Hispanos Famosos

First quarter we studied famous Hispanics in history. Now let us look at the Hispanic people who influence us today. 

Brainstorm: How many can you name?

Task: 

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Your class is going to put together a "magazine" of articles of famous Hispanics of today.  The title of the magazine is "Hispanos Famosos".

Process:

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Decide on a famous Hispanic of today.  Sign up with Ms. Dietz as soon as you have decided.  There are links to below to help you get started. 

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Using Microsoft Publisher, create a page in a magazine.  Go to Publications by Wizard and then select Newsletter. 

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Put the name of your person as the title and be sure to write "By _________ (your name).  Also include the date, class period, subject, Ms. Dietz (No cover page is needed for this assignment.

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Be sure to include all sorts of interesting information about your famous Hispanic including date of birth, where they live, likes, dislikes, etc.

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Post photos of the person too. 

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Be creative when it comes to lead, secondary story headlines, special points of interest etc.

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You will turn in a rough draft and final draft.  As soon as you are finished with your first draft, show Ms. Dietz, then make corrections.

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Please turn in by due date.

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Please use class time wisely.  If you do not finish in class, you will be expected to work on it outside of class. 

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If you need help, let me know.

Useful Links of Famous Hispanics

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http://coloquio.com/famosos/alpha.htm

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http://www.personal.psu.edu/faculty/c/s/csr4/PSU3/Hispanic-Latino-Americans/Hispanic-Latino-Americans.html

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http://inventors.about.com/od/hispanicinventors/

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http://www.gale.com/free_resources/chh/bio/

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http://www.infoplease.com/spot/hhmbioaz.html

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http://www.latinosportslegends.com/archives.htm

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http://ed.fnal.gov/linc/fall95/projects/scavhunt/WELCOME/people.html

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http://www.sldirectory.com/studf/bio.html#hispan

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