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National History Day

National History Day. At Brunswick Middle School. Project Objectives. To interpret artifacts and primary sources To organize events into historical sequence To analyze events from more than one perspective To construct and present a representation of data. What is National History Day?.

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National History Day

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  1. National History Day At Brunswick Middle School

  2. Project Objectives • To interpret artifacts and primary sources • To organize events into historical sequence • To analyze events from more than one perspective • To construct and present a representation of data

  3. What is National History Day? • Think “Science Fair” for History. It’s much more than that. Let’s explore together: http://www.nhd.org • The competition happens at four levels: school, district, state, and national. • Students create projects around a yearly theme. They choose their own topics. They then create exhibits, websites, documentaries, performances, or research papers.

  4. Creating an Entry • To learn more about the project options and building an entry for this contest, explore here: http://nhd.org/CreatingEntry.htm • You are free to choose any project option you would like and you may choose to work in groups– up to four people. • You may work with students in my other classes as well (who are participating in NHD).

  5. 2014 NHD Theme • This year’s theme is: Rights and Responsibilities in History. • Your projects must be build around this theme as this will be portion of your score and grade. • All project topics must be approved by me (Mr. Strait) before you begin extensive research on your topic. • To learn more about this year’s theme, go here: http://www.mdhc.org/files/resources/2014_nhd_themesheet_fnl.PDF

  6. Topic Ideas for 2014 • Here you can find topic ideas as a way to get started: http://www.mdhc.org/files/resources/2014_sample_topics.pdf • You may also choose a topic of your own based on your personal historical interests. • Ideally, you can use a historical topic that surfaced during your Family History Project for National History Day.

  7. More on Topics • Students tend to have greater success with content judging and with finding relevant research by choosing local topics. • Here is a list of Maryland-based topics provided by the Maryland Historical Society: http://www.mdhc.org/files/resources/md-history-day-topics_2013-2014.pdf • For Frederick County topics, you may want to contact or visit the Frederick County Historical Society: http://www.hsfcinfo.org/

  8. Maryland Historical Society • The Maryland Historical Society is a great resource for student participants in National History Day. The state contest is referred to as “Maryland History Day”. • Maryland History Day Central: http://www.mdhc.org/programs/maryland-history-day/contest/

  9. Important Contest Docs • The 2014 Contest Theme Book: http://nhd.org/images/uploads/2014_Theme_Book.pdf • The National History Day Rule Book: http://www.nhd.org/images/uploads/2010rulebook.pdf

  10. Building Your Projects

  11. Project Entry Options • To learn more about the specific project options, click here: http://nhd.org/CreatingEntry.htm • As a way to help you formulate idea for your own work, you may want to see award-winning examples from last year’s competition: http://www.nhd.org/studentprojectexamples.htm

  12. Project Steps • This project will be completed in steps with each step being a graded part of the process. • Here are the steps: • Choose a Topic and Project Option • Decide: Individual or Group? • Learn: Primary and Secondary Sources • Researching Your Topic • Formulating Your Project • Draft and Edit • Final Project Presentation

  13. What’s Due Now: • Choosing Your Topic– By Thursday, December 5th, all students must choose a topic and decide if they are working as individuals or if they are working in a group (up to four). • For help, please see the Topic Ideas for 2014 slide and the More on Topics slide.

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