The Mercy High
School Honor Pledge: "As a woman of Honor, I pledge that this work is
my own".
Your Topics - Choose your own
topic, based on the course you are taking. Students select a topic that
interests them and relate it to the annual theme which this year is:
From
local history to world history, from ancient to contemporary history,
from politics to music - there are unlimited possibilities for topic
choice!
Get involved in hands-on research!
Beyond simply memorizing names and dates, students conduct in-depth
research by using libraries, archives, museums, and oral history
interviews to draw their own conclusions about the topic's significance
in history.
Choose a format that highlights your talents! Students can
showcase their research and creativity through one of five formats -
6. Activity
- Convert Bibliography to Word, will be checked at the end of
the period
Activity - Outline
(research paper option), Board
layout (display option),
Scene descriptions (Video performance), Script
rough draft (website and documentary options) planning. 7. History
Day Rough Drafts 3 (Three) III copies, no matter what format! All
copies must incude works cited/bibliography! 8. Revisions due; Websites and
documentaries must be
complete. Performances must be totally scripted.
9. Process
papers due, Instructions
Here!! 10. Judging
by faculty,
finalists chosen
11. 2/23
- Winners submitted
12.
Mid March - Baltimore City History Day
Fair
13. April
- Maryland History Day Fair,
UMBC
14. June - National History
Day - UM College Park
All members of a group
developing a perfomance, a website, or a
documentary are responsible for all due dates. The absence of one
member is NOT an acceptable excuse for being unprepared. All students must
complete a research project as part of
their
grade. If you do not want to participate in History Day, you must
complete a research paper and meet all the deadlines.
Research
Options
1. Research Paper - Rough
draft, 1500 to 2500 words. Must include
bibliography and title page. Please see History
Day Research Paper Website for information. Clarification:
Paper must be
typed, double spaced, 12 font or
smaller, 1 inch margins
No bullets
All copies must include works cited/ bibliography 2. Exhibit/ Display
- Diagram or board, and all materials displayed. Rough
draft of all text with bibliography.
500 word limit. Must include
bibliography.
Please see History
Day Exhibit Website for information. Clarification: Bullets are
NOT permitted, the statement
must be supported in the text
Example: "Washington and his army spent the
winter of 1776-1777 in Valley Forge, it was cold and there were many
casualties" would be a bullet, but it is not complete. This would be
the first sentence of a paragraph explaining where Valley Forge was,
why Washington's armies were there, and including support such as a
first person statement of someone who was there. Citations must
be
included in text. You may be creative with fonts
and text! Works cited must be in text,
bibliography must be part of the display. Full text is due on all due
dates, as well as a drawing for each panel
and sources for all pictures or display components. 3. Perfomance - Diagram of
stage, description of setting and
costumes. Rough draft of
script with bibliography.
10 minute limit. Please see History
Day Performance Website for information.
Clarification:
Complete script is due on all due dates. Script must be in 12 font or
smaller, 1 inch margins. Figure 1 page per minute. Script must contain citations,
the performance should not unless it is
needed for the dialog. 4. Documentary
- Description
of documentary, script, and layout of each page including visual, film,
or text. Rough draft of
script with bibliography.
10 minute limit. Please see History
Day Documentary Website for information. Clarification:
Complete script is due, script must be in 12 font or smaller, 1 inch
margins. Figure 1 page per minute. Script must contain citations. A
layout for each section or panel of
the documentary is due, all works must be cited.
5. Website
- Description of documentary,
script, and layout of each page including visual, film, or text. Rough draft of script with bibliography. 10 minute limit.
DO NOT go directly to Weebly to set up your account, there is a
fee. Go to National
History Day Weebly Setup. Several people did not read this or
follow this instruction last year! DO NOT GO DIRECTLY TO WEEBLY!!!! Follow
This Instruction!
Clarification:
Complete script is due, script must be in 12 font or smaller, 1 inch
margins. Figure 1 page per minute. Script must contain citations. A
layout for each section or panel of
the website is due. All works must be cited. Remainder of schedule to be
posted.
This semester we will be participating in the Maryland History Day as
our Research component.
All members of a group developing
a perfomance, a website,
or a
documentary are responsible for all due dates. The absence of one
member is NOT an acceptable excuse for being unprepared.
All students must complete a research project as part of
their grade. If you do not want to participate in History Day, you must
complete a research paper and meet all the deadlines.