Debate & Diplomacy: Successes, Failures, Consequences 2011 NHD PRESENTS Debate & Diplomacy: Successes, Failures, Consequences 2011

NHD PRESENTS Your topic this year will be on a debate or a diplomatic event. National History Day Website http://www.nhd.org A debate is defined as an argument, dispute, or deliberation. A diplomatic event is defined as international affairs.

WHERE DO I START? Get Organzied Folder with pockets Note cards SMS Research Documentation Style Sheet Booklet 2010-2011 NHD Packet from SS Department

ORGANIZATION SOURCE CARD NOTE CARD A Collier, Christopher and James Lincoln Collier. Creating the Constitution. New York: Marshall Cavendish, 1999.Print. SOURCE CARD 342.73 COL SMS Articles of Confederation A 1 NOTE CARD One of the biggest conflicts was over the unfairness of larger states having more representation than smaller states (37-38).

Research Begins Primary Sources Materials written or produced in the time period of the historical event. Newspaper articles Diaries & Letters Speeches Autobiographies Official Documents Photographs Artifacts Etc. Secondary Sources Materials written by an author who was not an eyewitness or participant in the historical event. Newspaper articles Textbooks Encyclopedia Documentaries Etc.

READ, READ, READ, READ, READ Research Begins Secondary sources will lead you to primary sources. Reference Books: Atlas of Early American History Periodicals: American History, National Geographic, Civil War Times Jackdaw Primary Source Binders READ, READ, READ, READ, READ

Once you get a general idea about your topic you will move from reference material that speaks generally about your topic to materials with more specific information. Monographs: full-length books dealing with a relatively narrow topic. Creating the Constitution. The following Journals are available through EBSCO database provided by FBISD. Journal Articles: American Historical Review, Journal of American History, Past and Present (Academic Search Premier) to name a few.

USE BIBLIOGRAPHIES AT THE END OF THE BOOK!! Across America on an Emigrant Train by Jim Murray has many books listed for further reading. Some Bibliographies Includes: Books, Journals/Pamphlets, and Videos

USE SMS Online Catalog

Don’t Confuse “Internet Sources” from Online Databases Nettrekker Alltheweb.com Online Databases: EBSCO THOMSON/GALE WORLDBOOK ONLINE BIOGRAPHY RESOURCE CENTER ABC Clio Discoverystreaming USE BOOKS FIRST, JUDGES WILL NOT LIKE IT IF THEY SEE TOO MANY INTERNET SOURCES!

Ft. Bend Resources: Search Engine: Nettrekker Databases: http://www.fortbendisd.com/library/databases.htm Search Engine: Nettrekker Create your own user and password Databases: World Book Online EBSCO Discoverystreaming Maps101 AP Multimedia Archive Thomson/Gale ABC Clio

Limit your searches on EBSCO by selecting Primary Sources

Multimedia Archive searches AP Photos throughout history: Famous Speeches

PUBLIC LIBRARY RESOURCES If you have a public library card, you can use the barcode on the back of the card to access the Public Library Databases from home. http://www.fortbend.lib.tx.us/databases/databases.html

Library of Congress Online http://www.loc.gov

Find NHD Recommended Sources at Online Sources Look for websites that are reliable: .gov .org .edu Remember .com means commercial! Find NHD Recommended Sources at Research Central

Annotated Bibliography Should contain 3 to 5 sentences telling the source’s purpose, content and special value. Collier, Christopher and James Lincoln Collier. Creating the Constitution. New York: Marshall Cavendish, 1999. Print. This book provided me with specifics about how the constitution was formed. This source had many primary source documents which led me to further my investigation of my topic. The book finishes with how our world is impacted today because of the ground work of our founding fathers. *For each source card, make one of your note cards an annotated note card.

How To-Help for your Bibliography Citation Machine BibMe SMS’s Research Documentation Style Sheet 2010-2011 (Use SMS Library Resources-Citing Sources) MLA Handbook for Writers of Research R 808 GIB Your ELA teacher

Consider the following other sources for information: Historical Societies Historical Museums Historic Sites School, University, and Public Libraries Government Agencies Elderly War Veterans Professors and experts