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What is Kentucky History Day?

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Page 1: What is Kentucky History Day?

What is Kentucky History Day?

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What is Kentucky History Day?• History Day is a project-

based education program that engages your students in the process of discovery and interpretation of historical topics.

• Students learn skills that help them in all subjects; not just history/social studies.

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Competition Categories• Junior (6-8 graders) and Senior

(9-12 graders) Divisions– Exhibit– Documentary– Paper (individual only)– Performance– Website

• Youth Division (4th and 5th graders)• Exhibit• Documentary• Website

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The History Day Process

1. Question & Research 2. Analyze & Interpret 3. Present

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Annual Theme• Themes are broad and change

from year to year. • This year the theme is “Rights and

Responsibilities in History.”

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Requirements• Each category has rules associated with it.• All PROJECTS must have an annotated

bibliography with separated secondary and primary sources.

• All PROJECTS (except Paper) must have a Process Paper.

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Student Interview• Students are briefly

interviewed by judges at the contests.

• Judges ask students questions like:– Why did you pick this topic?– How did you do your research?– Why is your topic significant?– What was your best primary

source?

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Your Students’ History Day Project• It is not a book report. Your students

will have to critically think about their topic, ask questions, find answers in their sources, and develop their own conclusions.

• They get to choose their own topic and project category allowing them to work in a way that best suits their learning style.

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Helping students select A Topic• Students should choose a topic that…

– INTERESTS them– Relates to the THEME– Has a NARROWED FOCUS

• Topics can be…– Local, State, U.S. History, or World History

– Encourage students to pick a topic that is at least 25 years old.

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Topic BrainstormWhat topics can you think of related to

“Rights and Responsibilities?”

Healthcare?Science?Transportation?Communications?Military history?Politics or government?

Sports?Religion?Education?Exploration?

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Is Their Topic Too New?It is suggested that students avoid current event

topics, but look for historically related topics.

A project on some aspect of the Egyptian Revolution is probably too current.

The Iranian Revolution happened longenough ago for there to be good sources.

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Is Their Topic Too Broad?

Civil Rights Movement = too broadMartin Luther King’s 1964 March on Frankfort = better

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Doing the Research• Direct students to:

– Libraries – Historical societies and/or

museums– Contact college professors– Archival Collections at

organizations (i.e. corporations, YMCA, etc.)

– Reputable internet sources (LOC, NARA, Gilder Lehrman, etc.)

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Primary & Secondary Sources• Primary sources are

materials directly related to a topic by time or participation. Letters Speeches Diaries Newspaper or magazine articles

from the time Oral History Interviews Manuscripts/Paper collections Songs and Hymns Photographs and artifacts Court Proceedings and Records Government records, including

census data

Secondary sources are not created first-hand.

History Textbook Encyclopedias Books or articles written by

scholars about a topic

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Going Beyond the Book Report• NHD projects have a thesis statement. • Have students ask questions like:

– Why is my topic significant? – Has my topic influenced anything else of

historical importance? – What changed as a result of my topic?– What causes led up to my topic?

Be sure that students make it clear why their topic is historically important!

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Skills learned4th-5th Grade

• Ask and answer questions to demonstrate understanding of a text.

• Refer to and quote accurately details and examples in a text when explaining what the text says and when drawing inferences from the text.

• Distinguish their own point of view, analyze multiple accounts of the same topic, and integrate that information in order to write or speak about the topic knowledgeably.

6th-8th Grade

• Cite specific textual evidence to support analysis of primary and secondary sources.

• Determine the central ideas in primary and secondary sources and summarize them independent of prior knowledge or opinions.

• Analyze the relationship between primary and secondary sources on the same topic.

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Skills Learned 9th-12th Grade• Cite specific textual evidence to support analysis of primary and secondary

sources, paying attention to the date and origin of the information.

• Cite specific textual evidence to support analysis of primary and secondary sources, connecting insights gained from specific details to an understanding of the text as a whole.

• Analyze the central ideas in primary and secondary sources and understand how your topic fits within the historical context.

• Integrate information from multiple sources into a coherent understanding of the topic, using the sources to support your argument.

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Participation Benefits Them & You!!!• NHD students learn 21st century

college and career-ready skills. – NHD students are critical thinkers who

can digest, analyze and synthesize information.

– They learn to collaborate with team members, approach a topic critically and make an argument that supports their opinion, talk to experts, manage their time.

• Let’s them be creative.

• Encourages students to use their community’s resources.