2014 theme rights and responsibilities in history
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2014 Theme
Rights and Responsibilities in History
*History Day 2014
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*How Entry will be Judged
*Historical Quality= 60%
*Relation to theme= 20%
*Clarity of Presentation= 20%
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*Getting your students started
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*Relate to the History Day
theme!
*The biggest mistake students make is not relating their project to the theme.
*Last Year’s theme was Turning Points. Many students project were indeed turning points but within their project they failed to address why their project was a turning point in history.
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*History Day Theme
*Since 20% of judging is based on students’ project relating to the theme, time needs to be devoted to the THEME!
*Rights and Responsibilities in History
*Brainstorm and Define………..
*What are rights?
*Are responsibilities always attached to rights?
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*Rights and Responsibilities
*With rights come responsibilities, whether they involve exercising rights or ensuring the rights of others.
*Don’t forget to explain the correlation between rights and responsibilities.
*Examples: Developing the Atomic Bomb-
*Did the U.S. have the right to develop and use?
*What were our responsibilities as a nation?
*Student’s must connect rights with responsibilities!
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*Developing a topic
*Focus of theme-*Think local, state, national or global history
*Hint- local or state history gives western states a better chance
*Narrow topic-
*Civil Rights movement is too broad.
*Brainstorm….Civil Rights and a narrow topic
*Handout: Graphic Organizer
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*Developing a topic
*The topic is the key to the success for students!
*Provide topic ideas or provide classroom time to explore topics.
*This year’s theme is easily applied to topics in:
*Science and technology
*Politics
*The arts
*Education
*Religion
* Now Brainstorm: Find a partner and come up with topics for each of the categories.
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*Developing a Topic
*Spend time with students developing topics
* or
*Provide a list of topics for them to choose from
*Once a topic has been decided…..turn it into a question or claim
*See handouts:
*History fair topic selection sheet
*Developing a topic
*How to write a Thesis Statement
*Thesis Checklist
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*Presentation #2
*Nuts and Bolts of
History Day
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*Relate to the History Day
theme!
*The biggest mistake students make is not relating their project to the theme.
*Last Year’s theme was Turning Points. Many students project were indeed turning points but within their project they failed to address why their project was a turning point in history.
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*History Day Theme
*Since 20% of judging is based on students’ project relating to the theme, time needs to be devoted to the THEME!
*Rights and Responsibilities in History
*Brainstorm and Define………..
*What are rights?
*Are responsibilities always attached to rights?
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*Rights and Responsibilities
*With rights come responsibilities, whether they involve exercising rights or ensuring the rights of others.
*Don’t forget to explain the correlation between rights and responsibilities.
*Examples: Developing the Atomic Bomb-
*Did the U.S. have the right to develop and use?
*What were our responsibilities as a nation?
*Student’s must connect rights with responsibilities!
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*Rules for All Categories
*All entries must have a :
*Title page
*Process paper in 500 words or less describing how the research was conducted and process of creating project
*Annotated bibliography-each source must explain how source was used and how it helped to understand the topic.
*Primary and secondary sources must be separate in the bibliography
*Proper citation format and consistent
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*Process Paper
*As a judge, this is the first thing I looked at to help me understand the student’s project.
*Limit of 500 words.
*Should have 4 sections.
*1st: Explain how they choose the topic
*2nd: How they conducted their research
*3rd: How they selected their presentation category (exhibit, paper,) and created the project
*4th: Explain how their project relates the NHD theme
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*Annotated Bibliography
*As a judge, the bibliography was extremely important as it gave me a clue about the extent of their research.
*As a judge, I wanted to see:
*A variety of sources: internet, books, oral interviews
*Both primary and secondary
*Annotated Bibliography requires students to be organized with their research.
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*Annotated Bibliography
*All entries required an annotated Bibliography
*An annotation summarizes the source and describes how that source was useful to the project. Keep a working annotated bibliography during the research process. Lack of annotations can significantly damage a student's evaluation in the competition.
*Students must include both secondary and primary sources in their research.
*Have students use Easybib.com to create annotated bibliography
*Handout- History Fair Notes….
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*Primary and Secondary Sources
*The annotated bibliography requires students to distinguish between primary and secondary sources.
*See handouts:
*Stuff history is made of….
*Worksheet for ID
*Finding Primary sources online
*Analyzing a secondary source
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*Oral Interview with Judges
*Provide time for students to speak in front a several people about their project.
*Have students shake hands and look people in the eye when they speak.
*Questions the judges might ask:
*Why did you select this topic?
*What was the most valuable resource?
*What was the most interesting thing you learned while completing your project?
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*resources
*Chicago History Day http://www.chicagohistoryfair.org/
*Bibliography/citations
*http://easybib.com/
*http://www.bibme.org/
*http://citationmachine.net/index2.php
*Nevada History Resources
*http://www.onlinenevada.org/
*http://nevadaculture.org/
*https://knowledgecenter.unr.edu/materials/specoll/