Portraits of Lainto Achievement
Virtual Exhibition
Objectives: Students will use interpretive and analytical skills to learn about Latinos profiled in the exhibition at Stony Brook Museum with their inspiration stories.Students will apply their knowledge of oral histories and use the general skills and strategies for the writing process.
Tasks:
1. Research 15 of the people listed below.
2. Write a detail entry about each person, where they are from.
3. Annotate their contributions, and their occupation.
4. Annotate any quotes they made regarding their journey as a Latino.
Tania León
Dolores Huerta
Rebecca Lobo
Bill Richarson
Mario J. Molina
Chita Rivera
Antonia C. Novello
Victor Villaseñor
Derek Parra
John M. Quiñones
Joseph Unanue
Ricardo E. Alegría
Mel Martinez
Ellen Ochoa
Pepón Osorio
Alfred Rascon
Juan Romagoza
Luis Valdez
Teodoro Vidal
Raúl H. Yzaguirre
Linda Alvarado
Judith F. Baca
Sandra Cisneros
Cristina García
Library Resources:
1. A book from the Web Collection Plus Catalog
2. Gale Cengage Learning Databases-Student Resource Center
3. Virtual Reference Collection
4. NoodleTools Citation System
5. Citation Machine
WebSites:
Hispanic/Latino-Americans
Hispanic-American Experience Hispanic Heritage Month
Due Date: October 4, 2010
