Merritt BrownNational History Day

Fair“Turning Points In History:

People, Ideas and Events”You are invited to participate in the MBMS History Fair on

Thursday January 24, 2013

An Open House is scheduled from 5:00-7 p.m.

on Thursday Jan 24th.

Awards will be posted and projects will be open to the public

All Registration is in the Bear Lab• 4 copies of Historical Papers Due by Monday January 21st 9:00 am• Exhibits should be registered on Tuesday Jan 22 during your social

studies class• Final Paperwork must be approved by your teacher and turned into

Mrs. Sermons prior to official entry. Projects without correct paperwork will be disqualified.

• All Exhibits will be set up in the Media Center by 3 pm on Jan 23• Documentaries and WebPages need to be assigned a computer and

set up on Wednesday Jan 23 during your Social Studies Class.• All Documentaries ,and Web Pages will be set up in the Bear Lab • Historical Papers will be judged in the Media Center Conference Room • Live Performances will report to the Bear Lab at their assigned Time

to set up/Props/Costumes and Backdrops will be housed in Bear Lab until designated Set up

• The Media Center and Bear Lab will be open for Final Touches and to Turn in revised Paperwork on Wednesday Afternoon from 2-4 pm

• Judging will begin on Wed Evening at 4 pm and continue on Thursday Jan 24thth at 8:30 a.m. and end at approximately 1p.m. All Judging is closed to the Public. Students may be called by judges.

Merritt BrownNational History Day Fair

Final Preparation Directions:All Categories:1. All Work must be Student Produced!!2. Each Project is required to have 3 pieces of Paper Work:• Title Page with only specified Information. No Decorations, Illustrations or Color

Title and subtitle centeredName(s)CategoryJunior Division

• Process Paper of No More than 500 words which answers the 4 required questions (Word Count Recorded at end of Paper)

No more than 500 Words No Colored Ink or Colored PaperAt least 4 Paragraphs in this order:-How selected topic-How researched project-How selected category-How it relates to ThemeMost detail without going over is best12 pt fontDouble spaced

• Correctly Written Annotated Bibliography Written in consistent correct format 1. Sources Divided into Primary and Secondary Categories2. Written using one of the Approved Style Manuals (Turabian or MLA preferred)3. Mini Paragraph for each source describing a. What was in the sourceb. How you used the source in your projectc. How you know this a reliable source

-Paperwork can not be in a folder or notebook of any kind-Use White Unlined Paper and 1 Inch margins-10-12 point Type and Double Space Process Paper

3. Project must directly Address the Theme

Fill Out Attached Forms and Return to Social Studies Teacher

Category Rules:

HISTORICAL PAPERS: Use White Unlined Paper /1 Inch margins/ 10-12 pt Type and Double Space

1. No Process Paper is required, Must have Title Page and Annotated Bib only

2. Paper must be 1500-2500 words long. Quotations Count.3. Word Count at end of text and Pages must be numbered 4. All ideas and quotations must be cited using an approved style

(Turabian or MLA )EXHIBITS: no larger than 40 inches wide, 30 inches deep, and 6 feet

high 1. There is a 500 word-limit that applies to all text created by the

student includes the text you write for titles, subtitles, captions, graphs, timelines

2. Quotations, Primary Source Materials and non-student composed maps. Documents etc. do not count in this limit Citations Suggested.

DOCUMENTARIES:1. may not exceed 10 minutes / Allowed an additional 5 minutes to set

up and 5 minutes to remove 2. You must operate all equipment. You must provide the narration,

voice-overs and dramatization. Only those students listed as entrants may participate in the production or appear on camera.

3. At the conclusion of the documentary, you should provide a general list of acknowledgments and credits for any featured music, images, film/media clips, interviews, or other sources.

PERFORMANCES:1. Performances may not exceed 10 minutes /allowed an additional 5

minutes to set up and 5 minutes to remove any props 2. Use of slides, tape recorders, computers, or other media within your

performance is permitted. You must run all equipment and carry out any special lighting effects

WEBPAGES: The overall file size of your web site can be no more than 100MB of file space

1. The web site may contain no more than 1200 visible, student-composed words

2. Citations are Required in the Webpage3. You must submit projects on Weebly at the NHD Fair Webpage4. One page of the web site must serve as the “home page.” The home page

must include the names of participants, entry title, division, and a main menu that directs viewers to the various sections of the site.

5. The Process Paper Annotated Bibliography needs to be a component in the Webpage

MBMS History Fair Registration Form

Category:______________ Project #________Student Name(s):___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Project Title and Subtitle:_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

History Teacher:____________________________Parent Signature:____________________________Student Signature:___________________________Record Your Class Schedule Neatly on BackInclude Period Number/Teacher/Subject(Include Schedules of All Partners)

Paperwork Rules Checklist: Stapled/No Binders or Folders___ Title Page:

-Black Ink-No Decorations-Name/Correct Category/Junior Division___ Process Paper :-Double Spaced-Word Count -4 Correct Paragraphs___ Annotated Bibliography-Sources Separated into Primary and Secondary List-Sources Alphabetized-In Correct Format-Each Source is annotated

Paper Clip or Staple Paperwork to This Form