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US NHD Semester Research Project -...
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United States History Semester Research Project Introduction National History Day is an EPIC Nerdfest for history buffs. As a US History student, you will be expected to create a glorious research project and participate in this year’s National History Day Competition. You will create an NHD project during the Fall Semester and complete the project during the early part of Spring Semester. Theme – Exploration, Encounter, and Exchange in History Every year National History Day frames students' research within a historical theme. The theme is chosen for the broad application to world, national or state history and its relevance to ancient history or to the more recent past. This year's theme is Exploration, Encounter, & Exchange in History. Your NHD project must formulate a thesis that fits within this thematic framework. Choose a topic that analyzes the clash of cultures and civilizations, or the discovery of new worlds, the development of technology that changed the world, or the conquest of Empires. In what ways has this topic affected history? What were the successes and failures of the topic you have chosen? What were the results? Fame and Fortune Each of your semester projects will be entered into the National History Day competition by March 1 st . If your project makes it beyond the regional and state competitions, you will receive an all-expense paid trip to the University of Maryland (just outside D.C.) to compete nationally. Some prizes include cash rewards ($5000.00 for example), and scholarships (full-ride scholarships to universities such as the University of Minnesota or the University of Hawaii among others). Although you are strongly encouraged to enter your project into the national NHD competition, your grade in this class is not dependent upon it. However, every student must finish a project and participate in our BCCHS qualifying round to possibly earn the chance to enter in the Regional Competition. Project Details ! Presentation Format – narrow your research topic into a strong THESIS, then decide on your presentation format, which can include one of the following: " Exhibit o Panel or three-dimensional exhibit similar to a science faire exhibit " Performance o 10-minute creative interpretation/re-enactment of an historical person or event " Media Documentary o Computer-generated Slide Presentations – presents your research with a slideshow AND recorded voice-over (DO NOT simply have slide after slide of text) o Video Documentary – presents your research through a combination of audio and visual presentation " Website o Self-contained and interactive method of presenting historical research. ! Annotated Bibliography • An annotated bibliography is required for all categories. The annotations for each source must explain how the source was used and how it helped the student understand the topic. The student should also use the annotation to explain why the source was categorized as primary or secondary. Historians do sometimes disagree and there's not always one right answer, so students should use the annotation to explain why they classified their sources as they did. Students should list only those sources used to develop their entry. An annotation normally should be about 1-3 sentences. o Source (example) Bates, Daisy. The Long Shadow of Little Rock. 1st ed. New York: David McKay Co. Inc., 1962. o Annotation (example) Daisy Bates was the president of the Arkansas NAACP and the one who met and listened to the students each day. This first-hand account was very important to my paper because it made me more aware of the feelings of the people involved. • You must have a minimum of 4 primary and 4 secondary sources
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United States History Semester Research Project Introduction National History Day is an EPIC Nerdfest for history buffs. As a US History student, you will be expected to create a glorious research project and participate in this year’s National History Day Competition. You will create an NHD project during the Fall Semester and complete the project during the early part of Spring Semester. Theme – Exploration, Encounter, and Exchange in History Every year National History Day frames students' research within a historical theme. The theme is chosen for the broad application to world, national or state history and its relevance to ancient history or to the more recent past. This year's theme is Exploration, Encounter, & Exchange in History. Your NHD project must formulate a thesis that fits within this thematic framework. Choose a topic that analyzes the clash of cultures and civilizations, or the discovery of new worlds, the development of technology that changed the world, or the conquest of Empires. In what ways has this topic affected history? What were the successes and failures of the topic you have chosen? What were the results? Fame and Fortune Each of your semester projects will be entered into the National History Day competition by March 1st. If your project makes it beyond the regional and state competitions, you will receive an all-expense paid trip to the University of Maryland (just outside D.C.) to compete nationally. Some prizes include cash rewards ($5000.00 for example), and scholarships (full-ride scholarships to universities such as the University of Minnesota or the University of Hawaii among others). Although you are strongly encouraged to enter your project into the national NHD competition, your grade in this class is not dependent upon it. However, every student must finish a project and participate in our BCCHS qualifying round to possibly earn the chance to enter in the Regional Competition. Project Details ! Presentation Format – narrow your research topic into a strong THESIS, then decide on your presentation format,
which can include one of the following: " Exhibit
o Panel or three-dimensional exhibit similar to a science faire exhibit " Performance
o 10-minute creative interpretation/re-enactment of an historical person or event " Media Documentary
o Computer-generated Slide Presentations – presents your research with a slideshow AND recorded voice-over (DO NOT simply have slide after slide of text)
o Video Documentary – presents your research through a combination of audio and visual presentation " Website
o Self-contained and interactive method of presenting historical research. ! Annotated Bibliography
• Anannotatedbibliographyisrequiredforallcategories.Theannotationsforeachsourcemustexplainhowthesourcewasusedandhowithelpedthestudentunderstandthetopic.Thestudentshouldalsousetheannotationtoexplainwhythesourcewascategorizedasprimaryorsecondary.Historiansdosometimesdisagreeandthere'snotalwaysonerightanswer,sostudentsshouldusetheannotationtoexplainwhytheyclassifiedtheirsourcesastheydid.Studentsshouldlistonlythosesourcesusedtodeveloptheirentry.Anannotationnormallyshouldbeabout1-3sentences.o Source(example)
Bates,Daisy.TheLongShadowofLittleRock.1sted.NewYork:DavidMcKayCo.Inc.,1962.o Annotation(example)
DaisyBateswasthepresidentoftheArkansasNAACPandtheonewhometandlistenedtothestudentseachday.Thisfirst-handaccountwasveryimportanttomypaperbecauseitmadememoreawareofthefeelingsofthepeopleinvolved.
• Youmusthaveaminimumof4primaryand4secondarysources
! Process Paper – A Process Paper is a summary of your project that meets all of the following credentials: " Title Page " 500 word (approx. 2 pages double spaced) description of your research method and the importance of your
topic to the study of history This project will be DUE on the FIRST WEEK OF MARCH Point Value: 400 pts
