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Updated for the 2009-2010 school year! This is part 2 of a two part series intended for students. The National History Day in Ohio staff uses parts of this presentations for their classroom outreach. For more information about outreach go to www.ohiohistoryday.org.
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You Become the Historian!You Become the Historian!
National History Day in OhioNational History Day in Ohio
Megan Wood, State Coordinator, National History Day in OhioMegan Wood, State Coordinator, National History Day in Ohio
Part 2 in a two part seriesPart 2 in a two part series
Research Plans: Being preparedResearch Plans: Being prepared
1. What are we looking for?
2. Where to research?
3. Who to talk to?
4. When can we do this?
5. Why use more than the internet?
Thinking like a Historian!Thinking like a Historian!
1. Cause and Effect
2. Change and Continuity
3. Turning Points
4. Using the Past
5. Through Their Eyes!
Keeping track of what you find!Keeping track of what you find!
Information to keep track of:
Author
Title
Type of source
Publisher
Publication/Creation date
Publication location
Page #
Writing A CitationWriting A Citation
Common Book Citation:
Last Name, First Name. Title of Source. Publication Location: Publisher, Date.
PapersPapers
• 1500-2500 word essay about historical topic
• Includes cover page, annotated bibliography
• Images
•Include YOUR conclusion
•Only completed as an
individual
DocumentariesDocumentaries
• Up to 10 minute media presentation
• Like something you’d see on the History Channel
• Includes process paper and annotated bibliography (more later!)
What do you notice about the example?
PerformancesPerformances
• Up to 10 minute original performance
• Sets, props, music, blocking….
• Includes process paper and
annotated bibliography
ExhibitsExhibits
• Much like a Science Fair project
• Up to 6 feet tall
• Text, images, interactives, objects
• 500 student composed words
What did you think about the examples?
WebsitesWebsites
•Web-based project
• Navigate in Explorer
• Images, text, graphics, video, sound
• 1200 visible student composed words
• 100MB of file space
•Created ONLY with NHD web editor
What’s this about a process What’s this about a process paper and annotated paper and annotated bibliography?bibliography?Process Paper
•500 words
•Topic Selection
•Research
•Project Selection
•Theme Relation
Annotated Bibliography
•List of all sources
•Separated into primary and secondary
•A brief explanation of how the source was used
Historical ContextHistorical Context
•The set of facts or circumstances that surround a situation or event; “the historical context”
•Wordnet
•In history, showing the events leading up to, during or after and event to have a better understanding.
““My quote was taken out of My quote was taken out of context!”context!”
“Our new Constitution is now established, and has an appearance that promises permanency”
“Our new Constitution is now established, and has an appearance that promises permanency; but in the world nothing can be said to be certain except death and taxes.”
Benjamin Franklin in Letter to Jean-Baptiste Leroy [Nov. 13, 1789]
““My quote was taken out of My quote was taken out of context!”context!”
January 21, 1909
Hen Party
ContextContext
Context- (dictionary definition) The circumstances in which an event occurs; a setting.
For History Day:
Providing the setting for relevant events going on in the town, state, region, country or world.
What happened?
December 1, 1941 December 8, 1941
What Happened?What Happened?
Thesis StatementsThesis Statements
What is a thesis statement?
A Thesis Statement is one sentence that:
-State’s the writer’s central idea;- Predicts or values to the main points that from the backbone of the project;- Makes a judgment or interpretation; and
Thesis StatementsThesis Statements
What is a thesis statement?
•A specific argument
•Narrow in focus
•Based on evidence (primary and secondary sources)
•Can be expressed in a few sentences
Thesis StatementsThesis Statements
For History Day a thesis statement:
Key Facts Theme Relation Importance in history
Key Facts Theme Relation Importance in history
Thesis StatementsThesis Statements
Options:
1. After three days of fighting in July of 1863 the Union Army won the Battle of Gettysburg. This was an important turning point in the Civil War.
2. The Battle of Gettysburg took place in 1863. The Union Army wounded or killed thousands of soldiers.
3. The Union’s victory at Gettysburg in July of 1863 was a turning point in the Civil War. Lee’s decision to invade the north was a gamble that his army paid dearly in lives and equipment. After Gettysburg the Confederate began a slow retreat that ended with Lee’s surrender in the Spring of 1864
Approaching the Approaching the TopicTopic
•Compare and Contrast
•Case Study
•Multiple Case Study
Approaching the Approaching the TopicTopic
Compare and Contrast
Approaching the Approaching the TopicTopic
Case Study
Approaching the Approaching the TopicTopic
Multiple Case Study
Contact InfoContact Info
Megan Wood
EMAIL: mwood@ohiohistory.org
Web Site: www.ohiohistoryday.org
MySpace: Ohio History Day Expert
Facebook: mwood@ohiohistory.org
Blog: http://historydayexpert.blogspot.com
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