National History Day is a national and international competition designed to bring out the historian in all of us.

Resources for Implementing History Day 

What is National History Day? video

2021 Theme Book: Communication in History

2021 Theme Video: Communication in History

Rule Book

Introducing National History Day 

Understanding the Theme

• Theme Graphic Organizer

Choosing a Topic

• Topic Selection Graphic Organizer
• Narrowing a Topic Worksheet

Writing a Thesis

• Developing a Thesis
• Improving a Thesis

Process Paper and Annotated Bibliograpy

• Documentation Tools
• Annotations Guide

• Process Paper and Bibliography Outline

Avoiding Plagiarism 

• Presentation 1- Purposeful and Accidental Plagiarism      GoogleSlides      PDF
• Presentation 2- Avoiding Plagiarism      GoogleSlides      PDF
• Plagiarism Practice Worksheet

Time Management

• Group Project Contract
• Individual Contract

 2014 National History Day Gold Medal in the Senior Individual Documentary Category, Emma Grace Thompson