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History Fair Overview & Examples. PDP Research Bakke. Why History Fair?. Builds researching, critical thinking, and presentation skills essential for college and IB Assessing validity, point of view, change over time, and cause and effect=> IB/AP Exam Skills
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History Fair Overview & Examples PDP Research Bakke
Why History Fair? • Builds researching, critical thinking, and presentation skills essential for college and IB • Assessing validity, point of view, change over time, and cause and effect=> IB/AP Exam Skills • Hard Work & Competitive Success => College Resume Builder
Grade Booster or Grade Buster? • History Fair is the most weighted grade and point total of ANY assignment ALL year in History Research --- 200 points • History Fair also counts for PDP World Studies • Will this help or hurt your semester 1 grade? • You will NOT pass PDP Research Sem 1 w/o it • However…
To the Victors Go the Spoils • Advancing Projects = Extra Credit Points in both PIB History Classes • 25 pts- City Competition • 50 pts- Regional Competition • 75 pts- State Competition • 100 pts- National Competition
Bakke’s Rules • No More than 3 in a group except Performances • You May Only work w/ people in this room • Topics must be approved by me via the Proposal Paper • Some topics are on the auto rejected list
Pick a Genre, Any Genre • The choices are Performance, Exhibit, Paper, or Documentary • Hint #1: Performances are the smallest and easiest to advance (I will also add 10 pts e.c. to any group choosing performance) • Hint #2: Strategic advantage to work alone, as group and individual are two separate categories for each type of project • Hint #3: Papers are a small category as well and you skip the city round if you qualify for regionals
Exhibits • Groups of 1-3 • NO SCIENCE FAIR BOARDS! • Boards are supposed to be 6 feet high- 40 inches wide, 30 deep; • Hint: Blick Art Supply, Pearle Art Supply, Office Depot, Staples, Fasten two sci fair boards together, • Annotated Bibliography & SSF Form
Exhibits Cont. Bring Balance to the Board • The Key is a balance between text captions, headings, and visuals • Visuals: Charts, graphs, political cartoons, copies of primary doc, a few pictures, poems, timelines, maps, etc. • Text: NO ESSAYS, text at the national level is 500 words total, you should not exceed 750 at this level, use you text carfully, • Include a thesis and analysis feat. Change over time and impact • Headings: Bring organization to the Board, they must reflect all parts of the theme and guide the story from then and now reflected on your board
Paper Rules • One Person ONLY • Annotated Bibliography but NO SSF Form • 1500-2500 Words (Appx 7-10 pages DBL) • Cover Page, followed by Thesis & Outline Required • Use Chicago Style In-text and Bibliographical citations i.e. footnotes • Hint: It’s all about the thesis
Documentary • Groups of 1-3 Only • Students must do EVERYTHING • Annotated Bibliography & SSF Required • 10 Min Time Limit- 8 Min Minimum • Must have credits at the end • Hint: Interviews, clear thesis, change over time, vary visuals, don’t repeat pics, & music
Performance • Groups of 1-5 • 10 Min Maximum & 8 Min Minimum • Everything Created and Written by Students • SSF & Annotated Bibliography Required • Hint: Clearly state a thesis • Develop an argument based on fact and research • Revise script until an analytical argument is clear
2014 Theme: Rights and Responsibility in Chicago’s History • See Topic Article • Your Project must be Chicago themed • Topics must combine both parts of this theme. • What are the differences b/t rights and responsibility? • Hint: Look to gender issues, political issues, court cases, city govt. policy, education policy, racial issues, etc. What is the struggle between those who have power and those who don’t? • -What are we required to give to the community? What are we entitled to be given? • -How do we balance the rights of the individual with the rights of the group? • -What responsibilities do we have to protect those who cannot protect themselves? • -What are the limits to rights? Where should the lines be drawn?
NHD Essential Questions • What is the struggle between those who have power and those who don’t? • -What are we required to give to the community? What are we entitled to be given? • -How do we balance the rights of the individual with the rights of the group? • -What responsibilities do we have to protect those who cannot protect themselves? • -What are the limits to rights? Where should the lines be drawn?
Where Do I Go From Here? • Start thinking of topics that fit the theme and are Chicago based • Live & Die by the Schedule • Come to the History Fair Workshop w/ a group a working topic and an idea of what type of project you will do • Begin work on the History Fair Proposal Essay • Begin work on the Annotated Bibliography of 25-30 Sources • BUY A BOARD ASAP
