National History Day

National History Day - Categories Historical Paper – Individual Only Exhibit – Individual or groups of up to 5 Performance – Individual or groups of up to 5 Documentary – Individual or groups of up to 5 Website – Individual or groups of up to 5 For each of these categories there are specific rules you must follow to insure a level playing field for the competition. You are responsible for knowing all of the rules This link will bring you to the official rule book and of course there is a link on my website as well.

Historical Paper – a research paper 1,500 – 2,500 words in length (6-10 pages) double spaced size 12 font Times New Roman font Include an annotated works cited page in MLA Format Parenthetical Citation Only as an individual

Exhibit in a group or individually a maximum of 500 student generated words can appear on the board dimensions - 6ft. x 40 in. x 30 in. ?v=t3Cg0FvXeUEwww.youtube.com/watch ?v=t3Cg0FvXeUE

Documentary in a group or individually 7 – 10 minutes in length Usually done on I movie or Movie maker You must create or have a Youtube account and post your project there so that I can view it. This is so that I do not run into software issues. v=f-a2Vjb2xngwww.youtube.com/watch? v=f-a2Vjb2xng

Performance In a group or individually 7-10 minutes in length you must design and build all sets and costumes

Web Site You should have experience creating websites. Why learn how to make a website as well as having to learn about your topic? Prioritize You have to use the NHD website editor - Weebly Cannot contain more than 1,200 student generated words Cannot use more than 100MB of file space You are responsible to ensure that your project can be viewed by all browsers

Group Projects If you decide to do a project as a groups please know that the entire groups will be graded together. So make sure that you choose your groups wisely.

Getting Started You must avoid the classic pitfall of choosing a group first. 1.Choose a topic that interests you. 2.Decide which category best fits your topic. 3.Figure out if you want to work in a group and do all group members want to research the topic you have chosen.

Group Projects All groups must be able to work together effectively, get over arguments, sometimes agree to disagree in order to move on and be able to create and share a vision of what the final product will look like.

Group Projects Schedule One of the first things you should do as a group is to create a schedule of when and where you are going to meet. Do this with your parents so that they are available to bring you to places like the library or for getting supplies.

The Pitfalls of Doing a Group Project Be very careful who you choose to be in your NHD group. Make sure that you will be able to work together effectively.

The Pitfalls of Doing a Group Project Do not choose your boyfriend or girlfriend. You may breakup and still have to work on the project together – awkward!

The Pitfalls of Doing a Group Project Do not choose lazy partners, even if they are your friends. You will end up doing all the work and they will get the same grade as you.

The Pitfalls of Doing a Group Project Avoid having busy people in your group. It will be difficult to schedule meeting times and they will not contribute in a way you want them too.

The Pitfalls of Doing a Group Project Make sure that everyone in the group knows what they are responsible for and what role they should play.