Used as a primary text for a required one-hour basic research methods course at the College of Charleston, this handbook is designed to familiarize the student with the basic precepts and tools used in research. Each of the seven chapters represents a different step in the research process: (1) locating background information--encyclopedias; (2)…

Tomo-chi-chi was a Creek Indian leader who did much to insure peaceful relations between the first English colonists in Georgia and the native Americans. His wisdom and dedication to peace were known and respected by the Creek people and the English colonists. He developed a lifelong friendship with General James Oglethorpe, the English founder of…

A resource kit for French instruction at the advanced secondary level is represented by a teacher's guide. A specific area of French-Canadian "pop" music is introduced to students of French as a second language. In order to acquaint students with aspects of this type of music, four French-Canadian "chansonniers" are discussed:…

A resource kit for French language instruction at the advanced secondary level is represented by a bilingual teacher's guide and a bilingual student handbook on French-English relations in Canada. The quide offers a variety of classroom activities, which center around the career of a leading French Canadian political figure. Instructions are given…

In the summer of 1978, seven teenagers and several staff members from the Fairbanks Native Association-Johnson O'Malley program set out to record some of Alaska's past by interviewing a number of older Alaska Natives and writing their biographical sketches. Some of the students spent a week along the Yukon River taping and photographing people;…

THIS ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHY OF OVER 350 SUGGESTED READINGS IN THE LITERATURES OF AFRICA, CHINA, INDIA, AND JAPAN WAS DESIGNED TO FACILITATE THE USE OF NON-WESTERN LITERATURE IN CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT. WORKS WERE SELECTED FOR BEING REPRESENTATIVE OF THE COUNTRY, FOR HAVING LITERARY MERIT ACCORDING TO THE CANONS OF THE COUNTRY, AND FOR HAVING…

The annotated entries in this bibliography of publications for children are divided into two categories: magazines and newspapers, and reference books. The first section, arranged alphabetically, includes periodicals on sports, science, history, hobbies, and entertainment. The reference books are grouped under the following headings: biography,…

This annotated bibliography contains 183 nonsexist items for elementary grades. The materials do not depict stereotyped human roles. The items are classified as picture books, fiction, biography, science, social studies, language arts, miscellaneous books, audiovisual biography, and miscellaneous audiovisual materials. Materials are listed…

In continuation of the "Cumulated UDC Supplement - 1964" published by the International Federation for Documentation, this document provides a cumulative supplement to the Universal Decimal Classification for 1965-1975. This fifth volume of a five volume series lists new classification subdivisions in the following subject areas: (1) various…

Emphasizing the dedication with which John Ross (1790-1866) labored to achieve Cherokee social and political cohesion, this biography details the historical and political events which influenced Ross's attempts to make the U.S. honor its treaty obligations and thwart the Federal "Removal Policy" (removal of American Indians from their…

This course guide for black literature recommends three specific themes for each of three literary genres: (1) the junior novel--Man's Relations to Mankind and to Self in "The Troubled Summer" by Ben Haas (grade 8); (2) drama--Human Relations and Values in "A Raisin in the Sun" by Lorraine Hansberry (grade 9); and (3) biography--Character and…

The main concern of this study--what is the image of the artist as it is projected by entertainment films--raises four subsidiary questions. The first is whether that image varies from one film to another and, if so, how and to what extent. Secondly, presuming such variations, are they related to the time period in which the films were produced?…

Intended as a guide to scholarship on Romantic writers, this selective bibliography attempts to cover the major works and topics, with emphasis on work published in the 20th century. Omitted are unpublished dissertations and most literary histories, bibliographies of bibliography, short notes and explications, and older biographical works that…

Intended as a guide to scholarship on Victorian writers, this selective bibliography covers all of the major figures and a substantial representation of the lesser ones. It excludes writers and works of fiction, except as such writers are essayists or poets. Omitted are unpublished theses and dissertations, most non-English articles and…

The document is the biography of Susette La Flesche, whose name in Omaha was Inshta Theamba (Bright Eyes). She was the daughter of a French-Indian who, in the mid-1800s, became the last head chief of the Omahas. Her heritage--the legends, songs, sacred ceremonies and ancient wisdom of her people--came into conflict with the white man's world when…