SIXTH GRADE CULTURE PROJECT

DUE DATE: WEEK OF MARCH 27TH

Students are to research their assigned Famous Latino. Using the information collected through research students can create an, advertisement, wanted poster, oral report, t-shirt...etc.

Information to include(but not limited to) in your project:

1. Birth name

2. Name they are known by as a celebrity

3. Accomplishments (What are they famous for?).

4. Did the person have to overcome any hardships (i.e. sickness, poverty, learning disabilities, physical handicaps, etc…)?  Explain.

5. Which country are they from? Or what country is apart of their family ancestry?  Provide a map of the individual’s country with their birthplace labeled and marked with a red star.

6. List some things that surprised you through your research.  If your person is dead, when and how did the person die?

List of famous Latinos

Map links

http://www.spanishone.com/maps/maps.html

http://www.nationalgeographic.com/xpeditions/atlas/

http://www.eduplace.com/ss/maps/

Other helpful links

http://teacher.scholastic.com/activities/hispanic/index.htm

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

http://www2.ops.org/slake/famous_hispanic_biography_links.htm

http://www.hispanomundo.com/FamousHispanics.htm