Who's Who in Nicaragua ( PDF file)

• Objectives
• Materials
• Note to the teacher
• Activities
• Extention Activities

Objectives:

As a result of this lesson, students will be able to:

1. identify the contributions of key individuals to Nicaraguan history and culture.
2. examine the roles of said individuals from an historical and cultural perspective.
   

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Materials:

1. Available Internet and/or library materials
   
2. Student Handout: Biography Sign-up Sheet
   
3. Student Handout: Biography Data Sheet
4. Teacher Handout: Teacher Information Sheet
   

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Note to the Teacher:

The following Internet sites can be useful for students in conducting their research. Data collected from these sites was used in crating the information included in the Teacher Information Sheet.

• www.nmu.edu/www-edgar/language/Martin/dariobio.htm
• www.infoplease.com/ce6/people/A0853338.html
• http://www.sandino.org/sandino.htm
• library.thinkquest.org/17749/laleman.html
• http://www.hickoksports.com
• http://www.trocaire.org/overseas/cenamerica/nicaragua.htm
• www.uhmc.sunysb.edu/surgery/cardenal3.html
• www.cnn.com/resources/newsmakers/ world/namerica/chamorro.html
• library.thinkquest.org/17749/ortega.html
• http://www.lasmujeres.com/giocondabelli/bio.shtml
• www.dennismartinezfoundation.org/
• www.geocities.com/dreampitchers/id75.htm
• www.rose-hulman.edu/~delacova/nicaragua/pastora.htm
• members.tripod.com/luisemejiagodoy/
• http://www.calnative.com/n_walk.htm
• http://www.angel.org.ni/2000-36/invitado-i.html

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Activities:

1. Create an instruction sheet for the project that includes directions, expectations, due dates and a copy of the scoring rubric or other method of evaluation.
2. Distribute the student handout entitled Biography Sign-up Sheet and a copy of the instructions to each student.
   
   a. Explain that the Biography Sign-up Sheet contains a list of key individuals in Nicaraguan history and that each student is to choose one person to research.
   b. Instruct students to write a one to two page biography, in English, of the person they chose, highlighting that person's contributions to Nicaraguan history and/or culture.
   c. For Spanish language classes, instruct students to also write a summary of their biography (approximately 100 words, depending on the level of the class) in Spanish.
3. Once research has been completed, instruct students to prepare a short presentation for the class in which they play the part of the person they researched, presenting the information they found in the 1st person.
   
   a. While each student presents, the other students should complete the data sheet with the information required.
   b. Review the data sheets with the class at the end of the presentations to ensure the accuracy of the information given.

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Extension Activities

1. Create a jeopardy-type game to review the data with the class.
2. Give a quiz on the information learned from the biographies.
   
3. For Spanish language classes, instruct students to write a journal page in Spanish for the person they researched, as if it were written by that person. They shouldn't include the person's name in the journal entry.
   
   a. Collect the journal entries and redistribute them to the class.
   b. Ask students to try to determine the author of each entry.

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