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Welcome to Notable Hispanics from All Times wiki!


You are going to work on a research project "Notable Hispanics from All Times". Your project will consist of three parts: =First,= you will choose a notable person in Hispanic culture and learn about his or her influence and achievements in his/her field. As a result, you will create an outline on your page in the wiki. For working on this part of the assignment you need: =Second,= =Third,=
 * Join the wiki
 * Click on the New Page button and name the new page with your first name
 * Click on the edit button above to put your own content on this page.
 * On the top of the page put the topic of your research
 * Follow the steps of the research process:
 * identify a field of your interest (science, art, music, government, sports, etc.)
 * narrow down to the area of this field (physics, chemistry, architecture, drawing, etc.)
 * identify a time period you are interested in (Medieval, Renaissance, Civil War, Spanish-American War, modern time, etc).
 * identify a person you would like to know
 * ===formulate a research question you would like to answer while doing the research===
 * read about the person in encyclopedias, atlases. Use print and online formats, in Spanish and in English. (See Resources page).
 * Create Bibliography following citation rules (use easybib.com)
 * Adjust your project outline to the Rubric for Research
 * You write a biographical essay in Spanish about the notable Hispanic. Follow rubric for written presentation.
 * Decide what format of visual presentation you will use to demonstrate the results of the research
 * Use Glogster.com - create a posters with pictures and sound, videos and text.
 * or Prezi
 * Follow the Rubric for Presentation to prepare your project for demonstrating it in class
 * Practice your presentation so your speech is fluid and fluent. You may not read!
 * ==Publish the link to your presentation on your wiki page.==

**Finalmente,**

 * VoiceThread**
 * **You will create a recording using VoiceThread about your topic. This is a formal scripted speech. Practice and practice and save when satisfied!**
 * **Publish the link to your presentation on your Wiki page**

**Respond to 2 VoiceThreads from your classmates.See suggested sentence starters. **
===Use the following sentence starters to shape your thoughts and comments while viewing or participating in VoiceThread presentations. Comments based on these kinds of statements make VoiceThreads interactive and engaging. ===
 * === This reminds me of… Esto me recuerda a … Me hace pensar en… ===
 * === This is similar to… Esto es parecido a… ===
 * === I wonder… Me pregunto por qué… ===
 * === I realized… Me di cuenta que… ===
 * === I noticed… Observé que… ===
 * === I would like to know ...Me gustaria saber que… ===

Note:

 * You cannot change your wiki's page colors or theme but you can insert pictures and video clips, if deisred.

Need Help?

 * Ask Sra. Vahab (content) or Mrs. Brodsky (research materials and tech support)