September 15 - October 14 of the calendar year is set aside to celebrate the achievements of Hispanic Americans who have made a difference our country and abroad.You will be spending the next weeks learning about Latino culture and significant figures throughout history. During your time in the library, you will be researching the people that you have chosen from the required list.

Assignment

Choose 20 Hispanic Americans and complete one of the following products:

•  Audiotape - Students may create an audiotape of information collected as an informative show on the radio. The recording will be used at the listening center for others to enjoy.
•  Big Book - Students create a Big Book in response to the research they collected.
•  Board Game - Create a board game similar to Monopoly but use facts learned about Hispanic Americans.
•  Timeline Flipbook - Design a flipbook of the lives and facts of the persons chosen form the list.
•  Mobile - Create a mobile to hang from the ceiling using the facts and information gathered in the library
•  Placemats - make placemats using information gathered during research.

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. You could use keywords: hispanic, latino, mexican

Print Resources

REFERENCE BOOKS

• UXL Hispanic American Voices - R 973 U
• UXL hispanic American Biographies - R 920 U
• Biography Today 13 Vols - AnnualCummulation 1992-2004 - R 920 B
• Biography Today Sports Series - 3 Vols. R 920 B
• Performing Artist - 3 Vols -R 920 S
• Creative and Performing Artists for Teens - 3 Vols -R 920 C

• Famous Hispanic Americans  - 920 C
• 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

Gale Hispanic Heritage Biographies

Hispanic American Biographies from Infoplease

Latino Legends in Sports

Hispanic Heritage

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