1. National History Day October 31, 2014

2. Keep your eye on the prize  Cash prizes for specific topics (ex: Italian-American Heritage, Presidential History, Indiana History, African-American History, Music History)  NHDI Twitter contest  College Scholarships  Electronic toys

3. Few Reminders As you narrow down category  Paper submitted 2 weeks early to contest  Website must use Weebly format via NHD.org and be submitted 1 week prior to contest  Papers-individual only  Exhibit has 500 word limit; however, does not include primary source info on the board  Performance is least represented category while websites and exhibits are most represented at contest

4. Few Reminders As you narrow down your topic  Topic should be thematic, not a chronological summary  Projects MUST BE centered around a thesis No-Titanic Yes- Third class citizens on the Titanic faced a more fatal loss than those in first class due to societal classifications in the early 1900’s. No-Japanese Internment Camps Yes-Due to the executive order of FDR during WW II, many Japanese- American citizens faced a violation of their civil rights guaranteed to them in the Constitution.

5. How To Be a Winner!  Thorough bibliography with a wealth of primary and secondary resources  Use of an interview-secure now! (Consider contacting professors of history at UIndy, IUPUI, Butler….)  Clear and unique thesis  Specific topic Showing your project as a clear analysis and not a summary  Presenting your topic as a story with a beginning and end

6. Organization  Segmentation -Putting together the different workable parts  Orientation -Left to right as if we were reading a story or broken up into timed scenes if doing a performance or documentary  Explanation -Why is this on your board or in your project? It should be obvious or there should be captions.

7. Qualities of a Good NHD Project  60% Historical quality -Accurate, analysis and interpretation, placed in a historical context, wide, balanced research  20% Relation to theme -Clearly related (you cannot be too shy about this… be overt and obvious) -Significance of topic  20% Clarity of presentation -Visual impact, organization, creativity

8. Today’s Goal- Choosing topic and category  Does your topic show that your person -Articulates a vision -Motivates others -Makes effective decisions -Willing to confront tough issues -Impacts history If not, consider a different topic.

9. Resource  tinyurl.com/nhdindiana tinyurl.com/nhdindiana