History Day 2015
This year's theme for National History Day is "Leadership and Legacy in History."
Congratulations to Alex Brody, Noah Silverstein, Pinky Waranimman, Thai Stanoff, Quynh Stanoff, Grace Padgett, and Arya Puar for representing Stevenson School at the State Competition last year!
History Day is a research process that culminates on one "History Day". The research process requires students to not just tell the story of a person, event, or idea in history, but to analyze it and form conclusions based on the history of the topic.
Students begin the research process early in the school year by choosing a topic that is interesting to them. The only catch is that the topic must relate to the year's theme. This year's theme is "Leadership and Legacy in History." Once the topic is chosen, student begin the research process. Students learn the importance of both primary and secondary sources in their research. Once the research is completed, they compose a rough draft. They make revisions, and they complete the final project.
Students make many choices in their projects which promotes ownership of their project. They choose their topics, they choose to work individually or in a group, and they choose how they present their research. They may write an historical paper (only if they work individually), or they may create a backboard, documentary, powerpoint, website, or a performance.
Timeline of Due Dates:
Thesis Statement and Outline due Friday, November 7
Rough Draft due Friday, December 12
Second Draft due Tuesday, January 13
First Final Project due Thursday, Feb 5 (for peer review)
Final Project due Tuesday, February 17
Congratulations to Alex Brody, Noah Silverstein, Pinky Waranimman, Thai Stanoff, Quynh Stanoff, Grace Padgett, and Arya Puar for representing Stevenson School at the State Competition last year!
History Day is a research process that culminates on one "History Day". The research process requires students to not just tell the story of a person, event, or idea in history, but to analyze it and form conclusions based on the history of the topic.
Students begin the research process early in the school year by choosing a topic that is interesting to them. The only catch is that the topic must relate to the year's theme. This year's theme is "Leadership and Legacy in History." Once the topic is chosen, student begin the research process. Students learn the importance of both primary and secondary sources in their research. Once the research is completed, they compose a rough draft. They make revisions, and they complete the final project.
Students make many choices in their projects which promotes ownership of their project. They choose their topics, they choose to work individually or in a group, and they choose how they present their research. They may write an historical paper (only if they work individually), or they may create a backboard, documentary, powerpoint, website, or a performance.
Timeline of Due Dates:
Thesis Statement and Outline due Friday, November 7
Rough Draft due Friday, December 12
Second Draft due Tuesday, January 13
First Final Project due Thursday, Feb 5 (for peer review)
Final Project due Tuesday, February 17
History Day Resources
Check out the following websites below.
The National History Day website. It contains theme information, contest rules, sample process papers, and a variety of other resources.
http://www.nationalhistoryday.org
The Monterey Public Library offers links to various resources. Some require a library card number from either the Monterey Public Library or the Pacific Grove Library. http://www.monterey.org/library/teen/teenhomework.html
The National History Day website. It contains theme information, contest rules, sample process papers, and a variety of other resources.
http://www.nationalhistoryday.org
The Monterey Public Library offers links to various resources. Some require a library card number from either the Monterey Public Library or the Pacific Grove Library. http://www.monterey.org/library/teen/teenhomework.html