This video on Mardi Gras in the French Quarter of New Orleans with its questions and activities is intended to promote the development of listening, writing, research skills and cultural literacy. Specifically, its cultural objectives are for students to acquire the following: to understand the background of Mardi Gras in New Orleans; to learn how Mardi Gras is celebrated by students in the French Quarter of New Orleans, post-Katrina; to recognize the hardship and celebrate the resilience of the people of New Orleans; to identify French historical connections; to create an awareness of the French influence in Louisiana; and to gain a geographical and historical knowledge of Mardi Gras and the French Quarter. 24 min. DVD; Spiralbound book, 8-1/2"x11", 32 pages.