Related pages :

The Amish : history

• The Amish 
  "This presentation presents some of the characteristics of the Amish denomination."
  + a VIDEO
  (prezi.com)

  

• Amish population growing, heading west + Amish population by state - with a map
  (usatoday.com)

  

• The Amish Population Boom
  "The number of Amish in North America has doubled since 1991 and their distinctive communities can now be found in Canada as well as 28 U.S. states, including unlikely ones like Texas and Maine."
  (blogs.wsj.com)

  

• Who are the Amish? (BBC)

  

• Amish (Wikipedia)
  
  

  1 Population and distribution 1.1 The Amish as an ethnic group 2 History 3 Religion 3.1 Hochmut and Demut 3.2 Separation from the outside and between groups 3.3 Baptism, rumspringa, and shunning 4 Religious services 4.1 Communion 4.2 Baptism 4.3 Weddings 4.4 Funerals 5 Lifestyle and culture 5.1 Modern technology 5.2 Language 5.3 Dress 6 Health issues 7 Education 8 Relations with the outside world 8.1 The Amish in fiction 8.2 Groups sometimes confused with the Amish 9 Abuse controversy 10 See also 11 Notes 12 Further reading 13 External links

  
  

• The AMISH, the MENNONITES, and the PLAIN PEOPLE - (800padutch)
  
  

  "Here are some questions and answers about the Amish, the Mennonites, the Brethren, and the other "Plain People" of the Pennsylvania Dutch Country."

  
  
  

• How the Amish Work - "Explore how and why the Amish live as they do." (howstuffworks)
  
  

Interactive activities :

• The Amish
  "First watch the slideshow and try to understand the VOA recording, then click on "Play this game" and fill-in the blanks of the song."
  Created by Renée Maufroid. (Ac. Lille)

  

Webquests :

• THE AMISH WEBQUEST - Testez vos connaissances (Académie de Caen)
  
  

Songs :

• Amish Paradise - Weird Al Yankovic - with a VIDEO (YouTube)
  - see the lyrics (sing365.com)
  - with activities (ac-orleans-tours.fr)
  
  
  

Cinema :

• Witness
  
  

Videos :

• Amish paradise - a parody with a song
  "The video clip to Weird Al Yankovic's hit single song "Amish Paradise" from the album "Bad Hair Day".
  This song parodies Coolio's "Gangsta Paradise"."
  (wideo.fr)
  
  
  
  
  
  
• Witness "is a 1985 American thriller film directed by Peter Weir and starring Harrison Ford and Kelly McGillis. " 
  The screenplay "focuses on a detective protecting a young Amish boy who becomes the target of a ruthless killer after he witnesses a brutal murder in Philadelphia's 30th Street train station."
  (Wikipedia)
  See the trailer. (YouTube)