Texas history is full of interesting and exciting people. For this project, you will be given one Texan to research and find out at least nine interesting facts.

Assignment

After researching your famous Texan, you will make a booklet that includes nine facts and four pictures that describe your Texan. Your pictures must be hand drawn and colored. On the back of your booklet, you will include your bibliography information.

Key Words and Dewey Numbers

In the search box for the online catalog put the name of the person you are researching.You can look in the Biography section (B) of the library or on the reserve cart to find books on this topic.

REFERENCE BOOKS

• The New Handbook of Texas - 6 Volumes - R 976.4 N
• World Book Encyclopedia  2004
• Selected Biographies (B)

Online Databases

         Power Search

• NetTrekker has a Famous Person Search. After you open Pinpoint, click the NetTrekker button on the left. Look for "Famous Person" on the right and click it. Put your person's name in the Name box.
• Above the Name box, click on "Images" to find pictures of your person.
• Click "Web" to find recommended web sites.
• You can also click "audio" or "video" to find multimedia web sites.

Websites

• Texas Handbook Online
• Famous Texans

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