Research sites:

• Scholastic: Celebrate Hispanic Heritage
  http://teacher.scholastic.com/hispanic/index.htm
  Great site for student research. For bios of great Latinos organized by time period:
  http://teacher.scholastic.com/hispanic/discover.htm.
  For interviews with contemporary Latinos making a difference:
  http://teacher.scholastic.com/hispanic/chat.htm.
  
  
• Las Culturas: Famous Latinos and Latinas
  http://www.lasculturas.com/lib/libFamosos.php
  Good resource for research in Activity One.
  
  
• Ithaca College: Hispanic Americans in the Humanities - 20th Century
  http://mcgee.berlinschools.org/Library/socstudies/famous_americans.htm#Hispanic%20Americans
  An index page of Latinos who have made significant contributions to art, education, literature, religion and philosophy.

Use these questions to guide your research.

Who did you choose to research?

Why?

Describe the person’s background.
When/where were they born?

Where do they live?

What is/was their education or training?

What is/was their occupation?

Why do they do what they do?

How did they arrive at their career or calling?

Other interesting information:

Use this table to list the person's accomplishment in one column, and how it has enriched American culture in the other.

Has learning about this person expanded your definition of what it means to be an American? If so, how?