Google Lit Trips for High School

Os Lusíadas by Luís Vaz de Camões

Mon, 16 Mar 2009 15:14:48 -0700

This Google Lit Trip is entirely in Portugese!
Luís Vaz de Camões (1524-1580), the famous Lisbon poet, composed “Os Lusíadas” in 1572 to glorify the expedition and exploits of Vasco da Gama in the Indian Ocean. In his work he tells the most beautiful and interesting episodes of Portugal’s history.
In 1498, Vasco da Gama succeeded in achieving Columbus' goal, rounding the Cape of Good Hope (South Africa) and reaching India by sea.
In the words of Voltaire (cited by William Julius Mickle on the 1877 translation of this epic poem) “The Lusiad” contains a “sort of epic poetry unheard of before. No heroes are wounded a thousand different ways; no woman enticed away, and the world overturned for her cause.”
Montesquieu also said the following: “the discovery of Mozambique, of Melinda and Calcutta has been sung by Camoens, whose poem has something of the charm of the Odyssey and of the magnificence of the Æneid” (cited by Kate Milner Rabb on “National Epics”).
About the Contributor...

Teresa Pombo Pereira
(http://www.profteresa.net)
(http://blogicament.blogspot.com)

Greetings from Portugal...
I’m a Portuguese Language Teacher (you’d say Language Arts) since 1993. I’ve been also an ICT Trainer for eight years. In 2008, I finished my Master’s Degree Thesis on Educational Science (Educational Technologies) with a work on the development of a Virtual Learning Environment on 8th grade, Language Learning and Formative Evaluation. I’ve been using webpages, blogs, Webquests and other tools and resources since 2003.
My most recent project is about Google Lit Trips (http://viagensliterarias.wordpress.com) where I present my first kmz file, some tutorial and various ideas on how to use Google Earth in Literature studies.
So, enjoy the reading (http://www.sacred-texts.com/neu/lus/index.htm )! Enjoy the trip!

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Expedition Literature: Into the Wild by Jon Krakauer

Sat, 8 Nov 2008 11:40:12 -0800

This student-generated project on Jon Krakauer’s Into the Wild is just one of several Expedition Literature Trips developed by the students of Mr. Thomas Cooper of The Walker School in Marrietta, Georgia.

Among the titles developed by Thomas Cooper’s students are Farther Than Any Man, by Martin Dugard, In theHeart of the Sea: The Tragedy of the Whaleship Essex, by Nathaniel Philbrick, A Sense of the World: How a Blind Man Became History’s Greatest Traveler, by Jason Robertss, The Far Traveler: Voyages of a Viking Woman, by Nancy Marie Brown, and several other great works of Expedition Literature.

Additional Google Earth projects created by Mr. Cooper's students can be found on their US Project site and on their Expedition Literature site. Read more about Mr. Cooper’s exciting Outdoor Culture and Technology course.

Fifteen Poets

Mon, 27 Oct 2008 11:12:36 -0700

This student-generated project shares a taste of the poetry of Billy Collins, Elizabeth Bishop, Louisa May Alcott, Jane Austen, Langston Hughes, Elizabeth Barrett Browning, Shel Silverstein, William Wordsworth, Sylvia Plath, Oscar Wilde, Walt Whitman, e.e. cummings, Emily Dickinson, Edgar Allan Poe, and Robert Frost. Each poet is represented by an audio recording of one of his or her famous poems.

The project was developed by student Lacey McLaughlin, as part of a larger Google Earth project created by the students of Mr. Thomas Cooper of The Walker School in Marrietta, Georgia.

Additional Google Earth projects created by Mr. Cooper's students can be found on their US Project site and on their Expedition Literature site.

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The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini

Mon, 3 Mar 2008 15:23:22 -0800

Retrace Amir’s journey as he tries to “make things good again.”
Be sure to download the Kite Runner Guide and the RE:Wikipedia document below.

About the Contributor...
Jerome Burg
Technology Integration Coordinator Granada High School, Livermore, CA

Jerome Burg is a veteran high school English teacher. He is a frequent conference and workshop presenter. Jerome developed and maintains the GoogleLitTrips Project.

Jerome’s many contributions to educational technology include his being...
• an Apple Distinguished Educator
• a Google Certified Teacher
• a recipient of the Computer Using Educator’s Outstanding Teacher Award
• the developer and project manager for GoogleLitTrips

Downloads Kite Runner.kmz
KiteRunnerGuide.pdf
RE-Wikipedia.pdf
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Traveling with P. G. Wodehouse

Fri, 30 Mar 2007 17:38:08 -0700

Travel, not only with his characters, but with beloved author, P. G. Wodehouse himself. This Google Lit Trip, contributed by Hetty Litjens of the Netherlands, is an encyclopedic look at the life and travels of P. G. Wodehouse.
Submitted by: Hetty Litjens, The Netherlands

* The author of this Lit Trip maintains an external download site which is continually under revision. To download the latest revision click the View in Google Earth link on this page.

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The Aeneid by Virgil

Thu, 1 Feb 2007 08:51:10 -0800

Submitted by: Mathhew Hart, Granada High School, Livermore, CA
Download: Aeneid.kmz
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Candide by Voltaire

Fri, 1 Dec 2006 10:21:27 -0800

You won’t believe what you read and where you go in this satire of the meanderings of one of literature’s most naivé travelers! Written in 1759 by French author and philosopher Voltaire.

About the Contributor...
Jerome Burg
Technology Integration Coordinator Granada High School, Livermore, CA

Jerome Burg is a veteran high school English teacher. He is a frequent conference and workshop presenter. Jerome developed and maintains the GoogleLitTrips Project.

Jerome’s many contributions to educational technology include his being...
• an Apple Distinguished Educator
• a Google Certified Teacher
• a recipient of the Computer Using Educator’s Outstanding Teacher Award
• serving on the Computer Using Educator’s Board of Directors

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Click CANDIDE.kmz to download Candide GoogleLit Trip
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The Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck

Wed, 1 Nov 2006 12:41:08 -0800

Updated version of The Grapes of Wrath posted!
During the Great Depression, the Joad family sets out on a journey to find new hope after losing everything they owned in Oklahoma. Along the way, they encounter experiences that reveal the dark underside of capitalistic economies.
About the Contributor...
Jerome Burg
Technology Integration Coordinator Granada High School, Livermore, CA

Jerome Burg is a veteran high school English teacher. He is a frequent conference and workshop presenter. Jerome developed and maintains the GoogleLitTrips Project.

Jerome’s many contributions to educational technology include his being...
• an Apple Distinguished Educator
• a Google Certified Teacher
• a recipient of the Computer Using Educator’s Outstanding Teacher Award
• serving on the Computer Using Educator’s Board of Directors

Download Grapes of Wrath v2.kmz
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Macbeth by William Shakespeare

Sun, 1 Oct 2006 01:24:08 -0700

Submitted by: Mathhew Hart, Granada High School, Livermore, CA

Download Macbeth.kmz
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Night by Elie Wiesel

Sat, 30 Sep 2006 07:21:07 -0700

Elie Wiesel’s Night takes the reader on a journey of horror as Wiesel retells the story of his family’s evacuation during the Nazi Holocaust.

About the Contributor...
Jerome Burg
Technology Integration Coordinator Granada High School, Livermore, CA

Jerome Burg is a veteran high school English teacher. He is a frequent conference and workshop presenter. Jerome developed and maintains the GoogleLitTrips Project.

Jerome’s many contributions to educational technology include his being...
• an Apple Distinguished Educator
• a Google Certified Teacher
• a recipient of the Computer Using Educator’s Outstanding Teacher Award
• serving on the Computer Using Educator’s Board of Directors

Download NIGHT.kmz file
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The Odyssey by Homer

Fri, 15 Sep 2006 08:54:45 -0700

Submitted by Matthew Hart, Granada High School, Livermore, CA
Placing the Odyssey’s locales is difficult. There are several different versions competing, all backed by serious critics. One new book actually suggests that Troy was located in England!
I’ve included two versions here. The Odyssey-1B.kmz is a very traditional, Greek-mainland-centric version. The Odyssey-2B.kmz is a more modern, Mediterranean-wide version. My preference is the second version as it lines up better with Virgil and makes more sense in some key spots.

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