History Fair Overview Examples PDP Research Bakke

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History Fair Overview & Examples PDP Research Bakke

Why History Fair? Builds researching, critical thinking, and presentation skills essential for college and IB Assessing validity, point of view, change over time, and cause and effect=> IB/AP Exam Skills Hard Work & Competitive Success => College Resume Builder

Grade Booster or Grade Buster? History Fair is the most weighted grade and point total of ANY assignment ALL year in History Research --- 200 points History Fair also counts for PDP World Studies Will this help or hurt your semester 1 grade? You will NOT pass PDP Research Sem 1 w/o it However…

To the Victors Go the Spoils Advancing Projects = Extra Credit Points in both PIB History Classes 25 pts- City Competition 50 pts- Regional Competition 75 pts- State Competition 100 pts- National Competition

Bakke’s Rules No More than 3 in a group except Performances You May Only work w/ people in this room Topics must be approved by me via the Proposal Paper Some topics are on the auto rejected list

Pick a Genre, Any Genre The choices are Performance, Exhibit, Paper, or Documentary Hint #1: Performances are the smallest and easiest to advance (I will also add 10 pts e. c. to any group choosing performance) Hint #2: Strategic advantage to work alone, as group and individual are two separate categories for each type of project Hint #3: Papers are a small category as well and you skip the city round if you qualify for regionals

Exhibits Groups of 1 -3 NO SCIENCE FAIR BOARDS! Boards are supposed to be 6 feet high- 40 inches wide, 30 deep; Hint: Blick Art Supply, Pearle Art Supply, Office Depot, Staples, Fasten two sci fair boards together, Annotated Bibliography & SSF Form

Exhibits Cont. Bring Balance to the Board The Key is a balance between text captions, headings, and visuals Visuals: Charts, graphs, political cartoons, copies of primary doc, a few pictures, poems, timelines, maps, etc. Text: NO ESSAYS, text at the national level is 500 words total, you should not exceed 750 at this level, use you text carfully, Include a thesis and analysis feat. Change over time and impact Headings: Bring organization to the Board, they must reflect all parts of theme and guide the story from then and now reflected on your board

Paper Rules One Person ONLY Annotated Bibliography but NO SSF Form 1500 -2500 Words (Appx 7 -10 pages DBL) Cover Page, followed by Thesis & Outline Required Use Chicago Style In-text and Bibliographical citations i. e. footnotes Hint: It’s all about thesis

Documentary Groups of 1 -3 Only Students must do EVERYTHING Annotated Bibliography & SSF Required 10 Min Time Limit- 8 Minimum Must have credits at the end Hint: Interviews, clear thesis, change over time, vary visuals, don’t repeat pics, & music

Performance Groups of 1 -5 10 Min Maximum & 8 Minimum Everything Created and Written by Students SSF & Annotated Bibliography Required Hint: Clearly state a thesis Develop an argument based on fact and research Revise script until an analytical argument is clear

2014 Theme: Rights and Responsibility in Chicago’s History See Topic Article Your Project must be Chicago themed Topics must combine both parts of this theme. What are the differences b/t rights and responsibility? Hint: Look to gender issues, political issues, court cases, city govt. policy, education policy, racial issues, etc. What is the struggle between those who have power and those who don’t? -What are we required to give to the community? What are we entitled to be given?

NHD Essential Questions What is the struggle between those who have power and those who don’t? -What are we required to give to the community? What are we entitled to be given? -How do we balance the rights of the individual with the rights of the group? -What responsibilities do we have to protect those who cannot protect themselves? -What are the limits to rights? Where should the lines be drawn?

Where Do I Go From Here? Start thinking of topics that fit theme and are Chicago based Live & Die by the Schedule Come to the History Fair Workshop w/ a group a working topic and an idea of what type of project you will do Begin work on the History Fair Proposal Essay Begin work on the Annotated Bibliography of 25 -30 Sources BUY A BOARD ASAP