History Day in Arkansas is affiliated and part of National History Day, an exciting academic enrichment program that helps students learn about historical issues, ideas, people, and events. This academic adventure provides teachers with an innovative teaching tool and fosters students' enthusiasm for learning.
History Day in Arkansas State Competition
April 21, 2007
http://ar.nhd.org/ud/templates/register.php
District Coordinators and Contest Dates
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District 2 03/15/07
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Brooks Blevins Adele Grilli |
Lyon College PO Box 2317 Batesville, AR 72503 |
870-698-4246 Fax 870-698-4622 |
District 4 Norman Jr. High Crossett
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Norman Jr. High 219 Main Crossett, AR 71635 |
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District 5 Southern Ark University Magnolia
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Southern Arkansas University PO Box 9369 Magnolia, AR 71753 |
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District 6 ASU-Beebe 03/03/07
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James Brent
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ASU-Beebe PO Box 1000 Beebe, AR 72012 |
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District 7 03/03/07 Garland, Grant, Hot Spring, Pulaski, Saline |
Kristin Mann
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kdmann@ualr.edu University of Ark at Little Rock 2801 South University Little Rock, AR 72204 |
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District 8 Conway High East 03/17/07
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William Richardson
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richardw@conway.afsc.k12.ar.us Conway High East 1815 Prince Street Conway, AR 72034 |
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District 9 Alma High School 03/05/07
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Alma High School PO Box 2139 Alma, AR 72921 |
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District 10 Shiloh Museum 03/01/07
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Shiloh Museum 118 West Johnson Ave. Springdale, AR 72764 |
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| Pat Ramsey State Coordinator (501) 852-2263 pramsey@uca.edu Ms. Judy Huff Secretary judyh@uca.edu |
The University of Central Arkansas
P.O. Box 5094 Fax# (501) 450-5617 |
Dr. Harry Readnour Co-Coordinator Ms. Charlene Bland |
Winners at State History Day 2006:
Junior Individual Exhibit Jeff McNabb – Carl Stuart MS Katherine Dombek – Bob Courtway MS Adam Ford – Carl Stuart MS
Junior Group Exhibit Michael Rothmeyer – Central Junior HS Rummy Dhaliwal – Central Junior HS Loralyn Sholley – Central Junior HS Tiffany Clinton –Central Junior HS Mary Conner – Fuller MS Pooja Mehta – Fuller MS
Junior Individual Documentary Courtney Craft – Alma MS Taylor Jackson – Carl Stuart MS Andrea Janota – Carl Stuart MS
Junior Group Documentary
Dia Thomas – Shiloh Christian Emily Kennedy – Shiloh Christian Libby Cathey – Mann Magnet MS Randi Robertson – Mann Magnet MS Stewart Fullerton – Mann Magnet MS Beth Dykes – Carl Stuart MS Erin Erkul – Carl Stuart MS
Junior Individual Performance Marrett Laney – Carl Stuart MS Annie Corbitt – Carl Stuart MS Tori Miller – Shiloh Christian
Junior Group Performance Abby Hoffman – Carl Stuart MS Anna Jones – Carl Stuart MS Becca Morgan – Carl Stuart MS Devika Mehta – Carl Stuart MS Angel Burrow – Carl Stuart MS Brittany Braden – Carl Stuart MS Allison Kinsey – Fuller MS Danielle Martin – Fuller MS Darneesha Martin – Fuller MS Khrysten Dobbins – Fuller MS
Junior Historical Paper Bailey Ott – Central JH Sam Codemo – Carl Stuart MS Callie Craig – Butterfield JH
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Senior Individual Exhibit Troy Seymour – Conway High East Brian Yuen – Pulaski Academy Jenna Lindsey – Van Buren HS
Senior Group Exhibit Nicole Wright – Pulaski Academy Jatie Jordan – Pulaski Academy Megan Whitlock – Alma High School Mike Barrett – Alma High School Erica Barr – Russellville HS Melissa Edwards – Russellville HS
Senior Individual Documentary Carleigh Valentine – Alma High School Rebekah Riner – Conway High East Will Lentz – Conway High East
Senior Group Documentary Hunter Owen – Conway High East Marshall Hall – Conway High East Matt McDaniel – Conway High East Xin Liu – Conway High East Kaitlyn Osborn – Conway High East Lauren Hogue – Conway High East Steve Young – Pulaski Academy Brendan Frazier – Pulaski Academy
Senior Individual Performance CJ Carr – Alma High School Ellie Johnston – Batesville HS Michael Doshier – Conway High East
Senior Group Performance Hannah Pearson – Conway High East Heather Ernsbarger – Conway High East Susannah Stengel – Conway High East Claire Vick – Conway High East Micaela Tourville – Conway High East Morgan Hill – Conway High East Chris Jones – Conway High East Hayley Seay – Conway High East Kelsey Castleberry- Conway High East Ysabella Esteban – Conway High East
Senior Historical Paper Nichola Clark – Conway High East Lynzie Lamb – Conway High East Tice Brown – Batesville HS
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Weitkamp Award for American History
Junior Division
Group Performance
"Standing With the President: First Ladies Stand Up for America "
Abby Hoffman
Anna Jones
Becca Morgan
Devika Mehta
Carl Stuart Middle School
Conway
Teachers
Kaye McMillian
Sherry Holder
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Butler Center for Arkansas Studies Award
Junior Division
Individual Documentary
"The Little Rock Nine: Nine Students' One Big Stand "
Taylor Jackson
Carl Stuart Middle School
Conway
Teachers: Sherry Holder, Kaye McMillian
Senior Division
Historical Paper
"Epperson v. Arkansas: Taking a Stand by Teaching Evolution
Nichola Clark
Conway High East
Conway
Teachers: William Richardson, Robert Wills, Beverly Sutterfield
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Chapter CA PEO Award for Women in United States History
Female Senior Individual Documentary
"A Time to Stand Daisy Bates: Civil Rights Champion "
Carleigh Valentine
Alma High School
Alma
Teachers: Erin Mills, Toney McMurray
History Day is aimed at enriching the learning of history in the schools by getting students to do history and move beyond the memorization of dates and events.
The program is open to all Arkansas students in grades six through twelve. History Day in Arkansas provides students with an opportunity to research original materials and express what they have learned through creative and original dramatic performances, media presentations, research papers, or three-dimensional exhibits.
Students, working individually or in groups, will learn how to use primary sources in their research, document their sources in an annotated bibliography, analyze and interpret information, and present their research and conclusions in a concise and creative manner.
Successful entries show a clear relation to the annual theme and understanding of the historical significance of the chosen topic.
Arkansas is divided into eight districts. The winners of each district competition participate in the History Day in Arkansas state competition, held at the University of Central Arkansas campus in Conway. This year's State competition will be held on Saturday, April 17, 2004. First and second place winners at the state competition are eligible to participate in National History Day June 13-17, 2004 at the University of Maryland at College Park.
For further information, please select one of the categories below:
- History Day Themes
- Contest Categories
- How to start a NHD project
- PDF Contest Guide for Students
- Judging Criteria (forms)
- Definitions and Guidelines
- District Competition Dates, 2006
- Contact District Coordinators
- Contact State Coordinator
- UCA Library
- National History Day
- Resources at the National Archives
- Other Resources
Each year, a broad national theme is selected. Students may select topics on any aspect of local, regional, national or world history. Regardless of the topic chosen, the presentation of a student's research and conclusions must clearly relate to the annual national theme.
Students should limit the scope of their topics to make research and interpretation of their topics manageable. In other words, students should narrow their topics in order to focus on issues that can be explained and interpreted from the perspective of the theme and within the limits of size and time of the formats selected for presentation of their topics.
This year's theme is: 2006 Taking a Stand in History
Upcoming themes are:
2007 Triumph and Tragedy in History
2008 The Individual in History
Effective History Day projects or entries not only describe an event or development, they also analyze it and place it in its historical context. Questions about the topic's development over time and its impact in history should be asked:
Whatever format (paper, exhibit, documentary, performance) is chosen, students should first write a paper that lays out their thesis or hypothesis, arguments with historical facts and data, and conclusion. A useful little book for this and other aspects of historical research (including sources and footnotes is:
Rampolla, Mary Lynn. A Pocket Guide to Writing in History. 3d ed. Boston: Bedford Books, 2001
PAPER
A paper is the traditional form of presenting historical research. Various types of creative writing (for example, fictional diaries, poems, etc.) are permitted, but must conform to all general and category rules. The paper should be grammatically correct and well written.
An historical paper project must follow the rules below:
Rule 1: Length Requirements: The text of historical papers must be no less than 1,500 and no more than 2,500 words in length. Notes, annotated bibliography, illustration captions, and supplemental/appendix material do not count in that total. Appendix material must be directly referred to in the text of the paper. Extensive supplemental materials are inappropriate.EXHIBITRule 2: Citations : Citations -- footnotes, endnotes, or internal documentation -- are required. Citations are used to credit the sources of specific ideas as well as direct quotations.
Rule 3: Preparation Requirements: Papers must be typed, computer printed, or legibly handwritten in ink on plain, white 8.5 x 11 inch paper with 1 inch margins on all sides. Pages must be numbered consecutively and double-spaced with writing on one side with no more than 12 characters per inch or no less than 10 point type. Papers must be stapled in the top left corner and should not be enclosed in any cover or binder. Further, the title page should have no illustrations.
Rule 4: Number or Copies: Four copies of the paper must be submitted with the appropriate entry form by the deadlines established by the district and state divisions.
An exhibit is a visual representation of student research and interpretation of his/her/their topic's significance in history -- much like a small museum exhibit. The analysis and interpretation of the topic must be clear and evident to the viewer. Labels and captions should be used creatively with visual images and objects to enhance the message of the exhibit.
An exhibit project must follow the rules below:
DOCUMENTARY (VHS video, slides, computer formats)Rule 1: Size Requirements: The overall size of the exhibit when displayed for judging must be no larger than 40 inches wide, 30 inches deep, and 6 feet high. Measurement of the exhibit does not include any stand that you create and any table drapes. A circular or rotating exhibit must be no more than 30 inches in diameter.Rule 2: Media Devices: Media devices (e.g. tape recorders, projectors, video monitors, computers) used in an exhibit must not run for more than a total of 3 minutes. Viewers and judges must be able to control media devices. Any media devices used must fit within the size limits of the exhibit. Any media devices used should be integral to the exhibit -- not just a device to by-pass the prohibition against live student involvement.
Rule 3: Word Limit: Student-composed written materials that are used on an exhibit (excluding the title page, exhibit description, and annotated bibliography) must contain no more than 500 words. This limit does not apply to documents, oral history quotations, artifacts with writing, or other illustrative materials that are used materials that are used as an integral part of the exhibit. The 500 word limit includes student-composed written materials used in any media devices (e.g. computers, slides, video) and/or any supplemental materials.
A media presentation should reflect student's ability to use media to communicate his/her/their topic's significance, much as professional documentaries do. The media category will help students develop skills in using photographs, film, video, audiotapes, and graphic presentations. The presentation should include primary materials, but must also be an original production. To produce a media entry, students must have access to equipment and be able to operate it.
A media project must follow the rules below:
Rule 1: Time Requirements: Media presentations may not exceed 10 minutes in length. Students will be allowed an additional 5 minutes to set up and 5 minutes to remove equipment. Timing will begin when the first visual image of the presentation appears and/or the first sound is heard. Any lead on videotapes (e.g. color bars, etc.) will be counted as part of the presentation.PERFORMANCERule 2: Introduction : Only the title of the presentation and names of participants may be announced. Live narration or comments prior to or during the presentation are prohibited.
Rule 3: Student Involvement: Students are responsible for running all equipment and carrying out any special lighting effects.
Rule 4: Student Involvement & Production: All entries must be student-produced. Students must operate all equipment. Students must provide the narration, voice-overs, and dramatizations.
Rule 5: Entry Production: The entry must be an original production. Students may use professional photographs, film, slides, recorded music, etc. within the presentation. However, students must integrate such items into the presentation and give proper credit within the presentation as well as in the annotated bibliography. Slides may be professionally developed. Students must operate or supervise the operation of any editing equipment used in the production of the presentation.
Rule 6: Displays : Added exhibits of visual or written materials are not allowed.
Rule 7: Computer Entries: A student-composed computer program is an acceptable entry. Students must be able to run the program within the 10 minute time limit. Interactive programs are not acceptable; judges are not permitted to participate in the presentation by operating any equipment.
A performance is a dramatic portrayal of the student topic's significance in history and must be original in production.
A performance project must follow the rules below:
Rule 1: Time Requirements: Performances may not exceed 10 minutes in length. Timing starts at the beginning of the performance, following the announcement of the title and student names. Any other introductory remarks will be considered part of the performance and will be counted as part of the overall time. Students will be allowed an additional 5 minutes to set up and 5 minutes to remove any props needed for your performance.Rule 2: Performance & Introduction: The title of your entry and the names of the participants must be the first and only announcements prior to the start of the performance.
Rule 3: Media Devices: Use of slides, tape recorders, computers, or other media within the performance is permitted. Students must run all equipment and carry out any special lighting effects.
Rule 4: Script : The script for the performance should not be included with the written material presented to the judges.
Historical perspective: Understanding a topic's development over time and its influence in history.
Plagiarism: Plagiarism is using the work or ideas of others in ways that give the impression that these are a student's own (e.g. copying information word-for-word without quotations and footnotes, paraphrasing an author's ideas, or using visuals or music without giving proper credit in footnotes.
Primary sources: Primary sources are materials directly related to a topic by time and participation. These materials include letters, speeches, diaries, and newspaper articles from the time, oral history interviews, documents, photographs, artifacts, or anything else that provides first-hand accounts about a person or event. An interview with an expert, such as a professor of Civil War history, is not a primary source. A letter written by a soldier in the Civil War or a news article on the battle at Bull Run which appeared in a newspaper of the period is a primary source.
Secondary sources: Secondary sources are usually published books or articles by authors who base their interpretation on primary sources.
Production of Entry: Students are responsible for the research, design, and development of their entries or projects. They may receive help and advice from teachers and parents on the mechanical aspects of creating their entries: a) they may have help in typing the paper and other written materials; b) they may seek guidance from their teachers as they research and analyze the material, but their conclusions must be their own; and c) they may have photographs and slides commercially developed.
Objects created by others specifically for use in an entry violate this rule -- for example, a parent takes photographs or an artist draws the backdrop for your exhibit or performance. Students may receive reasonable help in carrying and placing props and projects.
Annotated Bibliography: An annotated bibliography is required for all categories or formats. It should include all sources that provided usable information or new perspectives in the preparation of the entry or project. Students will look at more sources than they will actually use. They should list only those sources that contributed to the development of their project. Sources of visual materials and oral interviews must be included. The annotations for each source must explain how the source was used and how it helped the students understand their topics.
For example:Oral history transcripts, correspondence between the student and the experts, questionnaires and other primary or secondary materials used as sources for a project should be cited in the bibliography but not included as attachments to the bibliography.Bates, Daisy. The Long Shadow of Little Rock. New York: David McKay Co. Inc., 1962.
Daisy Bates was the president of the Arkansas NAACP and the one who met and listened to the students each day during the crisis. This firsthand account was important to my paper because it showed me the perspective of some of the people involved and made me more aware of their feelings. It was also the source for one of the quotes on my exhibit.
The Separation of Primary and Secondary Sources: Students must separate their bibliography into primary and secondary sources. S ome sources may be considered either as primary or secondary, depending on the students' topics or questions. Students should use annotations to explain their reasoning for classifying any sources that are not clearly primary or secondary.
Style Guides: Style for citations and bibliographic references must follow the principles of one of the following guides: a) Kate L. Turabian, A Manual for Writers of Term Papers, Theses, and Dissertations or b) the style guide of the Modern Language Association of America (MLA). Regardless of which manual a student uses, the style must be consistent throughout the paper.
Entry Description: Entries in all categories or formats -- except historical papers -- must include 3 copies of the following written materials:
B: A description of no more than 500 words explaining how the student(s) conducted his/her/their research and developed the project. Students must conclude their description with an explanation of the relationship of their topics to the contest theme.
C: An annotated bibliography as described above.
History Day in Arkansas State Competition
Contest date: April 22, 2006 at University of Central Arkansas, Conway
First, Second, and Third Places awards will be given to SUPERIOR projects in each category in each division. Individual and Groups projects will be judged separately.
First and Second Place projects have the opportunity to compete at the National History Day contest June 13-17, 2004. (Third Place Projects are alternates.)
SPECIAL AWARDS
Sara J. Fountain Outstanding School Awards: given to the schools with the greatest number of projects earning awards in the Junior and Senior Divisions.
Mary J. Landreth Outstanding Teacher Awards: given to the teachers directing the greatest number of projects earning awards in the Junior and Senior Divisions.
Mary J. Landreth
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NATIONAL HISTORY DAYThe National History Day web page provides a lengthy description of this year's theme: Frontiers in History: People, Places, Ideas. The site also provides a useful bibliography addressing this theme.
Prizes, awards, and scholarships
Student Contest Guide
Curriculum Book
Judging Evaluation Forms and Teacher Rubrics
GREAT LINKS TO OTHER RESOURCES ON THE WEB
Arkansas Directory of Organizations, Archives, Libraries, Historical Societies, Museums, and Historic Sites:
Organizations
Other helpful sites
The History Channel
MLA documentation style
Turabian-Style Citations of Electronic Sources
Turabian-Style Citation of Printed Sources
