Lesson 2 Supplemental Materials

If you want to indulge yourself with optional materials, I recommend the following:

Videos:

Hispanics of Achievement Video Collection

This video gives you the opportunity to meet some of the famous Hispanics from all over Hispanic America, including the United States. This is a set of biographies from a variety of important historical figures from Central and South America who greatly contributed to their individual countries and cultures. The biographies include César Chávez, Ferdinand and Isabella, George Santayana, Hernán Cortés, Joan Baez, Juan and Evita Perón, Pablo Neruda, Pancho Villa, Roberto Clemente, and Simón BolÌvar.

Mexican Youth Today

The concerns and attitudes of young Mexicans towards the fate of their country, the ecology, their futures, goals and ambitions are presented in this film. It includes student interviews, commentary from teachers, and images of the school.

Festivals and Holidays in Latin America

This cultural documentary takes a look at the religious and secular celebrations of the many different cultures of Latin America.

The following four are video visits to different areas of Ibero-America:

Video Visits: Argentina, Land of Natural Wonder

This film will allow the viewer to explore Patagonia, Glacier National Park, the Perito Moreno Glacier, the resort towns of San MartÌn and Bariloche, the Arrayanes Forest and the jungles and rainforests of the Misiones Province. The legacy of the gaucho is presented on this video trip to Argentina.

Video Visits: Costa Rica, The Land of Pure Life

ZÛcalo- The Heart of Mexico

(see 24 hours in the heart of Mexico City)

Brazil: Heart of South America

This video provides a good look at Ibero-America's largest country, and the only one where Portuguese is the primary language. This video tour includes sites such as Bahia, Rio de Janeiro, the Amazon, the Iguazu Falls, and S?o Paulo.

Note: Some videos may be available as local video rentals and/or some may be obtained from local educational institutions. If you wish to buy one, try http://www.amazon.com and http://www.reel.com. All of the videos I included are for rent or purchase from http://www.facets.org.