History Fair: 2015-2016
Apollo Middle School
Social Studies Department
13th November 2015
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
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
Three things required for ALL PROJECTS:
•1. Title Page
•2. Process Paper of 500 words
•3. Annotated Bibliography
Title Page
•Must contain:
•Title
•Student name(s)
•Division (Middle School or High School)
•Category (Performance, Documentary, Website, Exhibit, Paper)
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?
Annotated Bibliography
•Must be divided in two: one part with primary sources and one part withsecondary sources
•Use MLA-style citations
•For each entry, you must explain how you used each source and how ithelped you understand your topic.
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
Judging Criteria
•60%: Historical quality
•20%: Relation to theme
•20%: Clarity of PResentation
Grading of group projects
•Students doing group projects will be evaluated BOTH on their groupprojects AND their individual contributions.