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