Proyecto+Biografia

This project has 3 components:
 * 1)  a poster that will be displayed in class
 * 2)  a creative project
 * 3)  an oral presentation

**Begin**: week of Feb. 2nd **Continue**: week of Feb. 9th and school break week

 Select a famous Hispanic person, living or dead (lists of possibilities in links below)
**__ Step 1 __** : Research his or her life and contributions to society 2. Biographical information about the person. 3. What makes the person famous? 4. What contributions have they made to society?
 * 1) include basic knowledge of the Spanish speaking country that appears in the ancestry of the person you have chosen (if the person was born here in the U.S., find out where his parents or grandparents were from)
 * 2) include a map and pertinent details about the country
 * 3) include where this person or his/her family was from in the country
 * 4) try to find out why this person or his ancestors left the country.
 * Was it because of war or oppression?
 * Was it for economic reasons? If so, tell me about the situation in the country at that time as well.
 * 1)  A life history
 * 1)  What does/did he or she do?
 * 2)  How did she/he get to this place in his/her career of the choosing.
 * 1)  Why is the world a better place because of this person?
 * 2)  What philanthropic work, if any, has he/she done?
 * 3)  A video clip, picture, or other illustration of this person's work must be included.

**__ Step 2 __** : Design a creative project that will be the basis for your oral presentation of the information Project options: how the information is presented is up to you - some possibilities include:
 * Powerpoint
 * Prezi
 * video
 * song
 * poem
 * brochure
 * booklet
 * children's book
 * comic book
 * other (discuss with me)

Choose a style that suits you, show me your creativity, and have fun putting it together!

**__ Step 3: __** Prepare a poster with a picture of the person you have chosen and a brief summary of his or her contributions. These will be displayed, so make sure you do something you can be proud for everyone to see!

Alphabetical list of Hispanic Persons with links to information. [] List of Notable Hispanics (country of origin provided) [] Notable Hispanics and biographies. []

Rubric to download and print


 * ===(100 puntos)=== ||  || ** ¡ ****Fantástico!** || **Bien** || **Insuficiente** ||
 * **Country of origin and family information**

□ A number of pertinent country details are included □ Information about ancestors is explained ||  ||   ||   ||
 * 15 puntos** || □ Map included is clear, legible, neat
 * **Important life events**

□ The path that led the person to his/her particular career path is explained ||  ||   ||   ||
 * 15 puntos** || □ Relevant dates (birth, death, move to another country, dates of this person’s major actions or works) are included
 * **Contributions**

□ Reasons for the person being well-known are described □ Any philanthropic (volunteer work helping others) work is described ||  ||   ||   ||
 * 15 puntos** || □ Major contributions (books, films, songs, political actions, etc.) are indicated
 * **Examples**


 * 15 puntos** || □ Several video, sound, picture, or other illustration of his/her work is included ||  ||   ||   ||
 * **Creative presentation**

□ You have executed your presentation with attention to detail ||  ||   ||   ||
 * 15 puntos** || □ You have chosen an interesting and creative format
 * **Oral presentation**


 * 15 puntos** || □ You know your subject well and express yourself clearly and convincingly ||  ||   ||   ||
 * **Poster for display**

□ Your poster is neat and done with attention to detail ||  ||   ||   ||
 * 10 puntos** || □ You have provided a visual with a recap of relevant information and images for display in classroom
 * **EXTRA CREDIT** || □ You have done some or all of your project **//en ESPAÑOL//** ||  ||   ||   ||