poster contest booklet - cu denver...poster, but the components must hang and stay on the poster....
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+4th and 5th Grade Poster Contest
ASocialStudiesandLiteracyProgram
JUNIOR
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ThePosterContestAnIntroductiontoNationalHistoryDayThePosterContestisascaled-downversionoftheHistoryDayexhibitcategory,andisspecificallydesignedtopreparestudentsintheuppergradesofelementaryschooltocompleteHistoryDayprojectsinmiddleandhighschool.Thecontestisopento4thand5thgraders,andmustbedoneonaColoradoHistorytopicthatrelatestothefollowingyear’stheme.Completingaposterallowsstudentstopursuetopicsthatinterestthem,learnhowtowritethesisstatementsregardingthosetopics,andthendemonstratethesignificanceoftheirtopicinhistoryanditsrelationtothethemethroughevidence.Studentsaccomplishthisbyinvestigatingprimarysourcesofvariousformats(e.g.photos,interviews,newspaperarticles,maps,quotations,etc.),aswellassecondarysources.Ultimately,whenstudentsconstructtheirfinalposters,theyshouldincorporatetheirevidenceintotheirownwords,whileusing
meaningfulquotationsandotherprimarysourcetextinordertosupporttheirthesisstatement.ItshouldbenotedthattheposterisnotincludedinanyofthemiddleandhighschoolCUDenverNationalHistoryDayinColoradoContests.
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HowItWorks+
Studentswillbeginworkingontheirprojectsattheteacher’sdiscretion,butnolaterthanMarchorApril.TheywillhavetheirprojectscompletedbyMay.
Anin-schoolcontestwillthenbeheldtoselectthemostconciseandwell-roundedposters.
Thewinnersfromeachclassroom(top3)willhavetheirpostersdisplayedatamuseumoruniversityintheirvicinityonColoradoDay,August1st.
ThoseposterswillalsobedisplayedattheannualLuncheonalongsidemiddleandhighschoolHistoryDayprojects.Luncheonattendeeswillchooseagrandprizewinningpostertobepresentedattheluncheon.
PosterDesignParameters
Studentswillcreatetheirposteronastandard30”x40”posterboard,ineitherportraitorlandscapeorientation.ThepostermustbeaColoradotopicthatrelatestothethemefortheupcomingyear.Thefrontofthepostershouldbecreative,colorful,andfact-filled.Thebackshouldbeaprocesspaperthatdetailshowthestudentschosetheirtopic,conductedresearch,andconstructedtheirproject.Theprojectmustutilizeandanalyzeatleast3primarysourcesand5sourcestotal.Therearenolimitstowhatcangoontheposter,butthecomponentsmusthangandstayontheposter.
Postersshould…
• Haveathesisstatementandevidencetosupportit.
• Demonstrateanunderstandingofthetopicandtheme.
• Explainwhyitmattersinthecontextofhistory.
• Useavarietyofsourceformatsincluding:quotes,photos,maps,interviews,newspaperarticles,videos,etc.
• Havealistofsourcesused,organizedinasimple,MLA-typeformat.
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THE BASICS: A BREAKDOWN
SizeRequirements • Standardsize30”x40”posterboard.• Eitherportraitorlandscapeorientation.
Construction&Design • Therearenolimitstothecomponentsthatmaybeaddedtotheposter,buttheymusthangandstayontheposter.
• Frontside:Creative,colorful,fact-filledcomponentsthatrelatetoaColoradotopic.
• Backside:Processpaper.
RequiredComponents(Front)
• Athesisstatement.• AColoradoHistorytopic• Relationtothetheme.• Atleast2primarysources.• Atleast5totalsources.• Analysis/interpretationofsourcesdemonstratesthe
significanceofthetopicinhistory.
ProcessPaper(Back)
• Includesastudentnarrativethataddressesthefollowing:topicchoice,researchmethods,projectcreation,howthetopicconnectstothetheme,andthetopic’shistoricalimportanceinhistory.
• Writtenincompleteparagraphsusing“I”statements.• Nolongerthan500words.
CreditingSources • SourceslistedinasimpleMLA-typeformat.
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Primaryvs.SecondarySourcesPrimarySources:Fromthetimeperiodbeingstudied.Aprimarysourceisadocumentorphysicalobject,whichwaswrittenorcreatedduringthetimethataneventtookplace,apersonlived,and/oranideawasspread.Aprimarysourcecouldalsobeasourceproducedbysomeonewholivedduringthetimeperiodbeingresearched.Primarysourcesareasclosetotheactualhistoricaleventorpersonthatyoucanget.
Examples:
• Diariesorjournals• Newspapers• Speeches • Letters• Newsfootage,films,
cartoons,etc.• Interviews• Poems• Booksorarticles• Autobiographies• Plays,music,orart•
SecondarySources:Writtenseveralyearsafterthetimeperiodbeingstudied.Asecondarysourceinterpretsandanalyzestheevent,person,and/orideabeingstudied,aswellastheprimarysources.
Examples:
• Atextbook• Abookorarticleabouttheeffectsofanevent,forexampleWWI• Abookorarticlethatinterpretspreviousfindings• Encyclopedias
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AGuidetoProcessPapersOneofthelastitemsyouwillcompleteonyourposteristheProcessPaper.JudgesreadtheProcessPapertolearnhowyouchoseyourtopic,howyouconductedyourresearch,howyoucreatedyourproject,andhowyourtopicconnectstothetheme.Yourpapershouldbewritteninfullparagraphs,youshouldprovidedetailsofyourwork,anduse“I”statements.ThechartbelowismeanttohelpyoucomposeyoursentencesandputtogetheryourProcessPaper.Rememberthatyourprocesspapercannotbelongerthan500words.
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RequiredResponses IdeastoConsider&DetailstoInclude
SampleSentenceFrames
Howdidyouchooseyourtopic?
• Stateyourtopic.• Describehowyouchosethat
topic.• Stateanyothertopicsyoumay
haveconsidered.
I’vealwaysbeeninterestedin…WhenIheardthethemethisyear,Ithoughtabout…IbrainstormedpossibletopicsandtheoneIlikedthebestwas…because…Idecidedtoresearch…tolearnmoreabout…Istartedresearching…andthenIdiscovered…
Howdidyouresearchyourtopic?
• Wheredidyoudoyourresearch?Online?Inalibrary?Inanarchive?Didyouuse/conductinterviews?
• Wereyoulookingforanythingspecific?Didyoufindanythingunexpected?
• Whatwasyourbestsource(s)?
Ibeganmyresearchby…Iused…todomyresearch…ThenI…Myprimarysourcesincluded…Mybestprimarysourcewas…Mybestsecondarysourcewas…
Howdidyoucreateyourproject?
• Whydidyoudecideonthedesign,layout,colors,pictures,etc.?
• Howdidyouincorporateyourprimarysources?
Idecidedtodesignmyposterlike…because…Thecolorssymbolize…Thelayoutofmyinformationshows…Thecontentsofmyboardareapplytothetheme…Iincorporatedmyprimarysourcesby…
Howdoesyourtopicconnecttothetheme?
• Usethethemewordstorelatethethemetoyourthesis.
• Howisyourtopicinrelationtothethemehistoricallysignificant?
(Inserttopic)fitsthisyear’sthemebecause…Myresearchandprimarysourcesprovideevidencethat(topic)wassignificantinhistorybecause…Thiswassignificantbecause…
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FOR MORE INFO NATIONAL HISTORY DAY IN COLORADO
University of Colorado Denver
College of Liberal Arts & Sciences, Department of History
Campus Box 182, PO Box 173364, Denver, CO 80217
nationalhistorydayincolorado.org