and photographic documentation of interactions with the residents of Nauck.

Published by:
Arlington County Department of Parks, Recreation, and Community Resources
3700 S. Four Mile Run Drive
Arlington, VA 22206-2304
703/228-1844

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Journey's End : The Memories and Traditions of Daisy Turner and Her Family
by Jane Beck, Wes Graff, Gregory Sharrow

Subjects: History; Geography; Slavery; African American Culture;
Locations: Vermont; New England; Virginia; Africa;

http://www.vermontfolklifecenter.org/

Daisy Turner was born in 1883 at Journey's End, the farm her father, Alec Turner, cleared. Her family settled in Grafton, Vermont after the Civil War. She lived to be 104, dying in 1988. The audiocassette, narrated by Barbara Jordon, relates Turner's family history, detailing her father's path from slavery to freedom. This Peabody Award winning production is now an NPR radio series. The videotape "On My Own : The Traditions of Daisy Turner," produced by Jane Beck and Wes Graff presents her recollections. A teacher's guide to both tapes by Gregory Sharrow and a children's book, Daisy and the Doll, based on this story, are also available from the Vermont Folklife Center.

Published by:
Vermont Folklife Center
PO Box 442
Middlebury, VT 05753
802/388-4964

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From Flower to Goddess: Preserving the Cambodian Royal Dance
by Arlington County Department of Parks, Recreation, and Community Resources

Subjects: Dance; Immigration and Migration; Asian American Culture;
Locations: Virginia; Cambodia;

http://www.arlingtonarts.org

This is the story of the Cambodian Royal Dance, traditionally performed only in the royal palace, and then repressed in Cambodia during the Pol Pot regime. Master dancers and a costumer are featured, along with children who are learning this ancient art in the United States.

Published by:
Arlington County Department of Parks, Recreation, and Community Resources
3700 S. Four Mile Run Drive
Arlington, VA 22206-2304
703/228-1844

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It's How You Pick the Crab: An Oral Portrait of Eastern Shore Crab Picking
by Kelly Feltault
$9.95
Subjects: Occupational Culture; Maritime Culture; Fishing; History; Geography; Community Life;
Locations: Maryland; Virginia;

http://www.cbmm.org/ed_pubs.html

The history of crab picking on the Eastern Shore of Maryland is documented in collaboration with watermen, crabbers, and other workers who have spent their lives in the crabbing industry.

Published by:
Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum
PO Box 636
St. Michaels, MD 21663-0636
410/745-2916

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Masters of Traditional Arts Education Guide
by Paddy Bowman, Betty Carter, Alan Govenar
$49.00
Subjects: Music; Folk Arts and Material Culture; Documentation and Field Research;
Locations: California; China; Denmark; Florida; Georgia; Ghana; Hawaii; Illinois; Iowa; Ireland; Louisiana; Maine; Mexico; New York (State); North Carolina; Oregon; Pennsylvania; Poland; Texas; Virginia; Wisconsin;

http://www.abc-clio.com/products/overview.aspx?productid=109297

Each National Heritage Fellow from 1982 to 2002 is profiled, and numerous suggestions are offered for teaching students in grades 4-12 about traditional arts and artists. The activities featured in the guide allow students to interact and engage in the kinds of information-seeking activities required of them outside the classroom, such as evaluating materials, organizing disparate types of material, and creating meaning for their own lives. The objectives outlined in the guide support the National Education Goals.

Published by:
ABC-CLIO, Inc.
130 Cremona Drive, PO Box 1911
Santa Barbara, CA 93116-1911

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Blue Ridge Institute and Museum
by Blue Ridge Institute and Museum
free
Subjects: Music;
Locations: Virginia;

http://www.blueridgeinstitute.org/

The BRI (affiliated with Ferrum College) is a museum and folklife archive, offering tours to school groups. They also produce a folklife festival in the fall, and have online access to exhibits and teaching guides on the banjo and ballads. Teaching guides are correlated to the Virginia Standards of Learning.

Published by:
Blue Ridge Institute and Museum
PO Box 1000
Ferrum, VA 24088-9000
540/365-4416.