The National History Day ProjectThe National History Day Project

What is the National History Day What is the National History Day Project?Project?

It is a primarily at home project where

you will be researching a topic in history

based on a theme and then present your

research in a historical paper, exhibit,

documentary (movie), web site or

performance.

National History Day Theme:National History Day Theme:

Leadership and Legacy in HistoryLeadership and Legacy in History

Leadership- and LegacyLeadership- and LegacyLeadershipLeadership– a person who guides or directs a – a person who guides or directs a

groupgroup

Leadership- and LegacyLeadership- and LegacyLegacyLegacy– anything handed down from the – anything handed down from the past. Anything left for future past. Anything left for future generations. generations.

What was his legacy?What was his legacy?

Abraham LincolnAbraham Lincoln Kept the country together during a time of Kept the country together during a time of

rebellion.rebellion. Successfully led Congress to pass the 13Successfully led Congress to pass the 13thth

Amendment, essentially making slavery Amendment, essentially making slavery illegal.illegal.

Is considered America’s best President.Is considered America’s best President.

Leadership- and LegacyLeadership- and LegacyLegacyLegacy– anything handed down from the – anything handed down from the past. Anything left past. Anything left

for future for future generations. generations.

What was his legacy?What was his legacy?

Mahatma GandhiMahatma Gandhi He led campaign to free India from British He led campaign to free India from British

control.control. Successfully overthrew the British controlled Successfully overthrew the British controlled

Indian government through non-violent acts Indian government through non-violent acts rather than rebellion and war.rather than rebellion and war.

Leadership- and LegacyLeadership- and LegacyLegacyLegacy– anything handed down from the – anything handed down from the past. Anything left past. Anything left

for future for future generations. generations.

What was his legacy?What was his legacy?

Leadership- and LegacyLeadership- and Legacy Led a campaign to end legal segregation (Apartheid) in South Led a campaign to end legal segregation (Apartheid) in South

Africa.Africa. Helped to overthrow the government of South Africa and Helped to overthrow the government of South Africa and

created a democracy.created a democracy. Became the first democratically elected President of South Became the first democratically elected President of South

AfricaAfrica

Leadership- and LegacyLeadership- and LegacyLegacyLegacy– anything handed down from the – anything handed down from the past. Anything left past. Anything left

for future for future generations. generations.

What was his legacy?What was his legacy?

Leadership- and LegacyLeadership- and Legacy Became the Chancellor and then dictator of Germany.Became the Chancellor and then dictator of Germany. Passed various laws discriminating against Jew and Passed various laws discriminating against Jew and

other minority groups.other minority groups. Systematically killed millions of Jews, Catholics, Systematically killed millions of Jews, Catholics,

Homosexuals, and the mentally and physically Homosexuals, and the mentally and physically handicapped.handicapped.

One’s leadership can leave a positive or negative impact on history

Think-Ink-Pair-SharThink-Ink-Pair-Sharee

Take a few minutes to come up with five Take a few minutes to come up with five examples of leadership that has left a examples of leadership that has left a meaningful legacy.meaningful legacy.

Next share your work with your partner. Next share your work with your partner. Listen to each other’s ideas (What is Listen to each other’s ideas (What is similar and what is different?). similar and what is different?).

Using what the both of you discussed, Using what the both of you discussed, write a list of the three examples that write a list of the three examples that had the most meaningful legacy and be had the most meaningful legacy and be able to explain why you chose those as able to explain why you chose those as the three best.the three best.

Leadership and Legacy in HistoryLeadership and Legacy in History•Your project must contain both elements of the theme.•The leadership does not have to leave a positive legacy in history.•This project is not meant to be a biography, the most important part of the project is to focus on the legacy.•The project does not have to be about one leader, you can choose to complete your project on various leaders who left the same legacy.

Queen Elizabeth IQueen Elizabeth IThe legacy left behind by the leader of a country.

Queen Elizabeth I is widely considered England’s greatest monarch. You could discuss how her leadership impacted England.

NAACP NAACP The legacy left behind by a group.

The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People led the fight for civil rights and is a major reason the Civil Rights Act of 1964 was

passed.

Steve JobsSteve JobsThe legacy left behind by the leader of a

company.

Steve Jobs founded a company that changed the way Americans compute, listen to music, communicate with each other and on and on.

John LockeJohn LockeThe legacy left behind by a philosopher.

John Locke was a thinker who pioneered such ideas as Natural Law, freedom of religion and freedom of thought.

How do I choose a topic?How do I choose a topic?

http://nhd.org/