NHD RESOURCES

http://docsteach.org/home/national-history-day
Search engine for primary source documents in the National Archives.
http://www.loc.gov/index.html
Library of Congress
Find More Resources for National History Day Research from the National Archives.
Access the National Archives’ Presidential Libraries websites for papers, records and historical materials of the presidents.
Library of Congress
http://www.loc.gov/index.html
Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History
http://www.gilderlehrman.org/
Smithsonian Source: Resources for Teaching American History
http://www.smithsoniansource.org/
Visit the National History Day Home Page.
Klein ISD Library has many resources you can use to find primary resources as well:
http://databases.abc-clio.com/Authentication/LogOn This is the link to ABC Clio, an online history database.
username:wunderlichint
password: wildcats

‍THESIS INFO AND CONDUCTING EFFECTIVE RESEARCH

http://prezi.com/xa__w73e2799/2012-beginning-your-national-history-day-research/ NHD Overview
http://prezi.com/pm3x0okdp1gu/thesis-statements/ What is a Thesis Statement?
http://prezi.com/f-qe3qvjce5e/copy-of-thesis-statements/ Thesis statement explanation for NHD!
http://prezi.com/swjjethxfz9e/copy-of-copy-of-project-organization/ How to set up your project effectively (exhibit display, website, documentary)
http://prezi.com/lozcvqam-s8y/top-10-research-tips/ How to research

‍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 entry. You must conclude your description with an explanation of the relationship of your topic to the contest theme.A title page is required as the first page of written material in every category. 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.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.
Sample process papers:
Martin Luther and the Reformation
Dr. Spock: Turning the Road in Parenting
Michigan: A State Divided No More

‍ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHY:

Click here for tips on annotated bibliographies
http://www.easybib.com/reference/guide/mla/website How to cite a website correctly
http://www.easybib.com/ Use this engine to help cite your sources correctly, DO NOT FORGET TO ANNOTATE THEM!

Here is some info to keep in mind, your projects will be judged by no less than 3 additional volunteers besides Mrs. Goemans. JUDGING has certain requirements. Here are some sample questions to keep in mind and be prepared to answer about your project!

‍All categories:

• What was your most important source and why?
• What is the most important point you are trying to convey about your topic?
• What is the most important thing you learned from completing this entry?
• Why did you pick this topic?
• What did each member of your group contribute? How did you decide who would do what?
• How did your primary sources help you understand this topic?
• How did you come up with the script for your documentary?
• What were the most important factors which caused (the event in question) to occur?
• What were the most important consequences of this (event/person’s actions)?
• Why is this topic significant?

‍Documentary and website categories have much more specific information, if that is your product...READ HERE!!!

A documentary should reflect students’ ability to use audiovisual equipment to communicate their topic’s significance, much as professional documentaries do. Students may present their documentaries in a variety of formats, including videos, slide shows, PowerPoint presentations, or other types of multimedia presentations. Whatever presentation format is chosen, students must operate all equipment, both during production and at the competition. If they do not have access to appropriate equipment, they should choose another format. Regardless of how polished the presentation may be, the most important aspect of the documentary is its historical quality. The presentation should include primary materials but must also be an original production. No matter how impressively the students handle themselves during the interview, please remember that the entry itself should be able to stand alone. Answers to questions should not overshadow the material presented in the entry.
Documentaries may not exceed 10 minutes in length. Students will be allowed an additional 5 minutes to set up and 5 minutes to remove equipment. Timing will begin when the first visual image of the presentation appears and/or the first sound is heard. Color bars and other visual leads in a video will be counted in the time limit. Timing will end when the last visual image or sound of the presentation concludes. This includes credits.
Viewing Web Sites:
Judges must view web sites in a recent version of a standard web browser
(i.e. Microsoft Internet Explorer, Firefox, or Safari). Students are responsible for ensuring that the entry is viewable in multiple web browsers. Entries may not link to live or external sites, except to direct viewers to plug-ins.
Size Requirements:
Web site entries may contain no more than 1,200 visible, student-composed words. Code used to build the site, and alternate text tags on images do not count toward the word limit. The word limit does not include words found in materials used for illustration such as documents, artifacts or graphs not created by the student, or quotations from primary sources such as oral history interviews, letters, or diaries, photos of artifacts with writing, or other illustrative materials such as reoccurring menus, titles and navigation instructions that are used as an integral part of the web site. Brief text crediting the sources of illustrations or quotations included on the web site do not count toward the 1,200-word limit. The entire site, including all multimedia, may use up to 100MB of file space.
Navigation:
One page of the web site must serve as the “home page” with the file name “index.” 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. All pages must be interconnected with
hypertext links. Automatic redirects are not permitted.
Multimedia:
Each multimedia clip may not last more than 45 seconds and may not include student composed narration. There is no limit to the number of multimedia clips other than the file size limit. Voiceover of material not composed by students is allowed. If an entry uses any form of multimedia requiring a plug-in (for example, Flash, QuickTime or Real Player), you must provide on the same page a link to an Internet site where the plug-in is available as a free, secure, and legal viewing a multimedia clip, please contact the contest coordinator.
External Links:
Entries may not link to live or external sites, except to direct viewers to plug-ins.
Stable Content:
The content and appearance of a page may not change when the page is
refreshed in the browser. Random text or image generators are not allowed.
File Safety:
Entries that contain potentially harmful file contamination (e.g. a virus or worm) are subject to disqualification. The files will be scanned with virus detection software before being distributed to judges.
Bibliographic Sources:
The annotated bibliography must be included as an integrated part of the web site. It should be included in the navigational structure and does NOT count toward the 1,200-word limit.
Entry Production:
All entries must be original productions. Students may use professional photographs, graphics, video, recorded music, etc. within the site. Such items must be integrated into the web site and proper credit must be given within the site as well as in the annotated bibliography. Students may not use objects created by others specifically for use in their entries. Students must operate all software and equipment in the development of the web site.

‍Required Written Materials for all Entries

Title Page:
A title page is required as the first page of written material in every category. The title page must include only the title of the entry, the name(s) of the student(s) and the contest division and category. Note: The title page must not include any other information (pictures, graphics, borders, school name or grade) expect for that described in this rule.
Annotated Bibliography:
An annotated bibliography is required for all categories. It should contain all sources that provided usable information or new perspectives in preparing the entry. Students will look at many more sources than they will actually use. They should list only those sources that contributed to the development of their entries. Sources of visual materials and oral interviews must be included. The annotations for each source must explain how the source was used and how it helped the students understand their topics. Annotations of Web sites should include a description of who sponsors the site. Note: Oral history transcripts, correspondence between students and experts, questionnaires and other primary or secondary materials used as sources for the documentary should be cited in the bibliography but not included as attachments to the bibliography.
The Separation of Primary and Secondary Sources:
Students are required to separate their bibliographies into primary and secondary sources. Note: Some sources may be considered as
either primary or secondary. Students should use the annotations to explain their reasoning for classifying any sources that are not clearly primary or secondary.
Interpretation:
• While many sources clearly fall into one category or the other, some sources can be either, depending on how they are used. In those questionable cases, the students should explain in the annotation why they classified that particular source as primary or secondary.
• If judges disagree with the categorization of a source as primary or secondary, they should ask about it during the interview and allow the students a chance to explain their rationale.
• If judges have doubts about the validity of an Internet source or its classification as primary or secondary, they should ask about it during the interview.
Style Guides:
Style for citations and bibliographic references must follow the principles in one of the following style guides: (1) Kate L. Turabian, A Manual for Writers of Term Papers, Theses, and Dissertations or (2) the style guide of the Modern Language Association of America (MLA). Regardless of which manual is used, the style must be consistent throughout the paper.
Entries in all categories except historical papers must include three copies of the following written materials: (1) A title page. (2) A description of no more than 500 words explaining how the students conducted their research and created and developed their entries. The process paper should include the following four sections: (a) explaining how the students chose the topic, (b) explaining how the students conducted the research, (c) explaining how the students selected the presentation category, (d) explaining how the project relates to the NHD theme. (3) An annotated bibliography. These materials must be typed or neatly printed on plain white paper and stapled together in the top left corner. They should not be enclosed in a cover or binder.
Plagiarism:
Students must acknowledge in their annotated bibliographies all sources used in their entries.Failure to credit sources is plagiarism and will result in disqualification.