Improving Chances to Advance with Quality Projects
- Tips -
Pay attention to the posted “Theme of the Year” – it is written by National History Day and tells you exactly how to relate your project to the theme. This is a mandatory requirement – all projects MUST relate to the theme, which changes every year.
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FORM THE TRIANGLE
Topics
Effective HOTRHF projects not only describe an event or a development, they also analyze it and place it in its historical context. You should ask questions about the topic’s development over time and its impact in history. Your answers to such questions will help you draw conclusions about your topic’s significance in history. Ask yourself the following questions about your topic:
· How is my topic important?
· How is my topic significant in history in relation to the yearly theme?
· How did my topic develop over time?
· How did my topic influence history?
· How did the events and atmosphere (social, economic, political, and cultural aspects) of my topic’s
time period influence my topic in history?
(NOTE: Do not share research with other students unless you are members of the same group and creating one entry together. It is not acceptable to have a common pool of research from which several entries are created.)
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· Every piece of information used to create a project, regardless of category, needs to relate directly to the chosen topic and tell a “complete” story about the topic.
· The flow of the first piece of information to start the project needs to be put in place first as the beginning you wish to develop.
· As additional pieces of information are included they need to flow into each other like a domino effect.
· Make sure you aren’t leaving disconnected information in either your picture layout for exhibits, documentaries, or web sites. The judges look at the beginning of the project through to the end for a strong historical basis and continuity.
· For performance and historical papers, make sure your presentation flows from one idea to the next in a firmly connected manner. Don’t leave choppy or incomplete statements hanging alone.
· Be sure as information pieces are added that they relate to the piece seen or heard in front of them, and that added piece expand on or extend to the next piece the student will choose.
· Look at the judge forms (www.baylor.edu/historyfair) and be sure your project meets the requirements the judges are asked to look for. (on web site menu see Judging / then Sample Judge Forms)
You can look through the Heart of Texas Regional History Fair web site, link to Texas History Day web site and link to National History Day web site where you will find this exact information written in several different ways. HOTRHF has consolidated all the information into this flyer to answer the question - “how do I help my students make the jump from regional history fair to state and national level competitions?”
A well-developed bibliography helps, particularly if it has a lot of primary sources and includes books, in addition to internet sources. A well-written process paper also helps. For examples of what a bibliography and process paper should include, see the www.baylor.edu/historyfair web site menu. Meet all the general rules plus the specific rules for your chosen category. These are also available on the HOTRHF web site.
Take time to view our on-line workshop that gives a good overall requirement for creating a quality project.
If you have questions, contact HOTRHF. (254) 753-3251
- Tips -
Pay attention to the posted “Theme of the Year” – it is written by National History Day and tells you exactly how to relate your project to the theme. This is a mandatory requirement – all projects MUST relate to the theme, which changes every year.
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
FORM THE TRIANGLE
Topics
Effective HOTRHF projects not only describe an event or a development, they also analyze it and place it in its historical context. You should ask questions about the topic’s development over time and its impact in history. Your answers to such questions will help you draw conclusions about your topic’s significance in history. Ask yourself the following questions about your topic:
· How is my topic important?
· How is my topic significant in history in relation to the yearly theme?
· How did my topic develop over time?
· How did my topic influence history?
· How did the events and atmosphere (social, economic, political, and cultural aspects) of my topic’s
time period influence my topic in history?
(NOTE: Do not share research with other students unless you are members of the same group and creating one entry together. It is not acceptable to have a common pool of research from which several entries are created.)
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
· Every piece of information used to create a project, regardless of category, needs to relate directly to the chosen topic and tell a “complete” story about the topic.
· The flow of the first piece of information to start the project needs to be put in place first as the beginning you wish to develop.
· As additional pieces of information are included they need to flow into each other like a domino effect.
· Make sure you aren’t leaving disconnected information in either your picture layout for exhibits, documentaries, or web sites. The judges look at the beginning of the project through to the end for a strong historical basis and continuity.
· For performance and historical papers, make sure your presentation flows from one idea to the next in a firmly connected manner. Don’t leave choppy or incomplete statements hanging alone.
· Be sure as information pieces are added that they relate to the piece seen or heard in front of them, and that added piece expand on or extend to the next piece the student will choose.
· Look at the judge forms (www.baylor.edu/historyfair) and be sure your project meets the requirements the judges are asked to look for. (on web site menu see Judging / then Sample Judge Forms)
You can look through the Heart of Texas Regional History Fair web site, link to Texas History Day web site and link to National History Day web site where you will find this exact information written in several different ways. HOTRHF has consolidated all the information into this flyer to answer the question - “how do I help my students make the jump from regional history fair to state and national level competitions?”
A well-developed bibliography helps, particularly if it has a lot of primary sources and includes books, in addition to internet sources. A well-written process paper also helps. For examples of what a bibliography and process paper should include, see the www.baylor.edu/historyfair web site menu. Meet all the general rules plus the specific rules for your chosen category. These are also available on the HOTRHF web site.
Take time to view our on-line workshop that gives a good overall requirement for creating a quality project.
If you have questions, contact HOTRHF. (254) 753-3251