Welcome to NEMS’ Home for the National History Day (NHD) 2019 contest season!
2018-2019 Theme: Triumph and Tragedy in History
The NHD Parent Letter for 2018
National History Day (NHD) is a year-long program that works side-by-side with our classroom curriculum.
NHD asks students to dig deeper and think critically about a topic of their choice as it relates to a historical person or event. Students are asked to choose a topic from history as it relates to the annual theme. Students will decide from one of 5 categories, or ways to present, to develop their project.
We ask students to choose a topic that has at least 25 years of historical perspective. In other words, from before 1994. Thank you!
This year’s theme of Triumph and Tragedy in History will provide an opportunity for students to push past the antiquated view of history as mere facts and dates and drill down into historical content to develop perspective and understanding.
Students must form a connection between the theme and their topic. The theme is chosen for the broad application to world, national, or state history and its relevance to ancient history or to the more recent past. In order to make connections to the theme students must understand the historical significance of their topic and answer questions about time, place, and context.
Official 2019 NHD Triumph and Tragedy Theme Book | Official NHD Rule Book
Required with All Official NHD Entries:
- Official Project Entry (Exhibit, Website, Documentary, Paper, or Performance)
- The Process Paper: (Included is the title page, your 5 paragraphs, & and annotated bibliography)
- Title of Project, Names, Junior Division, Category, Process Paper Word Count
- The Process Paper is a description of why you chose your topic and explains how your project was developed, including your successes and your failures.
- Annotated Bibliography: An annotated bibliography is a list of citations to books, articles, and documents. Each citation is followed by a brief (usually about 150 words) descriptive and evaluative paragraph, the annotation. The purpose of the annotation is to inform the reader of the relevance, accuracy, and quality of the sources cited.
- Title of Project, Names, Junior Division, Category, Process Paper Word Count
~ The NEMS-NHD School Fair will be held February, TBA ~
I. Choosing a Topic and a Category
Determine your project topic & your category. A category is the type of project you will present – choose from 1 of 5 different options.
II. Researching
Fact find. Develop a thesis. Document your entire journey for your Process Paper.
III. Creating Your NHD Project
From start to finish – Ready? Set. GO! See examples from years past
***Don’t forget to document your journey from inception to delivery in your NHD folder – or use Google Drive
- A Rough Draft of the Process Paper is due TBA
- Final NHD Projects and Process Papers are due for the NEMS-NHD School Fair TBA
IV. The Process Paper
Follow the plan to develop your Process Paper. Reflect on these questions:
- What aspects of the research brought challenges?
- What changes did you make along the way?
V. Additional Resources
- www.NHD.org
- Size requirements for exhibit boards: Check with your teacher about availability in the school bookstore. Exhibit boards can also be purchased outside of school at local retailers such as Walmart, Meijer, Michael’s, etc.
- Websites are created through NHD.Weebly.com only!
- For documentaries, conference with your teacher to be sure tech is compatible. All documentaries will be uploaded to Mr. Vinton’s YouTube channel for viewing.
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