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Texas History DayTexas History Day
2013 Theme
Turning Points In History: People, Ideas, Events
Projects are due January 29, 2013
History Day
Focus on all history Project based Co-curricular activity Awards are available for quality research For 6th-12th
Divisions and Categories
Exhibit Historical Research Paper Interpretive Web Site Documentary Performance
Junior Division: 6th-8th Grade Senior Division: 9th-12th Grade Group or Individual projects
Paper Category
Length Requirements: no less than 1500 and no more than 2500 wordsDoes not include end/footnotes, annotated bibliography or
appendix material
Citations: Chicago or MLA
Preparation: typed, computer printed or legibly handwritten, pages must be numbered, no less than 10-point font
4 copies
Exhibit Category
Size Requirements: 40 inches wide, 30 inches deep, 6 feet high; circular exhibits must be no more than 30 inches in diameter
Media Devices: must not run for more than 3 minutes, fit within the size of the exhibit, judges and viewers must be able to operate device
Word Limit: 500 student-generated word limit
Performance Category
Time Requirements: 10 minutes in length, time starts after students announce their names and the entry title
Performance Introduction
Media Devices: media devices are permitted, students must provide and operate
Script: do not present the judges with a script
Costumes: provided by the student
Documentary Category
Time Requirements: 10 minutes in length Introduction: students should introduce only themselves and
the title of the entry Student Involvement: students must run all equipment Student Production Entry Production: students may use professional photographs,
film, slides, music in their entry with proper integration and credit
Credits: do not include a full bibliography Computer Entries: interactive computer programs are
prohibited
Web Site Category
Entry Production: entries must be produced using the NHD web site editor beginning at the school level
Size Requirements: 1200 student generated words; 100 MB of file space
NavigationMultimediaRequired Written Materials: annotated bibliography and
process paper must be included as part of the Web siteStable ContentViewing filesSubmitting an Entry for Judging
Group Selection
Groups no larger than 4 students Avoid common problems with group work Choose group members who share a common
interest and work ethic Decide on a task list early and stick to your
deadlines Be honest with group members if you feel there
are problems with the project
Required Written Material for All Entries
Written Material (except the historical paper) Title Page Process Paper Annotated Bibliography Separation of Primary and Secondary Sources Style Guides
All rules available free to download in PDF online: http://nhd.org/images/uploads/2010rulebook.pdf
Annotated Bibliography
Organized list of sources, divided into primary and secondary– Students may further divide sources by
letters, interviews, photographs, etc. Annotations should describe the content
and focus of item Annotations may also include student’s
reaction to the item
What is the key to History Day?
History Day Choices Research
What is the goal of History Day?
History Day Choices Research Technology Achievement
How does the competition work?
History Day Choices Research Technology Achievement Levels of Competition
What are the benefits of competition?
History Day Choices Research Technology Achievement Levels of Competition Recognition
Program Benefits
Texas History Day TEKS Correlation Differentiation for
individual learners Skills used closely
related to those needed for AP courses
Distinguished Achievement Program
Program covers most of the Social Studies Skills TEKS for any grade level.
Benefits of NHD/Results of StudyIn Texas, NHD students outperformed their non-
NHD peers on TAKS tests
Benefits of NHD/Results of StudyNHD students had more exemplary writing scores,
and fewer low scores
Benefits of NHD/Results of StudyWhen asked about their confidence in a variety of career- and college-ready skills, NHD students have
an edge over their peers
THD T-Shirt Design Contest
Designs due by
mid-December Helps students understand
theme Builds student ownership in
program Interdisciplinary activity Prizes for winning design
Finding Primary Sources - Online
Online:Library of Congress www.loc.govNational Archives www.archives.gov Eyewitness to history http://www.eyewitnesstohistory.com/ Our Documents http://www.ourdocuments.gov Children & Youth in History http://chnm.gmu.edu/cyh/primary-sources The Portal to Texas History http://texashistory.unt.edu/ Texas General Land Office http://www.glo.texas.gov/ Texas Archive of the Moving Image http://www.texasarchive.org
Most Universities have research databases: University of Texas at Austin – Dolph Briscoe Center for American History
http://www.cah.utexas.edu/index.php Wake Forest University http://zsr.wfu.edu/databases/subject/primarysources University of Houston http://www.uhd.edu/library/databases/primarysources.html
NHD Resources
THD/NHD Web site
Tools provided on NHD site
NHD Resource booklets
How do I get started?
History Day Be informed Get permission Start early Hold school fair Attend regional fair Go all the way!
Additional Resources
Colleagues/TeachersLibrariansHistorical Societies and SitesArchives and ArchivistsSubject Matter Experts
Other services of TSHA Handbook of Texas Online Texas Almanac
– Lesson Plans Online
Publications TSHA Annual Meeting
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