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First and Second Semester, History Day Project

1. 8/27History Day Research Paper Workshop 
Activity - Finding topics
Activity - Citations worksheet

2. 10/19 - Rough Draft of Annotated Bibliography due

3
. 11/2 - Final Topic and Thesis statement due

4. 11/16 - Rough draft of text narrative, History Day Guide

5.
11/30 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.


6. 12/10 - History Day Rough Drafts 3 (Three) III copies, no matter what format! All copies must incude works cited/bibliography!

7. 1/4 - Revisions due; Websites and documentaries must be complete. Performances must be totally scripted.

8.
1/11 - Process papers due

9. 1/28 - Judging by faculty, finalists chosen

10.
2/22 - Winners submitted

11.  Mid March - Baltimore City History Day Fair

12.  May 7 - Maryland History Day Fair, UMBC



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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 PAGE 20 History Day 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 PAGE 23 History Day 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 PAGE 26 History Day 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 PAGE 28 History Day 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 - Use History Day Website Construction Page for instructions. 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 PAGE 31 History Day 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.


Remainder of schedule to be posted. This semester we will be participating in the Maryland History Day as our Research component.

History Day Website for Maryland Participation


Son of Citation Machine Correctly formats citations

PaperRater This resource checks your paper for grammar errors and plaigarism



Links to Individual and Group Projects for 2016

World History - Individual Website

Tamira Gross - Desegregating Little Rock

Jaia Dunbar - Holocaust

Jonai Duncan - Marshall Vs. Waring in Court

Neilah Jones - Harlem Renaissance

Annie Marshall - Apollo 13

Kassandria Thomas - Influence of Rap

Kiersten Snyder - Syrian Refugees

Ayanna Jacobs - Influence of African Americans on Culture

Oluwafisayo Iluyomade - Apollo 13

Emma Kalinski - Conquest to the Moon


World History - Group Website

Abbey Sullivan, Emily Martinazzi Failure Was Not An Option South Pole

Morgan Pennick, Jaya Green and Kurra Salah - California Grape Strike


World History - Group Documentaries

Alexa Battle, Kayia Husband - Nelson Mandela


US History - Individual Web Sites


Britney Gilmore - History of Punk Rock

Mara Lynch - The Mystery of Roanoke

Victoria Amah - Human Traficking



US History - Group Web Sites

Isabella Byrne, Domonique Brodie, Michelle Sierra - ESports

Jessica Harzer, Abby Peabody, Maddy Redding, Waverly Diggs - Stonewall Riots

Brianna Leith, Sydney Bubnis - Lewis & Clark

Sierra Barber, Emily Lukas - Trails to Alaska Gold


Government/ Economics - Individual Web Sites

Kes Johnson - History of MMORPG

Lauren Chomitz - Amusement Parks

Alex Holden - Darwin

Anna Holt - The Study of Ebola

Maya Senior - Marco Polo

Sydney Mitchell - Christopher Columbus


Government/ Economics - Group Documentaries

Heppding, Williams. Covahey - Encountering Horror Around the World

Hanchey, Connor - The Evolution of Contemporary Dance


2015 Projects

World History - Individual Documentary

R. Cooper

US History - Individual Web Sites



Government/ Economics - Individual Web Sites

K. Charles

A. Durham

C. Wiley

R. Rappoccio

A. King

US History - Individual Documentaries

L. Chomicz  (download)

D. Graves  (online link)

K. Killikelly (online link)

US History - Group Documentaries

Chappell, Bull, Shaw  (download)

Government/ Economics - Individual Documentaries

M. Barnes

A. Arnold

Government/ Economics - Group Documentaries

McKernan, Saloka, Wells



Maryland Common Core Writing Standards

Content: WHST. 9-10.2
2a, 2b, 2c, 2d, 2e, 2f
Produce Clear and Coherent Writing: WHST.9-10.4
Editing and Rewriting: WHST.9-10.5
Technology Usage: WHST.9-10.6
Research Formulation and Planning: WHST.9-10.7
Information Gathering from Multiple Sources: WHST 9-10.8
Drawing Evidence and Support: WHST 9-10.9
Writing and Development  Over Extended Time Frames: WHST 9-10.10    Crossreferenced with CCD Anchor Standard #10


Updated 4/3/16

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