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Curricular Ties

Counseling
Family and Consumer Science
Foreign Language
Health
History and Government, Economics and Geography
Library Media
Mathematics
Physical Education
Reading
Science
Theatre/Drama

Counseling - Grade 9 - 12
Standards especially appropriate for this performance: all

1		Personal-Social Domain
	1.1	The student will develop a positive self-concept.
	1.1.1	The student will identify personal values.
	1.1.2	The student will develop personal strengths and recognize limitations.
	1.1.3	The student will demonstrate an understanding of self-enhancing behaviors.
	1.1.4	The student will apply the use of positive messages to influence one's feelings and behaviors.
	1.1.5	The student will learn to use feedback effectively.
	1.1.6	The student will describe how one's actions impact others.
	1.1.7	The student will recognize the relationship between self-concept and behavior.

Standards especially appropriate for this performance: all

1		Personal-Social Domain
	1.2	The student will be able to make effective decisions.
	1.2.1	The student will apply the steps of making decisions to real-life situations.
	1.2.2	The student will generate possible options, including compromises.
	1.2.3	The student will utilize available resources in making effective decisions.
	1.2.4	The student will predict and evaluate the possible consequences of choices.
	1.2.5	The student will evaluate the impact of values, family, and peers on the decision making process.
	1.2.6	The student will evaluate the effectiveness of decisions and identify ways to improve the process and outcome.

Standards especially appropriate for this performance: all

1		Personal-Social Domain
	1.4	The student will be respectful toward others.
	1.4.1	The student will demonstrate respect for others in a variety of situations.
	1.4.2	The student will evaluate the importance of respecting others.
	1.4.3	The student will recognize and support positive qualities in others.
	1.4.4	The student will demonstrate respect for a variety of individuals.
	1.4.5	The student will describe the societal implications of respecting others.

Standards especially appropriate for this performance: all

1		Personal-Social Domain
	1.5	The student will develop interpersonal relationship skills.
	1.5.1	The student will demonstrate appropriate behaviors based on how one feels.
	1.5.2	The student will demonstrate good communication skills with others.
	1.5.3	The student will describe friendships and relationships between same and opposite sexes.
	1.5.4	The student will identify characteristics of a successful marriage.
	1.5.5	The student will describe own personal space and recognize the value of privacy.
	1.5.6	The student will respond effectively to peer pressure.
	1.5.7	The student will apply effective interpersonal relationship skills.
	1.5.8	The student will develop and maintain friendships.

Standards especially appropriate for this performance: all

1		Personal-Social Domain
	1.6	The student will be responsible to self and others.
	1.6.1	The student will demonstrate responsibility for one's behavior.
	1.6.2	The student will demonstrate responsible behavior in a variety of situations.
	1.6.3	The student will describe the cause and effect of one's actions toward others.
	1.6.4	The student will demonstrate self-control and self-reliance.
	1.6.5	The student will demonstrate acceptance of responsibility for one's decisions, actions, and personal growth.
	1.6.6	The student will demonstrate giving constructive criticism to others.

In studying the ballet company, the novel or areas related to either, the possibilities for exploring issues of self-concept, decision-making, respect, relationships, and responsibility are abundant. The ballet company involves over 50 people in a wide range of very demanding roles—both on and off stage. The novel is about fundamental human experiences that every student can relate to in their own lives and which involve all of the areas addressed in these standards.

Family and Consumer Science - Grades 6 - 12
http://www.kerc-ks.org/Standards_List.aspx?con_id=22&grade_no=10
Standards especially appropriate for this performance: 1, 2, 12, 13 & 14

1	Career, Community, and Family Connections Integrate multiple life roles and responsibilities in family, work, and community settings.
2	Consumer and Family Resources Evaluate management practices related to human, economic, and environmental resources.
6	Family Evaluate the significance of family and its impact on the well being of individuals and society.
12	Human Development Analyze factors that impact human growth and development
13	Interpersonal Relationships Interpersonal Relationships
14	Nutrition and Wellness Demonstrate nutrition and wellness practices that enhance individual and family well-being.
15	Parenting Evaluate the impact of parenting roles and responsibilities on strengthening the well being of individuals and families

This area of the curriculum can connect with the Miami City Ballet performance especially well by looking at the lives of the performers. Edward and Linda Villella, as well as the other members of the company, must juggle the demands of family, profession, and involvement in the local, national and international communities. How do they do this? The Villella’s didn’t set out to have a ballet company, but now that they do they must manage human, economic and other resources to maintain a strong level of success. What variables are involved in doing this? How do the demands of being a professional ballet dancer affect ones growth and development? What are interpersonal relationships like in a ballet company? What special health challenges do ballet dancers have to address in order to maintain good health?

Foreign Language - Grades 5 - 8
http://www.kerc-ks.org/Standards_List.aspx?con_id=21&grade_no=05
Standards especially appropriate for this performance: 2,3, 4 & 5

2	Cultures The student gains knowledge and understanding of target language cultures.
3	Connection The student makes connections to other disciplines and to authentic sourcesthrough knowledge of a foreign language.
4	Comparisons The student develops insight into the nature of language and culture.
5	Communities The student participates in multilingual communities at home and around the world.

Don Quixote was originally written in Spanish, and has been translated into English many times. There are many ways to use it as a springboard to studying both language and culture. What differences might there be in the book according to the language in which its written? Why are various translations of the same book significantly different? Explore some phrases or passages in Spanish and English for similarities and differences. Why was English the first language into which the novel was translated? How do different languages, such as Spanish and English, reflect differences in cultures? Would Don Quixote have had the same impact if it had been written in English originally? Why do scholars study works in their original languages? What response do people in Spanish cultures have to Don Quixote today?

Health - Grades K - 4, 9 - 12
http://www.kerc-ks.org/Standards_List.aspx?con_id=17&grade_no=12
Standards especially appropriate for this performance: all

1	Health Promotion and disease Prevention Health Promotion and disease Prevention- Students will comprehend concepts related to health promotion and disease prevention as related to: (a) community health; (b) environmental health, (c) mental and emotional health, (d) nutrition, (e) prevention and control of disease, (f) consumer health, (g) family life and sexuality, (h) injury prevention and safety, (i) personal health, (j) substance use, misuse, abuse and addiction.
2	Health Information, Products and Information Students demonstrate the ability to access valid health information and health promoting products and services.
3	Self Management Students demonstrate the ability to practice health-enhancing behaviors and reduce health risks.
4	Influence of Cultural, Media, and Technology Students analyze the influence of culture, media, technology, and other factors on health.
5	Interpersonal Communications Students demonstrate the ability to use interpersonal communication skills to enhance health.
6	Goal Setting and Decision-making Skills Students demonstrate the ability to use goal setting and decision-making skills to enhance health.
7	Advocating for Health Students demonstrate the ability to advocate for personal, family, and community health.

The Miami City Ballet performance offers an opportunity to study the effects of professional dance careers on physical, mental, and emotional health. On the other hand, how does a performance such as this—or musical and dramatic performances in general—effect the health of the audience? How does being highly goal oriented, such as becoming a ballet dancer, affect health? There are lots of possibilities to explore.

In studying what is known of Cervantes, questions may arise about his own health. The main character in his book was taken over by illusion, yet he has great insight into human experience. Does Don Quixote reflect the mental or emotional health of Cervantes? What was the typical level of health 400 years ago? There is some evidence Cervantes had only 6 teeth left as an adult, he had a war injury in his hand, he was short on money more than once, and he was accused of murder. What impact might his life’s circumstances have played in writing his novel? Did the obsession with chivalry, an idealized lifestyle based more on legend and fantasy than on fact, reveal anything about the emotional health of European cultures at the time? Why might Cervantes’ satire about this idyllic life have been so incredibly popular? Why does it remain so highly respected? What role did books play in the lives of people 400 years ago compared to today?

History and Government, Economics and Geography - Grades K - 8, 11 - 12
http://www.kerc-ks.org/Standards_List.aspx?con_id=3&grade_no=12
Standards especially appropriate for this performance: all

1	Civics-Government The student uses a working knowledge and understanding of governmental systems of the United States and other nations with an emphasis on the U.S. Constitution, the necessity for the rule of law, the civic values of the American republican government, and the rights, privileges, and responsibilities to become active participants in the democratic process.
2	Economics The student uses a working knowledge and understanding of major economic concepts, issues, and systems of the United States and other nations; and applies decision making skills as a consumer, producer, saver, investor, and citizen in an interdependent world.
3	Geography The student uses a working knowledge and understanding of the spatial organization of Ea th?s surface and relationships among people, places, and physical and human environments in order to explain the interactions that occur in our interconnected world.
4	Kansas History Standard The student demonstrates a working knowledge and understanding of significant individuals, groups, ideas, events, eras, and developments in the history of Kansas, the United States, and the world, utilizing essential analytical and research skills.
5	U.S. History Standard The student uses a working knowledge and understanding of significant individuals, groups, ideas, events, eras, and developments in the history of Kansas, the United States, and the world, utilizing essential analytical and research skills.
6	World History The student uses a working knowledge and understanding of significant individuals, groups, ideas, events, eras, and developments in the history of Kansas, the United States, and the world, utilizing essential analytical and research skills.

Cervantes lived in the late 16th and early 17th century. To understand both the author and his novel, it is helpful to place them in the social, economic, and political environments of their time. Extensions of this study might include studying similar elements of Shakespeare’s life, who lived at the same time in a country nearby but with its own unique circumstances. How did the end of the Middle Ages and beginning of the Renaissance impact Cervantes? How did the fact Spain was the greatest sea power in the world right before his birth affect his writing? What were some major influences, both personal and social, on his writing? Why might he have been motivated to write a book making fun of chivalry? What impact could his book have had when it was published? How about 100, 200, 300, or 400 years later? How does the response to his book reflect the interconnectedness of cultures and individuals in the world?

Library Media - Grades 1 - 12
http://www.kerc-ks.org/Standards_List.aspx?con_id=15&grade_no=09
Standards especially appropriate for this performance: all

1	Information Literacy The student who is information literate accesses information efficienmcby an effectively
2	Information Literacy The student who is information literate evaluates information critically and competenmcby
3	Information Literacy The student who is information literate uses information accurately and creatively
4	Independent Learning The student who is an independent learner is information literate and pursues information related to personal interests
5	Independent Learning The student who is an independent learner is information literate and can understand other creative expressions of information
6	Independent Learning The student who is an independent learner is information literate and strives for excellence in information seeking and knowledge generation
7	Social Responsibility The student who contributes positively to the learning community and to society is information literate and recognizes the importance of information to a democratic society
8	Social Responsibility The student who contributes positively to the learning community and to society is information literature and practices ethical behavior in regard to information and information technology
9	Social Responsibility The student who contributes positively to the learning community and to society is information literate and participates effectively in-groups to pursue and generate information

Few pieces of literature offer so many opportunities for students to use library resources in understanding the importance of a work historically and today. Don Quixote can also be used as a vehicle for studying the society in which it was written 400 years ago. Students could read, research or compare the many works that have been based on it—including ballets, poetry, plays, movies, artwork, and other books. Learning about the famous ballet dancers, choreographers, companies, or other aspects of dance would help make this performance especially meaningful.

Mathematics - Grades 7 - 12
(Note: these standards become increasingly complex within each sub-skill area during progressio rom 7th to 12th grades. The sub-skills shown are specific to grades 9 ? 12. Developmentally appropriate versions of these standards for grades 7 and 8 are available at this website.)
http://www.kerc-ks.org/Benchmark_ind_list.aspx?stan_con_grade_id=13602&con_id=2&grade_no=07&s tan_id=3598
Standards especially appropriate for this performance: all

4			The student uses concepts and procedures of data analysis in a variety of situations.
	4.2		The student collects, organizes, displays, explains, and interprets numerical (rational numbers) and non-numerical data sets in a variety of situations with a special emphasis on measures of central tendency.
		4.2.A1	Uses data analysis (mean, median, mode, range, quartile, interquartile range) in real-world problems with rational number data sets to compare and contrast two sets of data, to make accurate inferences and predictions, to analyze decisions, and to develop convincing arguments from these data displays (2.4.A1i) ($):
		4.2.A1A	frequency tables and line plots;
		4.2.A1B	bar, line, and circle graphs;
		4.2.A1C	Venn diagrams or other pictorial displays;
		4.2.A1D	charts and tables;
		4.2.A1E	stem-and-leaf plots (single and double);
		4.2.A1F	scatter plots;
		4.2.A1G	box-and-whiskers plots;
		4.2.A1H	histograms;
		4.2.A2	determines and describes appropriate data collection techniques (observations, surveys, or interviews) and sampling techniques (random sampling, samples of convenience, biased sampling, census of total population, or purposeful sampling) in a given situation.

In preparation for the Miami City Ballet performance, students could make timelines of major events related to the book since it was published (e.g. publication of first part, second part, translation into English, Cervantes’ death, attempts to uncover information about his life for the 200th anniversary of the book’s publication, when each major ballet or other work based on it was published). Ven diagrams showing the ways the book has been used to develop themes or characters from the book could help determine what parts seem to be of most interest to people over the years. In fact, 400 years of data is available to use in a variety of ways that prepare students for this performance through the medium of mathematics.

Please note: The Teacher Resources section accompanying the Standards section lists numerous websites for exploring the relationship between math and music.

Physical Education - Grade 8
http://www.kercks.org/Benchmark_ind_list.aspx?stan_con_grade_id=14268&con_id=28 & grade_no=12&stan_id=4151
Standards especially appropriate for this performance: 6.1.2 & 6.1.4

6.1.2	The student appreciates the creative aspects of skilled performance in others and self.
6.1.4	The student analyzes selected physical experiences for social, emotional, and health benefits.

Ballet is especially appropriate for studying the relationship of dancers to themselves (e.g. physical discipline, mental focus), to each other (e.g. complex choreography requires total commitment and constant awareness from a large number of dancers), to the director (e.g. understanding his or her interpretation of a piece, gestures, facial expressions), and to the audience (e.g. staying aware of how your movements, attitude, energy-level impact the audiences’ perception). However, variations on these aspects of performance are part of nearly every competitive sport or dance. An important aspect of preparing for this performance is studying what’s involved in becoming a professional dancer or athlete.

Reading and Writing - Grades 9-12
(Note: these standards become increasingly complex within each sub-skill area during progression from 7th to 12th grades. The sub-skills shown are specific to grades 9 - 12. Developmentally appropriate versions of these standards for grades 7 and 8 are available at this website.)
http://www.kerc-ks.org/Standards_List.aspx?con_id=9&grade_no=HS
Standards especially appropriate for this performance: 2 & 4

2	Literature The student responds to a variety of text.
4	Research The student applies reading and writing skills to demonstrate learning.

All of these skill areas are involved in preparing for the Miami City Ballet’s Don Quixote. Reading summaries of the novel, as well as excerpts—or even the whole novel for courageous readers—potentially exposes students to the birth of virtually every literary technique used in novels over the past 400 years. It also gives opportunity for exploring the subtleties of satire, parody, burlesque, and slapstick or the use of synonyms, exaggeration, tangents, coincidence, and much more. It is also the first novel in which the author has an evolving relationship with his characters. Cervantes’ work offers an endless landscape for readers and writers to explore.

Science - Grades 7 - 12
http://www.kerc-ks.org/Standards_List.aspx?con_id=1&grade_no=07
Standards especially appropriate for this performance: 3 & 6

3	LIFE SCIENCE As a result of activities in grades 5-8, all students will apply process skills to explore and understand structure and function in living systems, reproduction and heredity, regulation and behavior, populations and ecosystems, and diversity and adaptations of organisms.
6	SCIENCE IN PERSONAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL PERSPECTIVES As a result of activities in grades 5-8, all students will apply process skills to explore and develop an understanding of issues of personal health, population, resources and environment, and natural hazards.

During Cervantes’ lifetime, 400 years ago, knowledge of anatomy, disease, medicine, and other areas of science was minimal compared to today. The areas of both personal and public health were far less developed than they are now. Use of natural resources, concerns for the environment, awareness of hazards to health, pressures from population growth, and priorities in the political and economic arenas related to these issues are among the variables students could explore in preparing for Miami City Ballet’s Don Quixote performance.

Theatre/Drama - B, P, A, E
http://www.kerc-ks.org/Standards_List.aspx?con_id=24&grade_no=E
Standards especially appropriate for this performance: 5 & 6

5	Dramatic Content and Theatrical Forms Evaluating and Reflecting on the Characteristics and Merits of Dramatic Content and Theatrical Forms in their Work and that of Others
6	Integrating Theatre Integrating Theatre with Other Arts, Disciplines, and the Community

Performers, including those in Miami City Ballet, tend to combine many expressive talents in their performances. This is especially true of ballet, which typically combines intricately choreographed dance pieces with a full orchestral score with a relatively complex story. The tale of Don Quixote is full of possibilities, thus there have been many ballets, plays, novels, movies and other art forms based on it. It presents a wealth of possibilities to scriptwriters, dancers, actors, directors—every participant. In fact, one of the greatest challenges for a work such as Don Quixote is how to choose an area of focus and how to create something uniquely your own when so many others have been attracted to the same piece. Students could make this kind of decision and see what develops.

Links Miami City Ballet

http://www.co.broward.fl.us/library/bienes/lii11300.htm

http://www.frommers.com/destinations/miami/N25244.html

http://www.gmcvb.com/Index.asp
Info on MCB - official visitor’s guide for Miami

http://www.imgartists.com/?page=artist&id=19&c=2

http://www.nea.gov/features/stories/06-06-fl-miami.html
National Endowment for the Arts on MCB

http://www.miami.com/mld/miamiherald/14455233.htm

http://www.planetsalsa.com/quepasa/miamiballet.htm
MCB’s upcoming “Mambo Ballet”

http://www.miami.com/mld/miamiherald/living/15484907.htm

http://www.bookit.com/travel_guide-m0g0c-Miami-Attractions-Miami_City_Ballet-811.html

http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m1083/is_3_80/ai_n16101433
For additional articles, use Edward Villella or MCB search at this site.

http://topics.nytimes.com/top/reference/timestopics/people/v/edward_villella/index.html?query=MIAMI%20CITY%20BALLET&field=org&match=exact
New York Times articles about Villella and MCB

http://ballettalk.invisionzone.com/index.php?showforum=57
Another resource for articles about Villella and MCB

http://www.uttyler.edu/news/pressrelease/2005/oct20-05.html

http://www.miamibeach411.com/real_estate/miami-performing-arts-center.html

http://www.southflorida.com/music/sfl-ccpa25sep25,0,2012989.story

http://www.criticalmiami.com/index.php?id=286
A real life lesson in what you say online might come back to haunt you. This time it cost someone his job with MCB.

Sites with articles on Edward Villella

http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0898249/

Filmography, etc.

http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0898249/bio

http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m1083/is_3_80/ai_n16101433

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edward_Villella

http://www.the-ballet.com/villella.php

http://www.factmonster.com/ce6/people/A0850917.html

http://www.miamicityballet.org/

http://www.nndb.com/people/123/000048976/

http://topics.nytimes.com/top/reference/timestopics/people/v/edward_villella/index.html?query=REVIEWS&field=des&match=exact

http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m1083/is_3_80/ai_n16101433

http://www.danceronline.com/online_edition/820893312/502485/?eid=342
Linda Carbonetto Villella

George Balanchine sites

http://balanchine.org/
Balanchine Foundation

http://www.balanchine.org/01/bio.html
Biography

http://topics.nytimes.com/top/reference/timestopics/people/b/george_balanchine/index.html?inline=nyt-per
Archival articles from the New York Times

http://www.kennedycenter.com/calendar/index.cfm?fuseaction=showIndividual&entity_id=3510&source_type=A

http://www.abt.org/education/archive/choreographers/balanchine_g.html

http://www.pbs.org/wnet/americanmasters/database/balanchine_g.html

http://www.cmi.univ-mrs.fr/~esouche/danse/Balan.html

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Balanchine

http://www.sab.org/bio/biobalanchine.htm

Don Quixote ballet

http://www.kirov.com/synopses/quixote.html
Description of scenario from original program in Russia

http://www.exploredance.com/abt060804.php
American Ballet description of Petipa’s ballet

http://www.soundventure.com/web/footnotes/episode11.html
Excellent commentary on the introduction of Don Quixote in ballet form to the West and the relationship of Petipa’s ballet to Cervantes novel

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Don_Quixote_(ballet)
Good background on this ballet

http://www.balletmet.org/Notes/Don%20Quixote.html#anchor27229
Another excellent background source

http://www.life.com/Life/essay/paloma/donquixote.html
Very brief summary of scenes in rendition used by American Ballet Theatre.

Other Ballet-related sources

http://www.abt.org/education/dictionary/index.html
ballet dictionary

http://www.pbs.org/wnet/freetodance/
Dance in America – Great Performances – Free to Dance is a 3-part documentary on the role of African-American dancers and directors in the development of modern dance.

http://helsinki.usembassy.gov/arc/ARCdance.pdf#search=%22Dance%20in%20America%22
Bibliography of dance resources

http://www.dance4it.com/ballethistory.htm
Overview of ballet in easy-to-understand language

http://www.cyberdance.org/contents.html

http://www.dgillan.screaming.net/stage/th-ballet1.html

http://www.ccs.neu.edu/home/yiannis/dance/history.html

http://www.dancer.com/tom-parsons/faq_4.html

http://www.slate.com/id/2114927/
Ice Capades history

http://www.bolshoi.ru/en/
Virtual tour of the Bolshoi Theater

Cervantes

http://artsedge.kennedy-center.org/exploring/donq/spain/artsedge.html
Extensive site on the author and the cultural environment in which he lived. (Although Shakespeare and Cervantes both died on April 23, 1616, they actually died 10 days apart. England and Spain were using different calendars at the time.)

http://www.cervantesvirtual.com/proyectoEN/BIMICESA03.shtml
The Miguel de Cervantes Digital Library

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arquebusier
History of weapon called an arquebus

http://www.csdl.tamu.edu/cervantes/english/ctxt/DQ_Ormsby/biography_DQ_Ormsby.html
Interesting exploration of Cervantes’ background

http://www.csdl.tamu.edu/cervantes/biography/new_english_cerv_bio.html
The Cervantes Project centered at Texas A&M University, with collaborators around the world.

http://www.h-net.org/~cervantes/csa/bcsas97.htm
Articles compiled by the Cervantes Project, not translated into English

Sites related to the novel

http://www.answers.com/topic/tirant-lo-blanc
A key novel that influenced Cervantes’ in writing Don Quixote

http://www.answers.com/topic/don-quixote-literature
Very useful site, including extensive lists of works influenced by this novel.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Don_Quixote
Wikipedia article contains long list of famous literature influenced by Don Quixote (now written Quijote by most Spanish writers).

http://www.cliffsnotes.com/WileyCDA/LitNote/id-87.html
The Don Quixote link on this Cliffnotes site has at the bottom 4 links to Purpose, Technique and Style, Characterization, and Theme that are well worth exploring.

http://www.pinkmonkey.com/booknotes/barrons/donquix2.asp
Site with much helpful information about many aspects of the book

http://cervantes.thefreelibrary.com/Don-Quixote
Yet another book summary site

http://www.gradesaver.com/classicnotes/titles/quixote/
A site students may already use for summaries

http://www.sparknotes.com/lit/donquixote/summary.html
Book summary with embedded links

http://classiclit.about.com/library/bl-etexts/mdecervantes/bl-mdecervantes-p2-60.htm
Another extensive site summarizing each chapter, plus more

http://www.purdue.edu/UNS/html4ever/2005/050209.Mancing.terms.html
Good site for brief explanation of “hidalgo” or class system and other useful background information

http://www.purdue.edu/UNS/html4ever/2005/050209.Mancing.quixote.html
Excellent article related to the 400th anniversary of the novel and its influence.

http://www.cliffsnotes.com/WileyCDA/LitNote/id-87,pageNum-2.html
Great source for background, discussion, quiz

http://fajardo-acosta.com/worldlit/cervantes/quixote.htm
Very succinct thoughts and descriptions related to the novel

http://www.pen.org/page.php/prmID/820
Article on importance of the novel and on world celebration of 400th birthday in 2005

http://artsedge.kennedy-center.org/exploring/donq/lessons/end_quest.html
Excellent 4-week lesson plan for learning about the novel and its lessons.

http://www.lessonplanet.com/search/search?keywords=Don+Quixote
Variety of lesson plans using this novel.

http://school.discovery.com/lessonplans/programs/greatbooks-donquixote/
Discovery Education lesson plan for understanding Quixote

http://www.findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qa4013/is_200104/ai_n8941458
Interesting article comparing Don Quixote’s experience with that of a teacher (sample of how individuals relate to story)

http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qa3843/is_200304/ai_n9188223
An attorney’s journey evokes quixotic visions c

http://www.findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qa4013/is_200104/ai_n8941458
This article discusses the evolving interpretations of the novel over past 400 years

http://www.barcelona2004.org/eng/banco_del_conocimiento/documentos/ficha.cfm?IdDoc=671
Description of a project to create new research methods to analyze how the contents of Cervantes’ novel are seen in the world

http://www.wm.edu/news/index.php?id=2412
Project involving students and migrant farm workers is dream of Quixote-Quoting professor.

https://twiki.cern.ch/twiki/bin/view/Atlas/GridProdToolsFinalReport
There’s even a Don Quixote application for Grid Activities within Large Scale International Collaborations” by the ATLAS Organisation

http://books.guardian.co.uk/news/articles/0,6109,711688,00.html
Article about 2002 poll of authors that ranked Don Quixote as number one novel

http://books.guardian.co.uk/news/articles/0,6109,711520,00.html
List of 100 most important books chosen by world’s 100 most acclaimed living authors

http://www.bokklubben.no/SamboWeb/side.do?dokId=65500&klubbid=WB
Another article citing the 100 top books

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/1972609.stm
BBC News article on 100 top books

http://www.hcpl.net/booklists/meaningful100.htm
Annotated list of 100 top books

http://www.sas.upenn.edu/sasalum/newsltr/spring04/grossman.html
Article on translator Edith Grossman

http://www.geocities.com/arllovet/eng.htm
Site exploring the influence of Don Quixote on Dickens in The Pickwick Papers (Interesting ideas and comparisons, though not carefully proof read.)

http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/03691a.htm
Excellent source for some aspects of history

http://www.sparknotes.com/lit/donquixote/terms/char_2.html
Sancho Panza’s role gets in-depth explanation at “In-Depth Analysis” link from this site

http://www.royaute-noblesse.com/
Interesting site in French with some English translation

http://www.cardinalbook.com/fmordosp.htm
The 1922 book Rosinante to the Road Again, loosely modeled after Don Quixote and set in Spain could make for an interesting comparison

http://www.quijote.tv/expo.htm
Site in Spanish with links related to 400th anniversary celebrations

http://www.astro.umd.edu/~marshall/chivalry.html
comparison of chivalry over time

http://www.chivalrytoday.com/
modern chivalry revealed

http://blake.montclair.edu/~vincentiw/reviews/chivalry/literature.htm
chivalric novels old and new

http://www.chivalry.com/
A library of traditional and contemporary Irish, Scottish, English and Celtic-style songs

http://www.heraldica.org/topics/orders/
Informative site, including women’s role in chivalry/knighthood era

http://www.heraldica.org/topics/orders/knights.htm
section of above sight on relationship of knights and chivalry

http://www.humanities-interactive.org/medieval/chivalry/index.html
Lessons related to chivalry and knighthood

http://chivalry.mythric.com/
Online game of Chivalry

http://www.knightsandarmor.com/chivalry.htm

http://labyrinth.georgetown.edu/display.cfm?Action=View&Category=Chivalry

http://www.heraldica.org/topics/orders/knights.htm

Sites related to knights

http://www.chronique.com/

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Knight

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Round_Table_(Camelot)

http://www.timelessmyths.com/arthurian/roundtable.html
Site with extensive information on this myth/legend.

http://www.penguinreaders.com/downloads/0582421187.pdf#search=%22King%20Arthur%20%26%20The%20Knights%20of%20the%20Round%20Table%22
Lesson plans for teaching about King Arthur and the Knights.

http://www.faculty.de.gcsu.edu/~dvess/ids/arthur/arthur.shtml
Information on the Arthurian legend and syllabus for course offered by Georgia College and State University.

http://ask.yahoo.com/20021003.html
Yahoo site linking to other sites related to question who were King Arthur’s Knights.

http://www.judoinfo.com/samurai.htm
Narrative history of samurai

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samurai
The language at this site is a little stilted, but worthwhile information

Parody, Satire, Tongue-in-cheek sites

http://www.publaw.com/parody.html
Parodies and copyright laws

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parody

http://www.tiscali.co.uk/reference/encyclopaedia/hutchinson/m0019327.html

http://www.answers.com/topic/parody-advertisement

Parodies in advertising

http://www.preparingforemergencies.co.uk/
Lesson in potentially serious repercussions of parodies (emergency preparedness site)

http://web.uvic.ca/wguide/Pages/LTHighBurl.html

High Burlesque: Mock Epic (Mock Heroic); Parody explored here

http://readwritethink.org/lessons/lesson_view.asp?id=282
Lesson on developing synonym for “good, bad, and nice” and other usage skills

Miscellaneous useful teaching resources

http://dictionary.laborlawtalk.com/Medieval_literature
Outstanding site exploring medieval literature, the time period leading up to Cervantes’ novels

http://www.wordorigins.org/homepage.html
Great site on word origins

http://www.english-test.net/
Site offering a wide variety of English language resources

http://nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/literature/laureates/2000/gao-lecture-e.html
Thought-provoking address by Gao XingjianThe Nobel Prize in Literature 2000

http://www.adopting.org/adoptions/adoption-personalities-famous-people-who-are-adoptees.html
List of famous people who were adopted.

http://www.quia.com/servlets/quia.web.QuiaWebManager
This site is full of games and other teaching tools for a variety of areas.

http://www.angelfire.com/nj/speechlanguage/Onlineactivities.html
Great site, especially for resource teachers