1. Apollo Middle School Social Studies Department 13th November 2015
History Fair:
Apollo Middle School
Social Studies Department
13th November 2015

2. Theme: “Encounter, Exploration, Exchange”
Your project must relate to part or all of this theme.
Encounter: meeting someone for the first time
Exploration: discovering a new place and/or a new idea
Exchange: trade of people, ideas, and many other things

3. Formats: Choose one! 1. Paper of 1500-2500 words (individual only)
2. Exhibit (individual or group)
3. Documentary (individual or group) ten minutes in length
4. Performance/Skit (individual or group) ten minutes in length
5. Website (individual or group) made using Weebly

4. Three things required for ALL PROJECTS:
1. Title Page
2. Process Paper of 500 words
3. Annotated Bibliography

5. Title Page Must contain: Title Student name(s)
Division (Middle School or High School)
Category (Performance, Documentary, Website, Exhibit, Paper)

6. Process Paper 500 Words (NOT required if you do the individual paper)
Answers the following questions:
How did you choose your topic?
How did you do your research?
How did you create your project?
How does your project relate to this year’s theme?

7. Annotated Bibliography
Must be divided in two: one part with primary sources and one part with secondary sources
Use MLA-style citations
For each entry, you must explain how you used each source and how it helped you understand your topic.

8. Important Dates December 7th, 2015: Group/Individual Contracts due
January 11th, 2016: Projects due
January 13th-14th: Apollo History Fair
January 16th: County entry forms for school winners due to Mr. Kalinsky
February 26th: Broward County History Fair

9. Judging Criteria 60%: Historical quality 20%: Relation to theme
20%: Clarity of PResentation

10. Grading of group projects
Students doing group projects will be evaluated BOTH on their group projects AND their individual contributions.