Tips for you as you begin your journey through Chicago History… HISTORY FAIR AND YOU Tips for you as you begin your journey through Chicago History…

Step #1…Selecting a Topic Pay attention to the current theme: Innovation in History: Impact and Change Pick something/someone that interests you. Pick something significant. Pick something about which you can locate primary and secondary sources.

Step #2… Did You Pick the Right Topic??? My topic relates to the theme of “Innovation in History” because…. My topic is important because… CONGRATULATIONS!!!! You now have a research topic!!!!

Step #3…Research Use both primary and secondary sources and analyze the information. Relate everything to the topic of the project. Keep track of all sources. ---Bibliography----

Which Sources Do I Start With??? Who? What? When? Where? Begin with the secondary sources. -- overview of the event and the circumstances. Explore primary sources for depth and analysis. Why? Let’s Review the Differences between these two…

Secondary Sources A source that seeks to retell, explain, or interpret an event. Examples: books articles interviews that explain or interpret; the person talking about an event was NOT a participant in the event encyclopedias

Primary Sources Information created by the event or by the process of the event. Examples: archival documents (collection of records/documents) manuscripts and/or diaries photographs newspapers, magazines, journals IF they were written at the time of an event personal interviews IF the person participated in the event or was an eyewitness to the event

So…What do Final Projects Look Like??? Here are a few examples…

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