Download History Fair project 2017

History Fair
Project
History Fair Theme
•Taking a Stance in
History
History Fair Due Dates
• Topics Due: Nov. 18, 2016
• Project Outline Due: Dec. 5, 2016
• Progress Check in: Dec. 12, 2016
• Final Project Due: Jan. 18-20, 2017
Taking a Stance
• Individuals and groups have taken a firm stance on many
injustices throughout the history of the world. These individuals
and groups reached a point in their lives where they could no
longer take the injustice of the societies they lived in. These
individuals challenged their societies through force, words, and
economic power to get their voices heard.
Examples Taking a Stance
• Florida Seminoles
(Seminole Wars)
• French Revolutionary War
(Napoleon I)
• American Revolutionary
War
• Persian Gulf War
Examples of Taking a Stance
• Women's Suffrage
• American Civil Rights
Movement
• Muhammad Ali vs U.S.
Government
• Mandela vs South
African Apartheid
Process Paper
• A process paper is a description of no more than 500 words explaining how
you conducted your research and created and developed your project. You
must conclude your process paper by explaining how your project relates to
the topic.
•
A title page is required. 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.
• Sections of the process paper:
– The first section should explain how you chose your topic.
– The second section should explain how you conducted your research.
– The third section should explain how you selected your presentation
category and created your project.
– The fourth section should explain how your project relates to the NHD
theme.
History Fair Rubric
History Fair Outline
•Topic
•Theme
– Which theme did you choose?
– How does your topic relate to the theme?
History Fair Outline
• Background of the event (topic)
– What was going on before the event
(topic)?
– What is the time period of your event
(topic)?
– What things lead to your event (topic)
taking place?
History Fair Outline
•The Main Event
– List three major events that lead to the
result of your topic
– Give 3 details about each of the small
events that lead to the result of your topic
History Fair Outline
•Conclusion
– List 3 major outcomes that resulted from
your topic
– List at least 2 important details about the
each of the three outcomes that happen
as a result of your topic
Process Paper
• 1. 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.
• No images, drawings, borders etc. are allowed on
your
Process Paper
• Paragraph 1: Describe your History Fair Topic. How/why
did you choose your topic? Explain why your topic is
important. (DO NOT INTRODUCE YOURSELF OR MENTION
WHERE YOU ARE FROM)
• Paragraph 2 and 3: Begin to explain where you found
most of your research. If a person (librarian?) was very
helpful, it is a good idea to mention them here. Also,
mention two or three of you most useful sources here
and why they were helpful to your project.
Process Paper
• Paragraph 4: If you encountered any problems
during your research or in producing your
project mention it here. If you were looking for a
specific source and had difficulty locating it,
mention it here.
• Paragraph 5: State how your topic fits into this
year’s Contest theme. Discuss the importance
you your topic in history. Use this paragraph to
stress to the judges why your topic is important.
History Fair Source
• Primary Source- information that
comes directly from someone who
experienced the event
• Secondary Source- information that
does not come from someone who
experienced the event.
Examples of Sources
• Examples of primary sources are
letters, diaries, speeches, photos,
artifacts, etc.
• Examples of secondary sources are
books, biography, textbooks,
encyclopedias, etc.