National+History+Day+Project

The National History Day Project is your opportunity to conduct original research on a historical topic of your choice and communicate your research in a manner that you are comfortable presenting in. For purposes of our class, you will all be completing individual projects and this will be your Semester One Final Exam. You will then have the option of entering your project in the first National History Day Korea Competition. (Note: This is an international competition, which in the later stages, will involve students from the USA, China, and Indonesia.) Please note that there is a fee to enter the competition, usually around 50,000 won.

Students will need to develop an original thesis based on research conducted throughout the year that relates, in some way, to the theme, which is "Turning Points in History: People, Ideas, and Events." As this is a course in US History, your topic must relate to US History as well. (This connection may be a direct issue in US History or be an international issue that the US was somehow involved in.)

For our purposes, you will have four options regarding how you present your research: research paper, documentary film, dramatic performance, and website. Information on the requirements for each of these categories can be found by clicking on the appropriate links above.

I will be giving you ample time in class to work on this project, however, there will be a considerable amount of time required of you outside of class to work on this project. (After all, this is your semester exam, worth 15% of your final grade for the course!)

More information on deadlines and assignments associated with this project will be forthcoming.



Notes on Creating An Annotated Bibiliography

Chicago Style Weblink - This link will show you the proper citation method for your annotated bibliography and how to use Chicago Style for your in-text citations (if you are choosing to write a research paper).