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National History Day

Use this page to help you get started on NHD. Click on the links below to help you consider your topic, see examples of great NHD projects, learn the rules of the competition, and learn where to find primary and secondary sources. You can also find all of the documents we went over in class.

How to Get Started with NHD
NHD Home Page This has EVERYTHING! Start here, surf around, and you will find all that you need in order to get started with choosing your topic and then researching your topic. This site has all the rules, information on how to design your project, and much more!
Getting Started, Conducting Research, Creating An Entry This page has helpful information on getting started with your NHD research and creating your project

NHD Rule Book There are many rules to follow in order to complete an NHD project successfully. Make sure you understand them!

Research Strategies
Difference between Primary & Secondary Sources

EBSCO
JSTOR
DIS elibrary
English Bookstore in Seoul with online shipping

Huge list of NHD resources and research websites, including photos, maps, US History, War History, World History, and other Primary Sources
How to Find Primary Sources on Topics Related to the US
Great for any research related to the US: US Library of Congress

Great for research on Korean topics: Korean Library of Congress
Great for research on Korean topics: Independence Hall of Korea National Archives

Great for research on Korean historical statistics and data: Korean Statistical Information Service
Great places to conduct more research on your Korean topics: 
  • Beomeo library and Beomeo library website
  • Koren universities
  • Korean museums and museum websites
  • Korean newspapers
  • BBC Korea
  • Korean books
  • Kyobo Bookstore
  • Korean documentaries from reliable sources on YouTube
Use this template to start emailing people to interview. When they reply to you, send in the Guiding Questions / Questions to Explore that are related to the change and legacy (the hardest questions to answer). Here is the email template:
DIS NHD Interview Email Template
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File Type: docx
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MLA Annotated bibliography
NHD Guide to Annotated Bibliography

MLA Format rules on Owl Purdue website
MLA Format rules and examples on NHD website

Easybib
How to Cite Film, Video, and Online Media
How to Cite an Interview
Interview Cite Examples
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NHD Rules: There are a lot and they are complicated. 
NHD Rule Book
NHD Rules for each type of entry
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Creating Your Entry
Explore this awesome site to learn the proper format and building techniques for every type of entry
For Perfect Process Paper and MLA Annotated Bibliography Format, refer to the NHD Rule Book

Creating an Entry - 5 Presentation Format Choices
NHD Webinars with experts teaching you how to design your entries
This NHD site has the worldwide winners in each category. Make your NHD entries resemble these awesome examples:
Examples of Entries

More Examples of Entries
How to organize all research and write for any type of entry:
NHD Writing Tips & Strategies
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Creating Your Entry: Exhibits
How to design the perfect Exhibit

Exhibits and Websites: Credits, Captions, and Citations
Exhibits and Websites: Credits don't count against Word Count, Captions do...
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Exhbit Design Templates:
NHD Exhibit Map Blank
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NHD Exhibit Map Organization
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Creating Your Entry: Websites
How to register an official Weebly NHD Website
​Exhibits and Websites: Credits, Captions, and Citations
Exhibits and Websites: Credits don't count against Word Count, Captions do...
Website Design Organization & Tips:
NHD Website Organization & Tips
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Creating Your Entry: Research Papers
NHD Papers must use Footnotes! Scroll to the bottom of this page to learn how
NHD Papers should have images in an Appendix
NHD Papers Appendix format and rules
NHD Paper Organization
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NHD Paper Organization & Tips
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Creating Your Entry: Documentaries
Documentaries: Rules for ending credits
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Documentary Example: DIS 2nd Place Finishing Documentary 2016
NHD Documentary Guide
File Size: 580 kb
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NHD Documentary Tips & Techniques
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NHD Documentary Storyboard Blank
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NHD Documentary Storyboard Sample
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NHD Documentary Tootsie Roll Blank
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NHD Documentary Tootsie Roll Sample
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