Timeline for Term 1 Projects

Class of 2012: These assignments are meant to keep you on track with research, reading and writing for your NHD Topic Selection Essay. Blog posts that are late will not receive full credit.

1. Topic Selection Post - DUE Mon. Sept. 22

2. First Annotation- DUE Fri. Oct. 3

3. Second Annotation - DUE Tues. Oct. 7

4. VOTING AD - DUE Thurs. Oct. 16

5. Third Annotation - DUE Fri. Oct. 17

6. Thesis Statement and Introduction - Due TUES. OCT 21

7. Fourth Annotation - DUE Friday Oct 24

8. Rough Draft DUE WED. Oct 28

9. Fifth Annotation DUE MON NOVEMBER 3

10. FINAL TOPIC SELECTION ESSAY DUE FRIDAY NOVEMBER 7th

Video Contest- Complete by Oct 16

PennCord is offering $2000 prize to the best video/ad by students on the Right to Vote.

ALL 9th graders must produce a 30-60 sec. ad using iMovie on the right to vote. You may work in groups of 1-5 students.

1. Determine what your focus will be (historical, women's, African American, current voting trends, etc)

2. Complete research on your topic, and find photos that relate to your choice.

3. SAVE and BOOKMARK all research and resources, photos, videos.

4. Write your script (Dialogue that you will say during our ad)

5. Use iMovie to record you and your group talking about the topic. Use pictures and video from the internet as it relates to your topic. You can import music from a CD to play in the background as well.


Helpfhttp://www.blogger.com/img/gl.link.giful Sites to Research:

Official Contest Site

Advertising Tips and Tricks

Primary documents on the Women's Suffrage Movement

Photos and Info on Women's Fight for the Vote

Voting Rights and African Americans

History and Timeline of Elections in the USA

Voter Turnout Statistics 1998- Primary 2008

Census Data on 2000 and 2004 Elections

Annotation #1 Extended to Oct. 3

Due to the Voting Ad Project, Annotations should be completed as HOMEWORK by FRIDAY, OCT. 3. You MUST also find a second source on your topic, 2nd Annotation due TUES. OCT 7!
Create an Annotation for your topics

The purpose of the annotation is to inform the reader of the relevance, accuracy, and quality of the sources cited.


1. Cite the book, article, web document using MLA STYLE.

2. SUMMARIZE the article you read on your topic (100-150 words)

3. ANALYZE and write a sentence or two on
a. how the article was helpful to your research,
b. whether it was a primary or secondary source, and how you know this
c. who was the intended audience, and
d. the background and authority of the author

See How to Create Annotations or Cornell Library's page or NHD's Official Guide for more information and help

Topic Selection Post

Post your NHD Topic Selection (Individual) and WHY you chose this person.

Your post should read like this:

I choose (individual) for my NHD Project because I am interested in (historical problem/time period).

This person is important to history because without their efforts, (how our life would be different if they had not existed).

For this week's research, I found an article at (web site/URL; book, magazine, newspaper, etc). I will read and summarize it for next week.

ALSO! If you don't have a final choice, I want you to post a few individuals you are considering, OR a period in history or a historical problem that you are researching. We can find the individual if you KNOW WHAT INTERESTS YOU!

REMEMBER- your final topic selection should be an individual who solved a historical problem and/or had a MAJOR impact on history.

Thesis Builder & Annotations

Try using the online thesis builder to help you write your thesis statement
http://www.ozline.com/electraguide/thesis.html

Read through the on-line presentation on How to Create Annotations:
http://www.lawrence.edu/library/music/muhi20234titlepage.htmlhttp://www.blogger.com/img/gl.link.gif

WRITING Tricks Website A great list of Transition words, Adjectives, Synonyms, and other writing tips- check it out!

Links for NHD Topics & Research

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Official NHD - Theme and Example Topics

Time's Man of the Year List

Time's 100 Most Influential (Leaders, Heroes, Scientists, Artists, Titans)

Ebony's 100+ Most Influential black Americans

Time's 25 Most Influential American Hispanics

National Portrait Gallery: Women of Our Time

100 Most Influential in American History

Library of Congress Collections

Most Influential People Ever

How to Create Annotations

Topics Essay Requirements

Write an Essay on your Proposed Topic Choice
(3-5 pages, 12 pt font, 1 inch margins)

1. Brief history/biography including influences on this person.

2. MAJOR IMPACT on History
A. What was the historical problem?
B. How did this person contribute to the creation or solution of this problem?
C. What caused this person to act?
D. How did he/she achieve key change? How did he/she motivate others?
E. Who else was involved, what happened, where, why, important dates
F. What talents did he/she use?
G. What effect did it have on their time?
H. What long term change happened because of their actions?

3. Explain how this person connects to NHD Theme "The Individual in History: Actions and Legacies".
A. Why should we care about this person today? Are they famous? If not, why should they be?
B. What is their legacy today? In what ways can we see and feel it?
C. What larger event or movement did this person contribute to that changed history?

4. BIBLIOGRAPHY
A. 5-10 SOURCES
B. MLA Format