7^th Grade National History Day Project Guidelines 2014-15

THEME:  "Leadership and Legacy in History" with focus on leaders in Africa, Asia and the Middle East (must be 25 years ago or more)

1. _______            By Monday, December 15, 2014

-       Select 2 topic ideas

-       Meet with Ms. Robinson to select final topic

-      Over holiday break, read a book, watch a movie, or visit a historic site relating to your topic's time period to get historic context.  

2. _______            On Monday, January 5, 2015- Friday, January 9, 2015

                                        - Research Who? What? When? Where? Why How?/Historical Context

                                        - Have at least 5 sources by this date written on note cards or a GoogleDoc.

                                        - Sources (excluding websites)should have title, author, editor, city and date of publication, volume                                          number/page number.  Websites should have author, article title, website title, publisher of                                            website, date of publication, date article was accessed. Use EasyBib or Purdue Owl to create citations.

     3.  _______           On Wednesday, January 14, 2015

-       Have thesis in final form.

-       Complete an outline of your NHD paper by Friday, January 16.

-       Begin annotated bibliography

     4.  ________          On Thursday, January 16, 2015

                                   Field trip to Main Library (tour and research)

                                       -       Tour library

-       Conduct additional primary source research

                                       -       Add credible sources to annotated bibliography

       5. _______            Due Wednesday, January 28, 2015

-       Have the rough draft of your NHD paper printed and ready to turn in.

-       Add 3 additional sources (a mix of media) to your annotated bibliography

-       Have a working annotated bibliography, or one that is up to date with all of your sources thus far, to show your teacher. Update annotations.

      6._______            Due Monday, February 2, 2015

-       Have your title page and annotated bibliography completed.

      7._______            Due  Friday, February 6, 2015

-       Final copy of NHD paper due. Have the following printed and ready to turn in:

a.    Two copies of Title page

b.    Two copies of final NHD paper

c.     Two copies of final Annotated Bibliography (citations should be separated into Primary and Secondary Sources)