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Student Introduction to National History Day Creating Student Historians Presented by Your Name from  the Your Organization
Why History? Why NHD? History is the original reality series.           With NHD, you can research real people, living real lives, having real experiences.   
What if you could research what YOU wanted to? National History Day allows you to explore endless topic possibilities!!
Everything has a history. ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Why do National History Day? “ NHD is not about memorizing dates but more about doing research and expressing what you have learned.  These skills are more important after school in the real world.”  “ [History Day] ROCKS! Not only do I actually pay attention in history class... I actually want to learn more!"
How does NHD work? ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
2011 Theme: Debate & Diplomacy in History: Success, Consequences, Failures
What is debate?   A discussion involving opposing  points; an argument.  Deliberation; consideration      What is diplomacy?  The art or practice of conducting  international relations, as in  negotiating alliances, treaties,  and agreements. Tact and skill in dealing with people .
Topic Brainstorm What topics can you think of related to Debate and Diplomacy? ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Is your topic too new? Avoid current event topics... Contemporary debates over immigration to the United States.
...but delve into a part of the history. ,[object Object]
Is your topic too broad?    Narrow in by time period, people affected, event, or geographic area...  The entire history of the United Nations
....and look at something specific related to the broad topic. A New Path to Diplomacy: The Forming of the United Nations
Find a topic that's just right! ,[object Object],The best NHD topics will fit the theme, be narrow in scope, have available research, and be INTERESTING for you to study.
The NHD Process Research Analyze Present The Three Hats of the Historian
Getting Started  ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Imagine: You are the Topic! ,[object Object]
Imagine: You are the Topic! ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Imagine: You are the Historian! ,[object Object]
Imagine: You are the Historian! ,[object Object],All these sources fall into two big categories of information: primary or secondary sources. ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Primary vs. Secondary Sources Secondary Sources Created after the fact and analyzes primary sources to create a historical narrative. Primary Sources Created at the time of the event or by someone who witnessed the event.
Where can you find information? ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Search Smarter ,[object Object]
What do you do with all this information? ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Primary source to analyze with students.  Use different sources for different grade levels or different audiences
 
Research Questions ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
What is a thesis statement? ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
The Thesis Statement    Key Facts            Theme Relation            Importance in history
Evaluating Your Thesis Thesis 1: The debate over slavery during the 1787 Constitutional Convention was a failure.  
[object Object],[object Object],Evaluating Your Thesis
[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],Evaluating Your Thesis
How do you tell the world? ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Paper ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Performance ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Documentary ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Exhibit ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Exhibit: A Closer Look
Web Site ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
NHD Competitions ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Judging and Evaluation ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
School History Day Pictures and information about school level events
Beyond School ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Due Dates ,[object Object]
Sample Projects ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Questions? ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

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Student Introduction to National History Day in Ohio

  • 1. Student Introduction to National History Day Creating Student Historians Presented by Your Name from  the Your Organization
  • 2. Why History? Why NHD? History is the original reality series.           With NHD, you can research real people, living real lives, having real experiences.   
  • 3. What if you could research what YOU wanted to? National History Day allows you to explore endless topic possibilities!!
  • 4.
  • 5. Why do National History Day? “ NHD is not about memorizing dates but more about doing research and expressing what you have learned.  These skills are more important after school in the real world.”  “ [History Day] ROCKS! Not only do I actually pay attention in history class... I actually want to learn more!"
  • 6.
  • 7. 2011 Theme: Debate & Diplomacy in History: Success, Consequences, Failures
  • 8. What is debate? A discussion involving opposing points; an argument. Deliberation; consideration   What is diplomacy? The art or practice of conducting international relations, as in negotiating alliances, treaties, and agreements. Tact and skill in dealing with people .
  • 9.
  • 10. Is your topic too new? Avoid current event topics... Contemporary debates over immigration to the United States.
  • 11.
  • 12. Is your topic too broad?   Narrow in by time period, people affected, event, or geographic area... The entire history of the United Nations
  • 13. ....and look at something specific related to the broad topic. A New Path to Diplomacy: The Forming of the United Nations
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  • 15. The NHD Process Research Analyze Present The Three Hats of the Historian
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  • 21. Primary vs. Secondary Sources Secondary Sources Created after the fact and analyzes primary sources to create a historical narrative. Primary Sources Created at the time of the event or by someone who witnessed the event.
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  • 25. Primary source to analyze with students.  Use different sources for different grade levels or different audiences
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  • 29. The Thesis Statement   Key Facts           Theme Relation            Importance in history
  • 30. Evaluating Your Thesis Thesis 1: The debate over slavery during the 1787 Constitutional Convention was a failure.  
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  • 42. School History Day Pictures and information about school level events
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Editor's Notes

  1. Introduce yourself,  and why you work in the history field or why you love history.
  2. This may be a good time to ask students to define history.  Explain that history is not just the past, but the understanding or interpretation of the past, which means that someone has to research the information and put together a narrative.  You can ask things like: "Does your text book tell the entire story of history?"  You can come back around to this idea of interpreting history when you talk about the types of projects.
  3. Graphically represent the change of topics
  4. Show how it is a good topic connected to theme and model
  5. Ask students what they see going on in this source through pure observation.  How do they know what this source is about?  What else would they like to know?  How could you get more information?  What  is the historical context (the fight for women's suffrage)
  6. There are three elements to a successful History Day thesis statement- key facts that identify your topic, how it relates to the theme, and why it is important in history.
  7. Checklist of things to look for in a sample