Spanish 2
Hispanic Heritage Biography Timeline
Poster/file due Sept. 22-23
You will choose a famous person of Hispanic background and create a timeline of their life with major events.
Your person can be living or dead, of any profession (actor, athlete, artist, author, musician, politician, scientist,
etc.) but must either be from a Spanish-speaking country or must be a U.S. citizen whose parents/grandparents
came from a Spanish-speaking country. For this project, Spain is excluded.
You will research this person’s life and choose between 7-10 major events in their lives to put on the timeline. For
each event, state when/where/what happened and elaborate on why it was important. Write in the present tense
in Spanish in complete sentences, not bullet points. Illustrate each event with images of the person. You will
present your person by speaking for at least one and one-half minutes, summarizing their life and why you
decided on them.
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Traditional full-size poster (our library sells posterboard at 50 cents a sheet)
PowerPoint/Prezi display
Meograph (www.meograph.com/education) or Tiki-Toki (http://www.tiki-toki.com/)
No matter which format you choose, you must document where your images/music came from (bibliography of
websites, etc.). DO NOT USE WIKIPEDIA AS A SOURCE. You will be given some time in class to work on this, but
assume you will need to work outside of school as well. Ask your teacher if you have any questions.
Spanish 2
Hispanic Heritage Biography Timeline
Poster/file due Sept. 22-23
You will choose a famous person of Hispanic background and create a timeline of their life with major events.
Your person can be living or dead, of any profession (actor, athlete, artist, author, musician, politician, scientist,
etc.) but must either be from a Spanish-speaking country or must be a U.S. citizen whose parents/grandparents
came from a Spanish-speaking country. For this project, Spain is excluded.
You will research this person’s life and choose between 7-10 major events in their lives to put on the timeline. For
each event, state when/where/what happened and elaborate on why it was important. Write in the present tense
in Spanish in complete sentences, not bullet points. Illustrate each event with images of the person. You will
present your person by speaking for at least one and one-half minutes, summarizing their life and why you
decided on them.
You have three options for your timeline:



Traditional full-size poster (our library sells posterboard at 50 cents a sheet)
PowerPoint/Prezi display
Meograph (www.meograph.com/education) or Tiki-Toki (http://www.tiki-toki.com/)
No matter which format you choose, you must document where your images/music came from (bibliography of
websites, etc.). DO NOT USE WIKIPEDIA AS A SOURCE. You will be given some time in class to work on this, but
assume you will need to work outside of school as well. Ask your teacher if you have any questions.
Permitted Resources
Students will be allowed to:
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Refer to the Spanish 1 vocabulary lists when creating their Spanish
Refer to the dictionaries in the classroom when creating their Spanish
Refer to the website or app www.wordreference.com when creating Spanish at home
Ask the teacher, a friend/classmate, or family member for a specific word in Spanish
Students are NOT allowed to:
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Use any kind of online translation website – any site that will accept a phrase or sentence to
translate, including “how do you say ___” into a search engine
Ask a friend, fellow student, or family member to translate phrases or sentences
Students will write and sign the Honor Code the day of the presentation.
Permitted Resources
Students will be allowed to:
-
Refer to the Spanish 1 vocabulary lists when creating their Spanish
Refer to the dictionaries in the classroom when creating their Spanish
Refer to the website or app www.wordreference.com when creating Spanish at home
Ask the teacher, a friend/classmate, or family member for a specific word in Spanish
Students are NOT allowed to:
-
Use any kind of online translation website – any site that will accept a phrase or sentence to
translate, including “how do you say ___” into a search engine
Ask a friend, fellow student, or family member to translate phrases or sentences
Students will write and sign the Honor Code the day of the presentation.