Dunbar History Day

Project Rule Book Theme: Triumph & Tragedy in History

Project Due Date: Friday November 30, 2018

Process Paper & Annotated Bibliography Due Date: Friday December 7, 2018

Dunbar’s History Day Competition: Friday January 18, 2019

Mobile County’s History Day Competition: Friday February 22, 2019

Alabama’s History Day Competition: Friday March 29, 2019

National History Day Competition: June 9-13, 2019

History Day Projects were introduced to student during school on September 5, 2018. Parents seeking clarification please address questions to your child’s teachers through email or Dunbar’s Open House.

2019 2018

Dunbar Magnet School Specific

All Dunbar Magnet School students are required to create a History Day Project.

All Students will submit their project to their Social Studies teacher on Friday November 30, 2018 according to the submission method described under each project category.

All Students will submit a hard copy of their Process Paper & Annotated Bibliography to their Language Arts teacher on Friday December 7, 2018.

Only Advanced Arts students will submit projects to their arts teacher for a grade. o Students will submit their projects to their arts teacher according to the submission method described under

each project category. (The same way you submitted your project to your Social Studies teacher)

o Students enrolled in an advanced arts class are required to incorporate the arts into their History Day Project. Students enrolled in …. Black Box must submit an original theatrical performance for their History Day Project.

Musical Theater must submit an original theatrical performance with original lyrics/song(s) for their History

Day Project.

Drama Tech must submit a website or documentary for their History Day Project.

Journalism must submit a website or documentary for their History Day Project.

Magnet Dancers must submit an original performance that includes dance for their History Day Project.

Synergy must submit an original performance that includes dance for their History Day Project.

Show Choir must submit a performance that includes an original lyrics/song(s) for their History Day Project.

Advanced Band must submit a performance that includes instrumental music for their History Day Project.

Orchestra must submit a performance that includes instrumental music for their History Day Project.

Guitar must submit a performance that includes instrumental music for their History Day Project.

Art 2&3 must submit an exhibit that includes the visual arts for their History Day Project.

o If a student is not enrolled in an advanced arts class they will only submit their History Day Project to their Social Studies teacher and their Process Paper & Annotated Bibliography to their Language Arts teacher.

o Students enrolled in two or more advanced arts classes can choose the class they wish to incorporate into their History Day Project.

o All students will complete the appropriate History Day Project Topic Submission form located on the last page of this booklet and turn it into their Social Studies teacher during their regular class period on September 19, 2018

o Advanced Arts students will complete the appropriate History Day Project Topic Submission form located on the last page of this booklet and turn it into their Arts teacher during their regular class period on September 19, 2018

History Day Rules Rule 1

Your entry must relate clearly to the annual theme and explain your topic’s significance in history. All entries must have a title that is clearly visible and explains how they topic is connected to the theme on all materials, written and visual. Your topic can come from any period of time, from any geographic location, and on any subject so long as it is connected to the theme.

Rule 2 You many work as an individual or a group. Limit of three students per group for exhibits, documentaries, and websites. Limit of five students per group for performances. No person outside the group can assist in any way.

Rule 3 You are responsible for the research, design, and creation of your entry. You may receive help and advice from teachers and parents on the mechanical aspects of creating your entry, such as typing your paper and other written materials. You may seek guidance from your teachers as you research and analyze your material, but your conclusions must be your own. You may have reasonable help preparing your project.

Rule 4 All entries must include a process paper that includes the following: - A title page

o The title page serves as the first page. On it should be the title of your entry, your name(s), the contest division (Junior Division), project category, and word count.

- The Process Paper o The process paper must consist of 500 or fewer words and include

four sections that explain: How you or your group chose their topic How you or your group conducted your research How you or your group selected your project category and created your project How your project relates to the NHD theme.

- Annotated Bibliography o List only those sources that contributed to the development of your entry. Sources of visual and audio

materials and oral interviews must be included. Bundle photos or other materials from the same collection in a single citation. The annotations for each source must explain how you used the source and how it helped you understand your topic. Your annotated bibliography is not included in the word count.

For example:

Bates, Daisy. The Long Shadow of Little Rock. New York: David McKay Co. Inc., 1962.

Daisy Bates was the president of the Arkansas NAACP and the one who met and listened to the students each day. This firsthand account was very important to my paper because it made me more aware of the feelings of the people involved.

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NOTE: Oral history transcripts, correspondence between you and experts, questionnaires, and other primary or secondary materials used as sources for your entry should be cited in your bibliography but not included as attachments to your bibliography.

o Separate Primary and Secondary Sources You are required to separate your bibliography into two sections: one for primary sources and

one for secondary sources. NOTE: Some sources may be considered as either primary or secondary. Use your annotations to explain your reasoning for classifying any sources that are not clearly primary or secondary. Listing a source under both primary and secondary is inappropriate.

o Style Guidelines Style for citations and bibliographic references must follow the principles in a recent edition of

one of the following style guides. 1. Kate L. Turabian, A Manual for Writers of Research Papers, Theses and Dissertations: Chicago Style for Students and Researchers

2. Joseph Gibaldi, MLA Handbook for Writers of Research Papers

Regardless of which manual you use, the style must be consistent throughout all written material.

Sample Title Page

Title

Name(s) Junior Division Performance

Process Paper: 410 words

Individual Project Categories Exhibit

An exhibit is a visual representation of your research and interpretation of your topic’s significance in history. The analysis and interpretation of your topic must be clear and evident to the viewer. Labels and captions should be used creatively with visual images and objects to enhance the message of your exhibit.

Exhibit Specifications

Size

Requirements

• The overall size of your exhibit when displayed for judging must be no larger than 40 inches wide, 30 inches deep, and 6 feet high. • Measurement of the exhibit does not include the table on which it rests; however, it does include any stand that you create and any table drapes. • Circular or rotating exhibits or those meant to be viewed from all sides must be no more than 30 inches in diameter. See Figure E1 for illustration.

Word Limit • A 500-word limit applies to all student-composed text that appears on, or as part of, an exhibit entry. • This includes the text that you write for titles, subtitles, captions, graphs, timelines, media devices, or supplemental materials (e.g., photo albums, scrapbooks, etc.) where you use your own words. • Brief factual credits of the sources of illustrations or quotations included on the exhibit do not count toward the 500-word limit. A date (January 1, 1903) counts as one word. See Figure E2 for additional explanation. NOTE: Be careful that your message is clear on the exhibit itself. Extensive supplemental material is inappropriate. Oral history transcripts, correspondence between you and experts, questionnaires, and other primary or secondary material used as sources for your exhibit should be cited in your bibliography, but not included as attachments to your bibliography or exhibit.

Media Devices • Media devices (e.g., DVD players, tablets, mp3 players, video monitors, computers, etc.) used in an exhibit must not run for more than a total of three minutes. • Quotes from another source (e.g., clip from a documentary, primary source music, etc.) are considered quotes. Any student-composed questions, narration, or graphics incorporated within a media presentation are subject to the 500-word limit (Rule B2). • Viewers and judges must be able to control media devices. Any media devices must fit within the size limits of the exhibit. • Any media devices used should be integral to the exhibit—not a method to bypass the prohibition against live student involvement.

Crediting

Sources

• All quotes from written sources must be credited on the exhibit. • All visual sources (e.g., photographs, paintings, charts, and graphs, etc.) must be credited on the exhibit and fully cited in the annotated bibliography. • Brief, factual credits do not count toward the word total. See Figure E3 for an example of the difference between a credit and a caption.

Required

Written

Materials

• Three copies of your title page, process paper, and bibliography should be presented to the judges for review. Be sure to bring an additional copy for your own reference.

Figure E1:

Figure E2: Example from

an exhibit board Number of student composed

words Explanation

John Quincy Adams served as the Secretary of State….

9

These are all student-composed words.

On August 18, 1920, the Nineteenth Amendment was ratified….

7

The date counts as one word.

When Thomas Jefferson wrote that “All men are created equal” in the

Declaration of Independence...

10

Direct quotations from primary and secondary sources do not count as student-composed

words.

“Four score and seven years ago, our fathers brought forth…” Abraham Lincoln, Gettysburg

Address, November 19, 1863

0

Direct quotations from primary and secondary sources and brief,

factual credits do not count as student-composed words.

Figure E3:

Submitting: Students will take detailed digital photographs of their exhibit and email the pictures to all teachers responsible for grading the project. After teachers have had an opportunity to grade the projects those chosen to participate in Dunbar’s History Day completion will be notified. After being notified students will physically bring their exhibits to the library for display on Tuesday January 15, 2019.

Performance

A performance is a dramatic portrayal of your topic’s significance in history and must be an original production. It should be scripted based on research of your chosen topic and should have dramatic appeal, but not at the expense of historical information.

Time Requirements

• Performances may not exceed ten minutes in length. Timing starts at the beginning of the performance following the announcement of the title and student name(s). • You will be allowed five minutes to set up and five minutes to remove any props needed for your performance. NOTE: You should allow several empty seconds in your performance to account for unplanned pauses (e.g., applause, forgotten lines, etc.).

Performance

Introduction

• The title of your entry and the names of the participants must be the first and only announcements prior to the start of the performance.

Media

Devices

• Use of slides, mp3 players, computers, or other media within your performance is permitted. You must provide and run all equipment and carry out any special lighting or sound effects. • Only those student(s) listed as entrants may participate in the production. • If you or your group is submitting a dance performance as your project there must be narration along with the music. The narration is paramount, therefore it must be loud and clear. Be sure the music does not muffle, distort, or drown out the narration.

Script • The script for the performance should not be included with the written material presented to the judges.

Costumes • You may have assistance in producing your costume, but the design, choice of fabrics, etc., must be your own. Or, you may rent a costume. Remember: simple is best.

Required

Written

Materials

• Three copies of your title page, process paper, and bibliography should be presented to the judges for review. Be sure to bring an additional copy for your own reference. Refer to Part III, Rules 16-18, for citation and style information.

Submitting: Students will need to meet prior to the due date and record their performance so it is in a digital format. Once in digital format upload the video on YouTube. To do this the student or guardian needs to have a YouTube account. If one does not already exist one can be created for free. Next upload the video of the performance. Make sure to designate the video as UNLISTED. By changing the setting to unlisted the video will not appear in search results, any cannels, or the Browse page. When marked as UNLISTED the video can only be viewed by those who know the link/URL. Once the video has been uploaded to YouTube copy the link/URL and email the appropriate Social Studies and Art teacher on or before the due date. Note: Students should be prepared to perform their entry if it is selected to be a part of Dunbar’s History Day, Mobile Country’s History Day, Alabama’s History Day, or National History Day. This includes all costumes, props, sets, etc.

Documentary

A documentary should reflect your ability to use audiovisual equipment to communicate your topic’s significance. The documentary category will help you develop skills in using photographs, film, video, audio, computers, and graphic presentations. Your presentation should include primary source materials and also must be an original production. To produce a documentary, you must have access to equipment and be able to operate it.

Time

Requirements

• Documentaries may not exceed ten minutes in length. • You will be allowed five minutes to set up and five minutes to remove equipment. • Timing begins when the first visual image appears and/or the first sound is heard. Audio and visual leads will be counted in the time limit. • Timing ends when the last visual image or sound of the presentation concludes (including credits). NOTE: Use your setup time to prepare your documentary for presentation, adjust volume, etc.

Introduction • You must announce only the title of your presentation and names of participants. • Comments prior to or during the presentation, including live narration, are prohibited.

Student

Involvement

and Operation

• You must be able to run the program within the ten-minute time limit. • You must provide and be able to run your own computers, software, and other equipment while presenting your documentary to the judges. • Interactive computer programs and web pages in which the audience or judges are asked to participate are not acceptable; judges are not permitted to operate any equipment. • Internet access may not be available.

Student

Production

• All entries must be student-produced. • You must operate all equipment, including all editing equipment used in the production of your presentation. • You must provide the narration, voice-over, and dramatization. Only those student(s) listed as entrants may participate in the production. • Only you/your group and the subjects of your interviews (participants in a historical event or experts) may appear on camera. • Your entry must be an original production. • Using material created by others specifically for use in your entry is prohibited.

Entry

Production

• You may use professional photographs, film, recorded music, etc., within your presentation. However, you must give proper credit in the credits at the end of your presentation and in your annotated bibliography. NOTE: Remember that different equipment may affect how your documentary appears on the screen. You should test equipment provided at competitions beforehand, bring back-up copies of your documentary in different formats, and/or bring your own equipment. There is no penalty for displaying your documentary on a laptop computer, and many students use them successfully as a backup measure.

Credits • At the conclusion of the documentary, you must provide a list of acknowledgments and credits for ALL sources. These credits should be brief—not full bibliographic citations and not annotated. • You are not required to credit individual images or video clips while the documentary is playing; that is the purpose of the credits at the end. • All sources (e.g., music, images, film/media clips, interviews, books, websites, etc.) used in the making of the documentary must be properly cited in the annotated bibliography. • The list of credits counts toward the ten-minute time limit and should be readable by viewers. See Figure 7 for an example.

Required

Written

Materials

• Three copies of your title page, process paper, and bibliography should be presented to the judges for review. Be sure to bring an additional copy for your own reference. Refer to Part III, Rules 16-18, for citation and style information.

Submitting: Documentaries must be uploaded to YouTube. To do this the student or guardian needs to have a YouTube account. If one does not already exist one can be created for free. Next upload the documentary. Make sure to designate the documentary as UNLISTED. By changing the setting to unlisted the documentary will not appear in search results, any cannels, or the Browse page. When marked as UNLISTED the documentary can only be viewed by those who know the link/URL. Once the documentary has been uploaded to YouTube copy the link/URL and email it to the appropriate Social Studies and Art teacher before the due date.

Figure 7

Multimedia

A Distant Shore: African Americans of D-Day Saving Private Ryan

Images provided by the Library of Congress & The World War II Museum

Sound bites provided by The World War II Museum

Interviews Don Jackson

Martha Erickson Charlotte Weiss Jimmie Kanaya

Website

The website category is the most interactive of all NHD categories. A website should reflect your ability to use website design software and computer technology to communicate your topic’s significance in history. Your historical website should be a collection of web pages, interconnected by hyperlinks, that presents both primary and secondary sources and your historical analysis. To engage and inform viewers, your website should incorporate interactive multimedia, text, non-textual descriptions (e.g., photographs, maps, music, etc.), and interpretations of sources. To construct a website, you must have access to the Internet and be able to operate appropriate software and equipment.

Entry

Production

• All entries must be original productions constructed using the NHD website editor, beginning at the school level: http://nhd.org/CategoryWebsite.htm • You may use professional photographs, graphics, video, recorded music, etc., within the site. Such items must be integrated into the website, and credit must be given within the site and cited in the annotated bibliography. • You must operate all software and equipment in the development of the website. NOTE: Using objects or content created by others for specific use in your entry violates this rule. For example, adding viewer comments or using a graphic that others produced at your request is not permitted; however, using graphics, multimedia clips, etc., that already exist is acceptable.

Size

Requirements

• Website entries may contain no more than 1,200 visible, student composed words. • Code used to build the site and alternate text tags on images do not count toward the word limit. • Also excluded are words found in materials used for identifying illustrations or used to briefly credit the sources of illustrations and quotations; recurring menus, titles, and navigation instructions; required word count notifications; words within primary documents and artifacts; and the annotated bibliography and process paper, which must be integrated into the site. The process paper is limited to 500 words. • The entire site, including all multimedia, may use no more than 100MB of file space.

Navigation • One page of the website must serve as the home page. The home page must include the names of participants, entry title, division, number of student-composed words in the website, number of words in the process paper, and the main menu that directs viewers to the various sections of the site. See Figure 8 for an example. • All pages must be interconnected with hypertext links. • Automatic redirects are not permitted.

Documents

and

Multimedia

• The website may contain documents (e.g., newspaper articles, excerpts from written text, etc.), but the documents must be contained within the website. • The website may contain multimedia clips (audio, video, or both) that total no more than four minutes (e.g., use one four-minute clip, four one-minute clips, two two-minute clips, etc.). Included in the four minute total is any music or songs that play after a page loads. • You may record quotes and primary source materials for dramatic effect, but you may not narrate your own compositions or other explanatory material. • If you use any form of multimedia that requires a specific software to view (e.g., Flash, QuickTime, Real Player, etc.), you must provide on the same page a link to an Internet site where the software is available as a free, secure, and legal download. • You may not use embedded material or link to external websites, other than described in the preceding bullet. • Judges will make every effort to view all multimedia content, but files that cannot be viewed cannot be evaluated as part of the entry.

Crediting

Sources

• All quotes from written sources must be credited within the website. • All visual sources (photographs, videos, paintings, charts, and graphs) must be credited within the website. See Figure 9 for an example. • Brief, factual credits do not count toward the student-composed word total. See Figure E3 for an example. • All sources must be properly cited in the annotated bibliography.

Required

Written

Materials

• The annotated bibliography and process paper must be included as an integrated part of the website. They should be included in the navigational structure. They do not count toward the 1,200- word limit. Refer to Rule 4 for citation and style information.

Table

Content

• The content and appearance of a page cannot change when the page is refreshed in the browser. Random text or image generators are not allowed.

Viewing Files

• The pages that comprise the site must be viewable in a recent version of a standard web browser (e.g., Microsoft Internet Explorer, Mozilla Firefox, Apple Safari, Google Chrome). • You are responsible for ensuring that your entry is viewable in multiple web browsers. • Entries may not link to live or external sites, except to direct viewers to software plug-ins, as previously discussed above.

Submitting: Websites must be published on the web before the project due date. Once the page is published email the

weebly link/URL to the appropriate Social Studies and Art teacher.

Figure 8

Figure 9

A: All visual aids must me credited within the

website.

B: All sources must be properly cited in the

annotated bibliography.

Power Point

The Power Point is a category only being offered to students of Dunbar Creative and Performing Arts. This category was created for those students who need to satisfy the course/school requirement but have no desire to participate in any official NHD contest on the school, county, state or national level. Be advised that this option is not available to students enrolled in an advanced social studies or advanced arts class. Those student must submit either an exhibit, a website, a documentary or a performance. To construct a PowerPoint students must have access to a computer with the appropriate software. Students who choose this option must work independently and cannot partner with other students as a group.

Entry

Production

• All entries must be original productions. • You may use professional photographs, graphics, video, recorded music, etc., within the PowerPoint. Such items must be integrated into the PowerPoint, and credit must be given within the site and cited in the annotated bibliography. NOTE: Using objects or content created by others for specific use in your entry violates this rule. For example, adding viewer comments or using a graphic that others produced at your request is not permitted; however, using graphics, multimedia clips, etc., that already exist is acceptable.

Size

Requirements

• PowerPoint entries may contain no more than 1,200 visible, student composed words. • Excluded are words found in materials used for identifying illustrations or used to briefly credit the sources of illustrations and quotations; recurring menus, titles, and navigation instructions; required word count notifications; words within primary documents and artifacts; and the annotated bibliography and process paper, which must be integrated into the site. The process paper is limited to 500 words. • The entire site, including all multimedia, may use no more than 100MB of file space.

Navigation • The first page of the PowerPoint must serve as the home page. The home page must include the name of the student, entry title, and number of student-composed words in the PowerPoint. • All pages must be numbered. • Pages in your PowerPoint cannot transition automatically. You may however have animations take effect after the slide has transitioned.

Documents

and

Multimedia

• The PowerPoint may contain documents (e.g., newspaper articles, excerpts from written text, etc.), but the documents must be contained within the PowerPoint. Do not hyperlink to an outside source. • The PowerPoint may contain multimedia clips (audio, video, or both) that total no more than four minutes (e.g., use one four-minute clip, four one-minute clips, two two-minute clips, etc.). Included in the four minute total is any music or songs that play after a page transitions. • You may record quotes and primary source materials for dramatic effect, but you may not narrate your own compositions or other explanatory material. • If you use any form of multimedia it must be able to play within your PowerPoint. • You may not use embedded material or link to external websites, other than described in the preceding bullet.

Crediting

Sources

• All quotes from written sources must be credited within the PowerPoint. • All visual sources (photographs, videos, paintings, charts, and graphs) must be credited within the PowerPoint. See Figure 9 for an example. • Brief, factual credits do not count toward the student-composed word total. • All sources must be properly cited in the annotated bibliography.

Required

Written

Materials

• The annotated bibliography and process paper must be included submitted to your language arts teacher on the appropriate date. Refer to Rule 4 for citation and style information.

Viewing Files

• The students PowerPoint should be able to run uninterrupted with the exception of the click required to transition from one slide to another. All applicable sound and video files should be imbedded in the PowerPoint presentation.

Submitting: Students will email their social studies teacher and add the PowerPoint as an attachment.

Student Name _____________________________________________________________ Grade Level _______________ Language Arts Teacher _____________________________________ Period You Have Language Arts _________________

National History Day

Process Paper & Annotated Bibliography

Grading Rubric

A process paper is a description of no more than 500 words explaining how you conducted your research, created, and developed your entry. You must conclude your description with an explanation of the relationship of your topic to the contest theme. Students who turn in a paper that does not meet the qualifications of the process paper will be required to resubmit the a new process paper and be deducted points for not following directions which were given to the students and discussed during their Language Arts class. Late Papers lose 10 points for each day they are late.

Criteria Points

1. The title page is properly formatted, according to the directions in the rule book.

10

2. The first section should explain how you chose your topic.

15

3. The second section should explain how you conducted your research.

15

4. The third section should explain how you seleted your presentation

category and created your project.

15

5. The fourth section should explain how your project relates to the National

History Day Project theme.

15

6. Annotated Bibliography is included and properly formatted, according to

the directions in the rule book.

20

7. Your paper was turned in on time. _________ days late.

10

Total Points _________________

Dunbar History Day Topic Submission Theme: Triumph & Tragedy in History Due Sept. 19 to your Social Studies Teacher ________________________ _____________________ (Last Name) (First Name) Check Project Category (Check One)

Exhibit Performance Documentary Website PowerPoint

_______________________________________________ Your Project’s Topic

How does your project connect to the theme?

Group Members If Applicable No more than three for exhibit, documentary & websites No more than five for performance Students producing a PowerPoint must work alone. 1. ____________________________________________ 2. ____________________________________________ 3. ____________________________________________ 4. ____________________________________________ Social Studies Teacher ___________________________ Language Arts Teacher ___________________________ Advanced Arts Students Only Arts Teacher ___________________________

Dunbar History Day Topic Submission (Advanced Arts Students Only) Theme: Triumph & Tragedy in History Due Sept. 19 to your Arts Teacher ________________________ _____________________ (Last Name) (First Name) _______________________________________________ (The Arts Teacher You Want To Grade Your Project) Check Project Category (Check One)

Exhibit Performance Documentary Website

_______________________________________________ Your Project’s Topic Brief Explanation: How will your project incoporate the arts?

What assistance if any will you need from the arts teacher who is giving you a grade for your History Day Project?

Group Members If Applicable No more than three for exhibit, documentary & websites No more than five for performance 1. ____________________________________________ 2. ____________________________________________ 3. ____________________________________________ 4. ____________________________________________

Students are requiered to submit all History Day Projects electronically. See project categories for submission specifications.

Social Studies Teachers

6th Grade Social Studies Ms. Thompson kthompson@mcpss.com 6th Grade Social Studies Mr. Thompson tthompson3@mcpss.com 7th Grade Social Studies Mr. Laubenthal whlaubenthal@mcpss.com 8th Grade Social Studies Ms. Jackson lclark@mcpss.com

Arts Teachers

Black Box Ms. Thompson kthompson@mcpss.com

Musical Theater Ms. Thompson kthompson@mcpss.com Drama Tech Mr. Thompson tthompson3@mcpss.com Journalism Ms. Thompson kthompson@mcpss.com Magnet Dancers Mr. Williams dlwilliams@mcpss.com Synergy Ms. Eubanks beubanks1@mcpss.com Show Chior Ms. Lett & Nelson flett@mcpss.com & cnelson@mcpss.com Advanced Band Mr. Mayfield cnelson@mcpss.com Orchestra Ms. Lett flett@mcpss.com Guitar Ms. Lett flett@mcpss.com Art 2 & 3 Ms. Duffis lduffis@mcpss.com