A Teacher's Guide to Folklife Resources

There are 9 items in this list.

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Troy Demps : African-American Hymn Liner
by Robert L. Stone

Subjects: Music; African American Culture;
Locations: Florida;

http://www.flheritage.com/preservation/folklife/apprenticeship/demps_t.cfm

This publication is the result of a Florida apprenticeship program. Deacon Troy Demps is a master hymn liner, a traditional practice which is seldom used now that musical instruments are readily available. Demps will recite a line of a hymn and his congregation will then sing the line, unaccompanied by musical instruments. The publication shows how Demps has carried on this traditional art.

Published by:
Florida Folklife Program, Division of Historical Resources
500 South Bronough Street
Tallahassee, FL 32399-0250
1-800-847-7278

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Documenting Maritime Folklife: A Guide
by David A. Taylor
free
Subjects: Maritime Culture; Fishing; Documentation and Field Research;
Locations: Florida; United States; North America;

http://www.loc.gov/folklife/maritime/

The purpose of this resource is to promote understanding of maritime cultural heritage--the body of distinctive traditional knowledge found wherever groups of people live near oceans, rivers, lakes, and streams; and to provide laymen with a basic guide for the identification and documentation of common maritime traditions. Taylor details how and what to document and includes model forms and bibliography. The student will learn how to get started, how to coordinate and conduct interviews, and what to do when the project is completed. These activities are appropriate for high school students.

Published by:
American Folklife Center, Library of Congress
101 Independence Ave., SE
Washington, DC 20540-4610
202/707-5510

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Florida Music Train
by Laurie Kay Sommers
$50.00
Subjects: Music; Native American Culture; African American Culture; Latin American Culture; Jewish American Culture; Immigration and Migration; Native American Culture;
Locations: Florida;

http://dhr.dos.state.fl.us/preservation/folklife/music_train.cfm

Five lesson plans (grades 4-8) for study of language arts and social studies through Florida folk music. Includes a CD with twenty-three selections of Florida music featuring such musicians as bluegrass fiddler, Chubby Wise; Cuban singer, Willie Chirino; klezmer greats, The Epstein Brothers; and others. Published by Florida Folklife Program, it includes a map, bibliographical references and notes to musical selections.

Published by:
Florida Heritage Education Program, Museum of Florida History
500 South Bronough Street
Tallahassee, FL 32399-0250
850/487-1902

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Musical Brocade: Ann Yao and Zheng Music
by Li Wei

Subjects: Music; Asian American Culture;
Locations: Florida;

http://www.flheritage.com/preservation/folklife/apprenticeship/yao_a.cfm

This is the story of the folklife apprenticeship of Li Wei to Ann Yao to study the zheng, an ancient, long-stringed instrument played horizontally with the fingertips. The reader will learn how the zheng is constructed, played, and the commitment necessary to master this traditional, musical art.

Published by:
Florida Folklife Program, Division of Historical Resources
500 South Bronough Street
Tallahassee, FL 32399-0250
1-800-847-7278

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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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Your Ear Is Older Than Your Grandfather: Folklore and Folk History for the Florida Classroom
by Loretta Van Winkle Rhoads; Hillsborough County School System (Fla.) ; Arts Council of Tampa-Hillsborough County.

Subjects: History; Documentation and Field Research; Storytelling; Family Celebrations and Traditions;
Locations: Florida;


This educational resource was developed for Tampa fourth-graders, but teachers throughout Florida will find it useful. It is well-organized, and contains separate chapters on topics such as children's folklore, family folklore, and ethnic folklore. Each section has a bibliography and resource guide.(Out of Print, but may be available in your local library.)

Published by:
Arts Council of Hillsborough County
1000 N. Ashley, Suite 105
Tampa, FL 33602
813/276-8250

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Indivisible
by Center for Documentary Studies, Duke University
free
Subjects: Native American Culture; Maritime Culture; Documentation and Field Research; Mexican American Culture; Immigration and Migration;
Locations: Alaska; Arizona; California; Colorado; Florida; Haiti; Montana; New Mexico; New York (State); North Carolina; South Carolina; South Carolina; Texas; Utah;

http://www.indivisible.org/resources.htm

This is a companion educator's guide to the Center's documentary project "Indivisible: Stories of American Community." Included is a written foreword by Ray Suarez entitled "Local Heroes Changing America." There are also brief descriptions of some "Indivisible" communities, including Alaskan fishing communities; an alternative federal credit union in Ithaca, New York; Haitian Citizens Police Academy in Delray Beach, Florida; CHALK (communities in Harmony Advocating for Learning and Kids) in San Francisco; Navajo Lifeways in Arizona, Utah, New Mexico, and Colorado; Eau Claire Community of Shalom in North and South Carolina; Handmade in America Revitalization Project in Western North Carolina; Midwifery practice and doula service, Stony Brook, New York; Proyecto Azteca in San Juan, Texas; Southwest Youth Collaborative in Chicago; the Village of Arts and Humanities in Philadelphia; and Yaak Valley Forest Community in Montana. Also included in the kit is Document Vol. 3:1 featuring articles on place and displacement.

Published by:
Center for Documentary Studies at Duke University
1317 West Pettigrew Street
Durham, NC 27705
919/660-3663

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Uncle Monday and Other Florida Tales
by Kristin G. Congdon
$46/cloth, $18/paperback
Subjects: Storytelling;
Locations: Florida;

http://www.upress.state.ms.us/catalog/fall2001/uncle_monday_and_other_florida_tales.html

Forty-nine traditional tales fill this book, reflecting Florida's multicultural heritage. The tales come from a wide variety of sources with many drawn from the WPA materials in Florida's Department of State archives. The book is divided into five sections: "How Things Came to Be the Way They Are," "People with Special Powers," "Food, Friends and Family," "Unusual Places, Spaces, and Events," and "Ghosts and the Supernatural." Uncle Monday is elegantly illustrated with pen and ink drawings by Kitty Kitson Petterson. Written for adults, children, and folklorists.

Published by:
University Press of Mississippi
3825 Ridgewood Road
Jackson, MS 39211-6492
601/432-6205

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Florida Memory Project
by Florida Memory Project
free
Subjects: History; Documentation and Field Research; Community Life;
Locations: Florida;

http://www.floridamemory.com

Online access to many of the items in the Florida Folklife Collection and the Florida State Archives. There is an online classroom section of the website with lesson plans for grades 4-12 using materials available online, as well as access to film, video, and audio clips.

Published by:
Florida Memory Project
500 S Bronough St.
Tallahassee, FL 32399
850/245-6700