History Fair Overview & Examples

PDP Research Bakke

Why History Fair? Builds researching, critical thinking, and

presentation skills essential for college and IB Assessing validity, point of view, change over

time, and cause and effect=> IB/AP Exam Skills

Hard Work & Competitive Success => College Resume Builder

Grade Booster or Grade Buster?History Fair is the most weighted grade and

point total of ANY assignment ALL year in History Research --- 200 points

History Fair also counts for PDP World Studies Will this help or hurt your semester 1 grade?

You will NOT pass PDP Research Sem 1 w/o it

However…

To the Victors Go the Spoils Advancing Projects = Extra Credit Points in

both PIB History Classes 25 pts- City Competition50 pts- Regional Competition75 pts- State Competition 100 pts- National Competition

Bakke’s Rules No More than 3 in a group except

Performances You May Only work w/ people in this room Topics must be approved by me via the

Proposal Paper Some topics are on the auto rejected list

Pick a Genre, Any GenreThe choices are Performance, Exhibit, Paper,

or DocumentaryHint #1: Performances are the smallest and

easiest to advance (I will also add 10 pts e.c. to any group choosing performance)

Hint #2: Strategic advantage to work alone, as group and individual are two separate categories for each type of project

Hint #3: Papers are a small category as well and you skip the city round if you qualify for regionals

Exhibits Groups of 1-3 NO SCIENCE FAIR BOARDS!

Boards are supposed to be 6 feet high- 40 inches wide, 30 deep;

Hint: Blick Art Supply, Pearle Art Supply, Office Depot, Staples, Fasten two sci fair boards together,

Annotated Bibliography & SSF Form

Exhibits Cont. Bring Balance to the Board The Key is a balance between text captions,

headings, and visuals Visuals: Charts, graphs, political cartoons, copies

of primary doc, a few pictures, poems, timelines, maps, etc.

Text: NO ESSAYS, text at the national level is 500 words total, you should not exceed 750 at this level, use you text carfully, Include a thesis and analysis feat. Change over time

and impact Headings: Bring organization to the Board, they

must reflect all parts of the theme and guide the story from then and now reflected on your board

Paper Rules One Person ONLY Annotated Bibliography but NO SSF Form 1500-2500 Words (Appx 7-10 pages DBL) Cover Page, followed by Thesis & Outline

Required Use Chicago Style In-text and Bibliographical

citations i.e. footnotes Hint: It’s all about the thesis

Documentary Groups of 1-3 Only Students must do EVERYTHING Annotated Bibliography & SSF Required 10 Min Time Limit- 8 Min Minimum Must have credits at the end Hint: Interviews, clear thesis, change over

time, vary visuals, don’t repeat pics, & music

Performance Groups of 1-510 Min Maximum & 8 Min Minimum Everything Created and Written by Students SSF & Annotated Bibliography RequiredHint: Clearly state a thesis

Develop an argument based on fact and research

Revise script until an analytical argument is clear

2014 Theme: Rights and Responsibility in Chicago’s History

See Topic Article Your Project must be Chicago themedTopics must combine both parts of this theme. What are the differences b/t rights and responsibility?

Hint: Look to gender issues, political issues, court cases, city govt. policy, education policy, racial issues, etc. What is the struggle between those who have power and those who don’t?

-What are we required to give to the community? What are we entitled to be given?

-How do we balance the rights of the individual with the rights of the group?

-What responsibilities do we have to protect those who cannot protect themselves?

-What are the limits to rights? Where should the lines be drawn?

NHD Essential Questions What is the struggle between those who have

power and those who don’t?-What are we required to give to the

community? What are we entitled to be given?-How do we balance the rights of the individual

with the rights of the group? -What responsibilities do we have to protect

those who cannot protect themselves?-What are the limits to rights? Where should

the lines be drawn?

Where Do I Go From Here? Start thinking of topics that fit the theme and

are Chicago based Live & Die by the Schedule Come to the History Fair Workshop w/ a

group a working topic and an idea of what type of project you will do

Begin work on the History Fair Proposal Essay

Begin work on the Annotated Bibliography of 25-30 Sources

BUY A BOARD ASAP

HISTORY FAIR EXAMPLES

Exhibits From Nationals 2010

Remember to Think Outside of the … ICE BOX

An Illinois Board

Illinois State Expo 2012

LPHS Freshman Student- Patricia Z.

LPHS Freshmen Students- Natailia S. & Patricia B

2012 Theme: Rev, Reaction, Reform

Frank Lloyd Wright #1

Frank Lloyd Wright #2

Quality Knows No Age

Senior Level Entry… Really