National History Day in Ohio:

Bringing History to Life!

Megan Wood, State Coordinator, National History Day in Ohio

History Day Educator’s Conference: October 2008

WELCOME

• Today’s Agenda

• Introductions

What is History Day?

•Grades 4- 12 (4-5th grade performances & exhibits only)

•Research Project based on an annual theme

•Create projects and attend local, state, and national competitions!

(4th and 5th grade at state level only)

What is History Day?

• Papers

• Exhibits

• Performances

• Documentaries

• Websites

Ohio’s Program

•11 Districts with local events, March and early April•Ohio History Day, June 25, 2009 at Columbus State Community College•National History Day, June, College Park, MD

Ohio’s Program

• Divisions– Youth, grades 4-5

(exhibits & performances only)

– Junior, grades 6-8– Senior, grades 9-

12

• Categories– Historical Paper– Individual

Documentary– Group Documentary– Individual

Performance– Group Performance– Individual Exhibit– Group Exhibit– Website

Student Skills

• Reading• Researching• Writing• Analyzing• Evaluating• Synthesizin

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Three C’s

•Content

•Context

•Conclusion

History Day in the Classroom

• Required class project

• After school/extra curricular

• Team Teach• Grade-wide

Classroom Application

Required Class Project

•Example Schedule (AP teacher from Dayton):

•November- Topics

•December- Topics/Research

•January- Research/Project

•February- Project

Classroom Application

Required Class Project

•Example Schedule (AP Teacher from Dayton):

•Due Dates:

•December 15th- 10 sources (5 primary, 5 secondary) in correct format with annotation•January 3rd- Essay due explaining project and research•January 17th- 20 sources (10 primary, 10 secondary)•January 30th- Process paper due•February 6th- Finished project due

Classroom Application

Team Teach:

•English Language Arts and Social Studies

•Social studies helps guide content and research

•English helps with writing and thesis statement

Highlighted Resources

INFOhio- Username: Explore Password: INFOhio

Internet Archive- www.archive.org

Purdue Online Writing Lab-

American Memory- http://loc.gov/ammem

FBI Freedom of Information Act Reading Room

Contact!

Megan Wood

Ohio Historical Society

1982 Velma Ave

Columbus, OH 43211

614.297.2343

mwood@ohiohistory.org

MySpace: Ohio History Day Expert

Facebook: mwood@ohiohistory.org

Blog: http://historydayexpert.blogspot.com

The Individual in History:

Actions and LegaciesFirst Approach:

An area of interest

A person who impacted that event/idea/topic

For Example: A student is interested in music

Alan Freed from Ohio coined the term Rock and Roll.

The Individual in History:

Actions and LegaciesSecond Approach:

An interesting individual

Select one way he or she impacted history

For Example: A student is interest in George Washington

George Washington’s role in defining the President as a civilian leader of the military.

•Right person and the right time:

•Powerful outcomes

•Great accomplishments

•Catastrophic events

•Famous people

•Regular people

The Individual in History:Actions and Legacies

How did one person (or people) impact a part of history?

How did ________ impact/change/effect _______?

Def. Impact:

3.influence; effect: the impact of Einstein on modern physics.

5.the force exerted by a new idea, concept, technology, or ideology: the impact of the industrial revolution.

The Individual in History:

Actions and Legacies

Historical Significance:

-Affects a large number of people

-Large regional, national or world events

-Influences many subsequent events

-Turning points in history

-What changed, what stayed the same

-Helps discern patterns

-Shows multiple perspectives

-Illuminates lesser known histories

The Individual in History:

Actions and Legacies

Narrowing Topics: What’s better?

Example 1:

Eddie Rickenbacker was born in Columbus, OH on October 8, 1890 and he grew up liking machines. In 1910 he started racing cars. He joined the U.S. Army during World War I. After the war he started an automobile company that was financially unsuccessful. He worked for the military during World War II and was almost killed in a plane crash. He died on July 27, 1973.

Narrowing Topics: What’s better?

Example 2:

Ohioan Eddie Rickenbacker served his country during both World Wars, worked as a race car driver, and worked to advance the technology of the automobile industry. Rickenbacker started his own car company after World War I where the braking system would work on all four tires. While the company failed, his idea spread so that eventually, all cars had four-wheel braking systems.

Brainstorming Topics

Who could our students research?

Three Things:

1. The Individual

2. The verb

3. The part of history

Using History Day in the Classroom

Who has participated in History Day?

What methods/ideas/activities have worked well with students?

What lessons have you learned?

Who is new to the program?

What questions do you have for experienced teachers?

What is the ideal calendar?

Historic Places as sources

Historical Context

•The set of facts or circumstances that surround a situation or event; “the historical context”

•Wordnet

•In history, showing the events leading up to, during or after and event to have a better understanding.

“My quote was taken out of context!”

“Our new Constitution is now established, and has an appearance that promises permanency”

“Our new Constitution is now established, and has an appearance that promises permanency; but in the world nothing can be said to be certain except death and taxes.”

Benjamin Franklin in Letter to Jean-Baptiste Leroy [Nov. 13, 1789]

“My quote was taken out of context!”

Historical Context

•The set of facts or circumstances that surround a situation or event; “the historical context”

•Wordnet

•In history, showing the events leading up to, during or after and event to have a better understanding.

January 21, 1909

Hen Party

Context

Context- (dictionary definition) The circumstances in which an event occurs; a setting.

For History Day:

Providing the setting for relevant events going on in the town, state, region, country or world.