NHD Process Paper

The supreme guide to creating an outline/draft, and writing the beast

itself.

Sit around, thinking about starting your process papers…

Work Begins

PANIC

Do all work while crying!

DEADLINE

Success is a Process!

A process paper is a description of no more than

500 words explaining how you conducted your research and created and developed your entry. You must conclude your description with an explanation of the relationship of your topic

to the contest theme. (nhd.org)

Step One: Title Page

• Your title page must include only the title of your entry, your name(s) and the contest division and category in which you are entered. Do not include your age, grade or school name.

Edith Wilson: Rights and Responsibilities of a First

LadyMs. Skibitsky

Junior DivisionWebsite

Edith Wilson: A Cool PersonMs. SkibitskyJunior DivisionAge: 106, Grade: 3rd, Address: 248 Pleasedon’tdothis Lane

DO THIS…

NOT THIS…

Title

Division

Name

Category

OUTLINE HOW-TO Use those numerals! “She doesn’t understand Roman

Numerals…she thought we fought in World War Eleven…” Give me two to three sentences per numeral!

HOW TO:

i. How You Chose Your Topic ii. How You Conducted Researchiii.a. How You Selected Your

Presentation Category b. How You Created Your Project

iv.IV. How Your Project Relates to the Theme

I. How You Chose Your Topic (I chose Edith Wilson because we discussed her in my history class this year, and I was impressed by her actions as a First Lady)

II. How You Conducted Research (I used several websites and books to complete my research. I started by using Encyclopedia Britannica to research the time period when she was a First Lady…)

III. a. How You Selected Your Presentation Category ( I chose to do a website because I enjoy working with technology, etc. )

b. How You Created Your Project I created my project with Weebly, pulling together images from my research and self-created text))IV. How Your Project Relates to the Theme (My choice of Edith

Wilson relates to the theme because as fi rst lady she had a responsibility to the American People as well as to her husband and she had the right to…etc)

SAMPLE OUTLINE

IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO SEE A SAMPLE…

http://www.nhd.org/CreatingEntry.htm

FINAL PROCESS PAPER DRAFT

Step One: Turn your outline draft in on Friday, December 6 th, 2013. Include your title page stapled to the front of your outline!

Have your outline approved by me and make any changes necessary.

Use your outline to write your process paper. Reminders: Not more than 500 words, DO NOT PLAGARIZE, you MUST turn one in with your final project in February.

If you need help- see me!