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Kristine Yeckley-TorresCollection Development Assignment

FRIT 7134-Spring 2011March 9, 2011

DESCRIPTION OF SITE AND LEARNERS

I currently volunteer at Ramey School, a Department of Defense Coast Guardestablishment, in Aguadilla, Puerto Rico. It houses Pre-K through 12th grade. The school

has an enrollment is 492 students. There are 42 certified teachers, and 20 classified staffmembers. The school's media center is located in the very front section of the campus near

the administrative offices. It houses 27, 872 books, which gives the center an average of 56books per student. The media center has approximately 316 titles in their audiovisual section.

The computer area houses 25 student use computers, and a SmartBoard.Aguadilla, Puerto Rico is located on the northwest section of Puerto Rico. The students

that attend the school are dependents of Federal employees. There is a very small section,about 5%, of students that are drawn from Coast Guard dependents who are serving in the

area for a three to five year term. The remaining 95% are all local Puerto Rican borndependents whose parents work in some capacity for the Federal Government. Therefore,

the school's primary language is spanish. The majority of conversation is spoken in Spanishand English around the campus. All instruction however, is taught in English. There is asmall section of books located in the back of the Media Center that are written in Spanish butthey are mostly purchased for the high school Spanish teacher.

There are 10 teachers at Ramey who teach various subject area to the seventh graders.There is a total of 48 seventh grade students enrolled at the school. There are 4 students

have qualified for the gifted program, 3 students are in special education, and 12 that arecurrently enrolled in the ESL program. The students in the ESL program as currently being

phased out and fully mainstreamed by the beginning of next year. The reading levels of the48 seventh graders vary but most are currently on grade level due to the fact that they have

been enrolled at Ramey for quite some time. Also, the community of Aguadilla is primarilybilingual. While Spanish is spoken in the home both English and Spanish are spoken outside

of the confines of their house. There are currently 8 students that are below reading level,and they range from a 4.5-6.8 reading levels. The remaining 40 are either right on target or

above with their reading test scores. The racial breakdown is as follows:African American: 2Caucasian: 4

Hispanic: 42Asian: 0

CURRICULUM REVIEW

For this activity I have chosen to study Africa. This area of content is studied in the

seventh grade curriculum. The following standards are to be addressed in this unit:

SSG71 The student will locate selected features of Africa.


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a. Locate on a world and regional political-phiysical map: the Sahara, Sahel, savanna,tropical rain forest, Congo River, Niger River, Nile River, Lake Tanganyika, Lake victoria,

Atlas Mountains, and Kalahari Deser.b. Locate on a world and regional political-physical map the countries of, Democratic

Republic of the Congo (Zaire), Egypt, Kenya, Nigeria, South Africa, and Sudan.

SSG72 The student will discuss environmental issues across the continent of

Africa.a. Explain how water pollution and the unequal distribution of water impacts irrigation, trade,industry, and drinking water.b. Explain the relationship between poor soil and deforestation in Sub-Saharan Africa.

c. Explain the impact of desetification on the environment of Africa from the Sahel to therainforest.

SSG73 The student will explain the impact of location, climate, and physical

characteristics on population distribution in Africa.

a. Explain how the characteristics in the Sahara, Sahel, savanna, and tropical rain forestaffect where people live, the type of work they do, and how they travel.

SSG74 The student will describe the diverse cultures of the people who live inAfrica.

a. Explain the differences between an ethnic group and a religious group.b. Explain the diversity of religions within the Arab, Ashanti, Bantu, and Swahili ethnic

groups.c. Evaluate how the literacy rate affects the standard of living.

Standard ConceptTask/Activity/Prod

uctsResources

SSG71 African Map Skills

1. Use a map toidentify countries,

rivers, lakes,mountains, and

deserts in Africa.2. Construct a map

of Africa and labelall major features

mentioned above.3. Construct and

label all countries ofAfrica.

4. Use a map tolabel all countries ofArfrica

1. Maps

2. Current Mediacenter resources

-books3. Posterboard,markers, etc.4. Various websites

about Africa.

SSG72 Environmental

issues of Africa

1. Choose to

present apowerpoint

demonstration on

1. Current media

center resources-books, videos

2. Maps


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how water pollutionaffects the people

of Africa,relationship

between poor soiland deforestation

Sub-SaharanAfrica, or explain

the impact ofdesertification on

the environment ofAfrica (Sahel to the

rainforest).

3. Social Studies

textbook4. Various websites

about environmentalissues and Africa.

5. Computers

SSG73

Impact of location,climate, and

physicalcharacteristics onpopulation.

1. Present and oraland visualslideshow report on

how the location,climate, and

physicalcharacteristic of an

area affect wherepeople live.

1. Current media


2. Maps3. Social Studies

textbook4. Various websitesabout environmentalissues and Africa.

5. Computers

SSG74

Describe thediverse cultures of

the people of Africa.

1. Choose oneculture and present

a powerpointpresentation

regarding theselected culture.

2. Choose 2-3different cultures

and describe thesimilarities and

differences betweenthe cultures.

1. Current media


2. Maps3. Social Studies

textbook4. Various websites

about environmentalissues and Africa.

5. Computers


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COLLECTION REVIEW

Volunteering in the Ramey Media Center enabled me to be able to know exactly whatwas available for the stated standards. Ramey however, does not follow Georgia State

Standards so this was not a 7th grade objective yet African studies are taught in 9th grade.The school's selection was somewhat lacking. I searched "Africa" on the school's databaseand pulled up the relevant material listed below in this report. I also went and physically

looked over material that the Media Center had on hand. I used the following online catalogsfor the "ordering of new materials": Amazon, Scholastic, and Delaney. I used a regular

catalog from Mackin.The Media Center is set up with large stacked bookcases that house all material except

the easy reading section. The easy section is located in an area closest to the front entrance.Reference material is located near the audiovisual material and is near large tables for

research. However, most students use the computer to find information regarding the subjectarea.

The books that were found for this project were almost all relatively new. There were acouple that were in need of repair and the Media Specialist and I took care of their needs.

There is only one visual material and one audio selection on this subject and that issomething I will address in the ordering part of this project.

There are over 27,000 books located in the Media Center. The books on Africa andmaterials have been checked out a little over 200 times during the course of the year.

Looking over the content material that is available currently is quite thorough however, thereis not enough material for all students to have access at the same time. This will also be

addressed in the ordering phase of this project.The final aspect that needs to be addressed is the multicultural aspect of the books. I

was pleased to see how many books discussed the differences between cultures andreligions within Africa.

Collection Needs:1. Choose resources that have been published within the last 10 years, if possible.

2. Choose more audiovisual materials as this area is greatly neglected.3. Choose more books focusing on the similarities and differences between cultures and

religions.

Materials currently listed in the Ramey Media Center

200.96 FRIFriedenthal, Lora. Religions of Africa. Philidelphia, Pa.: Mason Crest Publishers, c 2007.

305.80 PEOPeoples of North Africa. New York: Facts on File, c1997.


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305.80 PEOPeoples of Central Africa. New York: Facts on File, c1997.

305.80 OBA

Obadina, Elizabeth. Ethnic groups in Africa. Philadelphia, Pa: Mason Crest Publishers,c2007.

323.4 BAUBaughn, Brian. Human Rights in Africa. Philadelphia, Pa.: Mason Crest Publishers, c2007.

341.24 ROBRoberts, Russell, 1953-. The African Union. Philadelphia, Pa.: Mason Crest Publishers,

c2008.

363.9 OBAObadina, Tunde. Population and overcrowding. Philadelphia, Pa.: Mason Crest Publishers,

c 2007.

784.6 WATThe Magic of Music

916 RIC

Ricciardi, Mirella. Vanishing Africa. Holt, Rinehart and Winston, 1971.

920 RASRasmussen, R. Kent. Modern African Political Leaders. New York, NY.: Facts on File,

c1998.

956 GRIGritzner, Jeffrey A. North Africa and the MIddle East. New York, NY.: Chelsea House,

c2006.

960CAPCaplan, Gerald L. The Betrayal of Africa. toronto: Groundwood Books, c2008.

960 DAV

Davenport, John, 1960-. A brief political and geographic history of Africa: where are---

Belgian, Congo, Rodesia, and Kush. Hockessin, Del. : Mitchell Lane Publishers, c2008.

960 SHESerrow, Victoria. Ancient Africa: archaeology unlocks the secrets of Africa's past.Washington, D.C.: National Geographic, c2007.

961 NOR

North Africa. New York: Chelsea House, c2006.


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966 HAY

Haywood, John, 1956-. West African kingdoms. Chicago, Ill.: Raintree, c2008.

967 OPPOppong, Joseph R. Africa South of the Sahara. Philadelphia: Chelsea House Publishers,

c2006.

967 WIL

Wilkinson, Darryl. Central Africa. New York: Chelsea House, c 2006.

967.6 DAV

Davies, Matthew, 1971-. East Africa. New York: Chelsea House, c2006.

968 SOUSouthern Africa, New York: Chelsea House, c2006.

973 GAT

Gates, Henry Louis. In search of our roots: How 19 extraordinary African Americansreclaimed their past. 1st ed. New York: Crown Publishers, c2009.

B DAH

Dahl, Roald. Going Solo. New York: Puffin, c1999.

B GODGodwin, Peter, 1957-. When a crocodile eats the sun: a Memoir of Africa. 1st Back Bay pbk.

ed. New York: Back Bay Books, c2008.

E 916 FOSFoster, Karen, 1959-. Atlas of Africa. 1st American ed. Minneapolis, Minn.: Picture Window

Books, c2008.

FIC IGGIggulden, Conn. Emperor. Dell Mass Market ed. New York: Bantum Del, c2005.

FIC STJ

St. John, Lauren, 1966-. Dolphin Song. New YorkL Boston: Dial Books for Young Readers;

Walden Media, c2008.

FIC WHEWhelan, Gloria. Listening to Lions. 1st ed. New York: Harper Collins Publishers, c2005.

J 496 FEEFeelings, Muriel L. Jambo means Hello: Swahili alphabet book. New York: Dial, c1974.


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J 841 CENCendrars, Blaise, 1887-1961. Shadow. New York: Scribner, c 1982.

VT 960.2 AFR

VT Africa: A History Denied. Time-Life Video and Television, c1995.

Below you will find compiled lists from different vendors each with a breakdown of whatformat the item is listed. You will find a category for the following:

DVD/CD

BooksEarly Childhood Material

Mackin ( HYPERLINK "http://www.mackin.com" www.mackin.com)

DVD"S

Africa boxed 1-4/DVD

Africa: Continent of Contrasts DVDAfrica: The Serengeti Widescreen Blu-ray

Africa: The Serengeti Remastered DVD

African Christmas Traditions (PPR DVD)

African Community: The Masai (PPR DVD)

Books

Africa and the Middle East: A Continental Overview of the Environment EBook

Africa Book: A Journey Through Every Country in the Continent

Africa South of the Sahara, 2008

African American Cookbook: Traditional and Other Favorite RecipesAfrican Ceremonies (reference)

Early Childhood Material

African Childrens and Youth Literature


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Barnes and Noble ( HYPERLINK "http://www.barnesandnoble.com"

www.barnesandnoble.com )

CD's/DVD's

Songs from a Zulu Fa CDMulticultural Songs for Children

Books

Africa: Altered States, Ordinary Miracles

Africa: A Biography of the Continent

Africa-hardcover

Africa-textbook

Africa, Vol. !

Africa-paperbackAfrica-Library Binding

Demographic Republic of Congo in Pictures

Discover Kenya

Nigeria (Africa-Continent in the Balance Series)

South Africa

Sudan

Egypt

BBC Atlas of the Natural World: Wild Africa

Africa & the Middle East (Worlds Environments Series): A Continental Overview of

Environmental IssuesSouth Africa (Cultures of the World)

South Africa the Culture

Peoples and Cultures of Africa Nations and Personalities

Peoples and Cultures of Central Africa


Grandma Hekmat Remembers: An Egyptian-American Family Story

Ashanti to Zulu: African Traditions

Grandma Ashanti Cloth

Name of the Tree: A Bantu TaleSebugugu the Glutton: A Bantu Tale from Rwanda

Jambo Means Hello: Swahili Alphabet Book

Scholastic Books ( HYPERLINK "http://www.scholastic.com" www.scholastic.com)


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Books

Kings and Queens of Central Africa

Kings and Queens of East Africa

Kings and Queens of Southern Africa

Kings and Queens of West Africa

Look What Came from AfricaNelson Mandela


Seven Candles of Kwanzaa

The Seven-Days of Kwanzaa

DVD

Stories From Africa (DVD)

Amazon ( HYPERLINK "http://www.amazon.com" www.amazon.com)

All books from Amazon were based on reviews supplied by previous readers.

Books

The Scramble for Africa: White Mans Conquest of the Dark Continent from 1876-1912

Diamonds, Gold, and War: The British, the Boers, and the Making of South Africa

Africa Rising: How 900 Million African Consumers Offer More Than ThinkThe Congo and coasts of Africa

The Fate of Africa: A History of Fifty Years of Independence

African History

The First Footsteps in East Africa

Africa: Altered States, Ordinary Miracles

DVD's

Africa the Serengeti (1994)/DVD

Lost Kingdoms of Africa (2009)/DVD

Expedition Africa/DVDThe Great Rift: Africas Greatest Story/DVD

Author Distributor Price ISBN

Diouf, SylvlianeAnna

Scholastic $17.85 9.78053E+12

Diouf, Sylvliane Scholastic $17.85 9.78053E+12


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Anna

Diouf, Sylvliane

Anna

Scholastic $17.85 9.78053E+12

Diouf, Sylvliane

Anna

Scholastic $17.85 9.78053E+12

Harvey, Miles Scholastic $4.86 9.78053E+12

Dememberg, Barry Scholastic $4.99 9.78059E+12

Pinkney, Andrea Scholastic $4.95 9.78059E+12

Medearis, Angela Scholastic $4.94 9.78059E+12

DVD Scholastic $59.95 9.78055E+12

TOTAL $146.15

Author Distributor Price ISBN

CD Amazon $9.99Dowden, Richard Amazon $13.69 9.78159E+12

Reader, John Amazon $11.71 9.78068E+12

Poliza, Michael Amazon $86.06 9.78383E+12

Hynson, Colin Amazon $29.52 9.78185E+12

M., David Amazon $25.88 9.78074E+12

Gall, Bevan Amazon $136.00 9.78979E+12

Brewer, Tim Amazon $30.77 9.78174E+12

Friedman, Mel Amazon $25.20 9.78053E+12

DiPiazza,

Francesca Davis

Amazon $31.93 9.78082E+12

Ward, Chris Amazon $25.25 9.78162E+12

Walker, Ida Amazon $17.56 9.78159E+12

Gallagher, Michael Amazon $24.39 9.7816E+12

Kavenaugh,

Dorothy

Amazon $17.56 9.78142E+12

Habeeb, William

Mark

Amazon $19.75 9.78142E+12

DVD Amazon $22.49

Hillstrom, Kevin Amazon $61.17 9.78158E+12

Rosmarin, Ike Amazon $35.93 9.78076E+12Clark, Domini Amazon $20.77 9.78078E+12

Mitchell, Peter Amazon $31.20 9.78092E+12

Mitchell, Peter Amazon $38.61 9.78082E+12

Morris, Ann Amazon $20.61 9.78076E+12

Musgrove, MargaretAmazon $6.61 9.78014E+12

McNaught, Maria Amazon $8.05 9.78091E+12

Lottridge, Celia Amazon $15.16 9.78089E+12


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Barker

Aardema, Vera Amazon $13.50 9.7808E+12

Feelings, Muriel Amazon $6.64 9.78014E+12

Jenkins, Ella Amazon $13.03 CD

TOTAL $799.06

DVD Mackin $62.26 DVD

Nolan, Mary Lee Mackin $69.95 DVDJones, James Earl Mackin $19.99 BLURAY

Jones, James Earl Mackin $14.98 DVD

Hillstrom, Kevin Mackin $65.00 9.78158E+12

Phillips, Matt Mackin $40.00 9.78174E+12

Mackin $875.00 TEXTBOOK

Bailey, Phoebe Mackin $15.95 9.78156E+12

Bailey, Phoebe Mackin $19.95

Beckwith, Carol Mackin $47.45 9.78091E+12

Osayimwense, Osa Mackin $45.00 DVD

Mackin $49.00 DVDGardony, Frank Mackin $79.99 DVD

TOTAL $1373.59

Habeeb, WilliamMark

DelaneyEducationalEnterprises

$21.95 1590848X

Oppong, Joseph Delaney

Educational

$35.00 791074749


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Enterprises

Schafer, Lola Delaney

EducationalEnterprises

$15.49 689066366

Kroll, Virginia DelaneyEducational

Enterprises

$6.99 689804547

Steptoe, John Delaney


$17.99 688040454

Katz, Karen DelaneyEducational

Enterprises

$14.95 080507077X

Phillips, Douglas Delaney


$35.00 791074757

Rosenberg, Anne DelaneyEducationalEnterprises

$19.95 865052476

Rosenberg, Anne Delaney


$19.95 865052484

Hall, John DelaneyEducational

Enterprises

$35.00 791057461

McKissack, Patricia Delaney


$10.95 439112109

Unabagha, Verna DelaneyEducational

Enterprises

$16.95 811823784

Weintraub, Aileen DelaneyEducationalEnterprises

$!5.95 823922960

Aardema, Vera DelaneyEducational

Enterprises

$6.99 01405493X

Weintraub, Aileen Delaney


$!5.95 823956407

Graf, Mike DelaneyEducational

Enterprises

$15.99 736811087

Domingo, Vernon Delaney $35.00 791076105


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Noonan, Sheila DelaneyEducationalEnterprises

$21.95 1590848195

Murphy, Patricia Delaney


$15.95 073681373X

McDonald, JoanVas

DelaneyEducational

Enterprises

$15.99 1590848136

Kress, Laurie Delaney


$35.00 1841484784

Harmon, Daniel DelaneyEducational

Enterprises

$35.00 791057488

Aardema, Vera DelaneyEducationalEnterprises

$16.99 803760892

Baughan, Michael DelaneyEducationalEnterprises

$21.95 1590848101

DiPiazza,

Francesca Davis

Delaney


$23.95 082252399X

McDermott, Gerald DelaneyEducational

Enterprises

$7.00 152167773

McDermott, Gerald Delaney


$14.95 152999671

Cornell, Christine DelaneyEducational

Enterprises

$!5.95 823923339

Williams, Vera Delaney


$17.89 688009158

Onyfulu, Ifeoma DelaneyEducational

Enterprises

$5.99 140562222

Washington, Donna Delaney


$18.99 60249293


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Seeger, Pete DelaneyEducational

Enterprises

$6.99 689718101

Greig, Charlotte DelaneyEducational

Enterprises

$19.95 1590844335

Kimmel, Eric DelaneyEducational

Enterprises

$17.95 082340689X

Kimmel, Eric Delaney


$17.95 823411044


Enterprises

$7.99 689839332

Kimmel, Eric Delaney


$17.95 082340918X

McDermott, Gerald DelaneyEducational

Enterprises

$17.95 080500310X

Musgrove, MargaretDelaneyEducational

Enterprises

$21.99 803703570


Enterprises

$17.99 803708092

Aardema, Vera Delaney


$7.99 140546162

Harmon, Daniel DelaneyEducational

Enterprises

$35.00 791057437

Heale, Jay Delaney


$42.79 761408746

Zuelke, Jeffery DelaneyEducational

Enterprises

$23.95 822503670

Shellington, Kevin Delaney


$515.00 1579582451

Poisson, Barbera DelaneyEducational

$21.95 1590848144


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Enterprises

Rohmer, Harriet Delaney


$7.95 892391421

TOTAL $1395.93

FINAL TOTAL

$3714.73

BUDGET SUMMARY

I have thoroughly researched through various vendors and have selected books from Scholastic,Amazon, Barnes and Noble, and Delaney. The list selected from Amazon came from previous reader'sreview. I believe my composed list to be diverse for all reading levels. In order, to complete thedesignated order I will use $3714.73 of the alloted $4000.00. I have found several websites that couldbe used as references on these objectives. Please refer tohttp://africanwebsites.pbworks.com/w/page/37483439/FrontPage.

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