Russian: Russian Cities, Russian Stories
Resources

Lesson Materials

Read-to-Write Activity: Student Work (PDF, 55 K)
Sample worksheet completed by a student during the read-to-write group activity (Includes English translation)

Travel Story (PDF, 21 K)
Instructions that students used to write and present an original folktale


Curriculum References

New York State Education Department: Standards and Information About Learning Languages Other Than English


Jane Shuffelton's Recommendations

Web Resources:

Bucknell University's Russian Studies Materials
An annotated list of links to Web sites about Russian culture, government, religion, and more

CIA -- The World Factbook 2003 -- Russia
A general overview of Russia's history, economy, and political system, including population statistics and economic indicators

Little Russia in the United States
Detailed information about Russian architecture, art, music, literature, religion, and other cultural aspects, including a children's page with audio links to Russian songs and fairy tales

Olympiada of Spoken Russian
Information about the national competition for high school students of Russian, including contest rules and preparatory materials

Russnet
A vast collection of Russian-language resources, including thematic learning modules