HISTORY DAY 2005

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HISTORY DAY 2005

• Communication in History The Key to
  Understanding

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What is History Day?

• Semester-long experience for students
• Grades 4-12 (4-5th grades poster only)
• Original research on the theme
• Work individually or in teams of up to five
  students
• Multiple ways to present research

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History Day Skills Are Life Skills

• Creating a History Day project involves...
• Conceptualizing an idea
• Planning and organizing all the steps
• Doing research - reading, interviewing, recording
• Developing skill in the presentation mode
• Working with others
• Presenting oneself

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History Day Skills Lead to College Success

• The thinking, planning and writing skills
  developed for History Day are the same skills
  needed for college work.
• College admissions officers look for
  participation in academic programs such as
  History Day, Science Fair, We the People, etc.

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History Day Skills Lead to College Success

• Every student who has successfully completed a
  History Day entry that I have coached has gone to
  college.
• Sherry Hamilton
• A.B. Miller H.S.
• History Day participation was the thing that
  allowed me to be accepted to Pomona College in
  the face of stiff competition.
• Keith Willis
• New Teacher

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History Day Teaches History-Social Science
Standards

• Chronological and Spatial Thinking
• Students explain how major events are related
• to one another in time.
• Students construct various time lines of key
• events, people, and periods of the historical
• era they are studying.

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History Day Teaches History-Social Science
Standards

• Historical Research, Evidence, and
• Point of View
• Students frame questions that can be answered by
  
• historical study and research.
• Students distinguish fact from opinion
• Students distinguish relevant from irrelevant
• information
• Students assess the credibility of
  primary/secondary
• sources and draw sound conclusions from them
• Students detect the different historical points
  of view...

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History Day Teaches History-Social Science
Standards

• Historical Interpretation
• Students explain the central issues and
  problems
• Students understand and distinguish cause,
  effect,
• sequence, and correlation in historical
  events
• Students explain the sources of historical
  continuity
• and how the combination of ideas and events
• explains the emergence of new patterns.
• Students recognize that interpretations of
  history are
• subject to change as new information is
  uncovered.

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History Day Teaches Reading-Language Arts
Standards

• Writing Organization and Focus
• Research and Technology
• Revising and Evaluating Writing
• Research Reports that...
• Define thesis
• Record important ideas
• Use variety of sources

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Types of Presentations

• Research paper (individual only)
• Documentary
• Exhibit
• Performance
• Web site (CA only)
• Poster (4-5th and CA only)

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History Day Assessment

• Scoring guides are performance assessment rubrics
• 60 is historical quality
• 20 is adherence to theme
• 20 is quality of presentation

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History Day Assessment

• What is Historical Quality?
• Accurate
• Interprets and analyzes doesnt just report
• Topic set in historical context
• Wide research/primary sources
• Balanced

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History Day Assessment

• What is Adherence to Theme?
• Topic clearly relates to the theme
• Demonstrates the significance of the topic IN
  HISTORY

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History Day Assessment

• What is Quality of Presentation?
• Creative and original
• Well organized
• Written material is clear, correct, and
  articulate
• Type of entry matches the topic

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Documentary

• Slide Show
• Video
• (most common)
• PowerPoint
• or HyperStudio

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Steps to Creating a Documentary

• Research, research, research.
• Storyboard the scenes before shooting.
• Operate all equipment. students
• Present a variety of panning shots, interviews,
  live action, and still subjects.
• Use no more than 10 minutes.
• Include music.
• Get permissions for EVERYTHING.

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Performance

• 10 minute skit that translates theme into action
• Quotations and excerpts from real events

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Steps to Creating a Performance

• Research, research, research.
• Storyboard the scenes/prepare the script based on
  research.
• Prepare authentic costumes.
• Practice lines and voice projection.
• Prepare set limit props to minimum.
• Address the thesis with clear beginning, middle,
  and end related to theme.

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Exhibit

• History Day exhibits
• are similar to museum exhibits.
• Exhibits balance visual interest historical
  explanation.
• 500 original words

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Steps to Creating an Exhibit

• Research, research, research.
• Make title the main focus of the center
  
• panel.
• Use the center panel to present the main
• ideas supporting thesis.
• Use side panels to compare or explain.
• Place artifacts on the table.
• Get permissions for everything.

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Research Paper
Papers are 1500 to 2500 word discussions of a
historical thesis related to the annual theme.
Communication in History
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Steps to Creating a Paper

• Research, research, research.
• Begin with introduction stating the
• thesis, then a main section, and last a
• conclusion.
• Use MLA or Turabian style.
• Include footnotes when quoting primary
• or secondary sources, or paraphrasing
• a secondary source.
• Title page has only name, title,
• division.

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Poster
For 4th and 5th grade only, History Day posters
are flat 30 x 40 museum type exhibits.
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Steps to Creating a Poster

• Research, research, research.
• Balance visual interest historical
• explanation.
• Show thesis and relate to theme.
• Use 250 original words on poster.
• Annotate the bibliography, divide
• primary secondary sources
• Include 500 word process paper.

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Historical Web Site

• Use the computer to create a web site
• that communicates a significant topic in History.

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Steps to Creating a Web Site

• Research, research, research.
• Balance visual interest history
• Show thesis and relate to theme.
• Use maximum1500 words and 20 pages
• Annotated bibliography - posted/print
• Include 500 word process paper -
• posted/print
• Upload by History Day entry deadline.
• Avoid outside links.

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Welcome to National History Day 2005
Communication in History The Key to Understanding

• Use California Student Rulebook as your guide.
• Focus on one type of entry.
• Research, explore, and learn
• Have fun!!!