You will have additional time to complete this assignment. When you are ready to submit it, go to the "Explore: Famous People Submission" link located in your course map. Research a famous historical and/or present cultural figure from a Spanish-speaking country including Latinos in the USA.

Research one of the following noteworthy people: Policarpa Salavarrieta, Juan Martín de Porres Velázquez, Antonia Novello, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Lisa Fernandez

In two well-developed English paragraphs (4-6 sentences each), write a brief biography of the noteworthy Latino/a.

In paragraph one describe where your person is from, and what line of work they do/did.
Include interesting details about the person's life and events that the person has/had experienced that are significant.
Give a time frame of when these events occurred.

In paragraph two describe the famous Latino/a's important contributions to his/her country, to Spanish speaking culture, his/her career, etc.
What made this person famous or historical?
Why does he/she stand out above all the others?
If this person created something (art, music, legislation, literature), what are your thoughts about a particular work?
If this person liberated or fought for something, what is one question you may want to ask them?

Use outside sources (Internet, books, magazines, etc.) to gather information for this assignment. However, be sure not to copy the information directly from those sources. Copying information and presenting it as your own work is plagiarism and will result in a failing grade. You need to rephrase the information into your own words, and cite the source of the information you used.

You will be graded with emphasis on task completion and message/organization for the (1) evidence of research conducted, (2) appropriateness of response, and (3) overall quality of response using the World Language Writing Rubric.