National+History+Day+in+the+Classroom

= = =Transforming Your Classroom with National History Day= Want your students to love history? Then National History Day is the program for you! National History Day motivates students to discover history by: > -//The shy student// gains confidence when speaking about a topic he/she has researched > -//The apathetic student// gains passion by choosing a topic of personal interest > -//The high achieving student// increases his/her ability to articulate their learning through presentation
 * Cultivating interest: students research a topic of their choice
 * Developing research skills: students act as historians discovering how to uncover primary sources, build historical context and form historical interpretations
 * Becoming experts on their research topic: presenting their research to teachers, students, and historians
 * Achieving success

National History Day 2011 Theme: __**// Revolution, Reaction, and Reform in History //**__

as it appears on the NHD website ||~ Expanded Judging Grading Criteria for Classroom Assessment ||
 * ~ Judging EVALUATION SHEET
 * ===Historical Quality (60%)===
 * Historical accuracy
 * Historical context
 * Analysis and interpretation
 * Use of available primary sources
 * Wide research
 * Balanced research

Relation to Theme (20%)

 * Clearly relates to theme
 * Demonstrates significance of topic in history and draws conclusions

Clarity of Presentation (20%)

 * Presentation, written materials are original, clear, appropriate, organized and articulate
 * Entry is organized; visual impact is appropriate to topic || ===Historical Quality (60%)===
 * 1. Historical Accuracy**
 * Determines that sources are viable and reputable
 * Explains cross check of sources
 * 2. Historical Context**
 * Illustrates how historical event influenced and was influenced by the social, cultural, political and economics of the time period
 * 3. Analysis and Interpretation**
 * Demonstrates critical thinking
 * Asks historical questions
 * Develops and defends an historical interpretation
 * Identifies bias
 * 4. Use of available primary sources**
 * Compares and critiques sources--documents, images, oral interviews, etc.
 * Evidence of the use of bibliographies to locate primary sources
 * 5. Wide research**
 * Reflects wide reading in multiple sources, including primary and secondary materials
 * 6. Balanced Research**
 * Represents competing perspectives
 * Identifies biases ||

The following links are on the National History Day website. Use them to help develop and implement National History Day as part of your curriculum. In additiom feel free to share these links with your students as they will benefit from using these as well.

National History Day Classroom Calendar

Eight Steps of Historical Research

Teacher Resources