1. SATURDAY MAY 2, 2015 PROVIDENCE COLLEGE National History Day

2. What Is History Day? National Competition for Grades 6-8 Focuses on a theme…Leadership and Legacy in History Students create a project by working as a Historian…  Reading and analyzing secondary sources  Reading and analyzing primary sources With some planning, many of the projects we already do in class can be used as part of a History Day project!

3. Project Categories Paper  1500-2500 words; individual only Exhibit  Backboard, museum-type display; individual and group Website  1200 word, 100 MB maximum, using program designed by NHD; individual and group Performance  10 minutes; individual and group Documentary  short movie; 10 minutes; individual and group

4. Why Should I Participate in History Day? This is for students who LOVE history and competition All participants will receive school awards All participants will be eligible for state and national awards State winners will be eligible to attend the National History Day event at the University of Maryland College Park in June, 2015 See http://www.nhdrhodeisland.org/ for more information.http://www.nhdrhodeisland.org/

10. If you are interested in participating… Complete and return the application to your History teacher by October 31, 2014 20 students in total will be chosen to participate in History Day (from grades 6, 7, and 8) Students must be…  motivated,  willing to work hard,  passionate about history,  and able to attend after school meetings to prepare materials.