National History Day

National History Day - CategoriesHistorical Paper – Individual OnlyExhibit – Individual or groups of up to 5Performance – Individual or groups of up to 5Documentary – Individual or groups of up to 5Website – 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 - http://www.nhd.org/wp-content/uploads/Contest-Rule-Book.pdf

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.https://www.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.

https://www.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 ProjectsIf 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 StartedYou 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 ProjectsAll 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 ProjectsSchedule

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 ProjectBe 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 ProjectDo 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 ProjectDo 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 ProjectAvoid 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.