History+Challenge

=NATIONAL HISTORY CHALLENGE= =...celebrations, memories and history=


 * =====Discuss your project proposal with your teacher=====
 * Completed your project proposal and handed in a printed copy to your teacher


 * A reminder that end of session reflection and goals for next session have to be completed each session. You must inform your teacher where these are being saved.**

//The National History Challenge is a research-based competition for students. It gives you a chance to be an historian, investigating your community and exploring your own past. It emphasizes and rewards quality research, the use of community resources and effective presentation.// **
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**[|Information for students]**
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 * //You may choose one of four options to present your research. You can choose to write an essay, produce a multimedia entry, build a museum display or do a performance. It is important that you follow the format criteria.//**
 * =====**Information on[| Presentation formats] and the criteria**=====
 * =====**[|Special Categories] - your work may be based around one of these special categories**=====
 * =====**General Criteria**=====

Step 1
Introduce the National History Challenge. Unpack the presentation formats for the History Challenge - __Presentation formats__

Step 2
Brainstorm ideas related to topic ... what does Celebrations, Memories and History mean?


 * **We will use** Today's Meet **NHC-PVPS** for initial brainstorm ... synthesise into Main themes
 * Collate using **Wall Wisher NHC-PVPS possibilities**

Students participate in individual reflection and planning for decision making on working choices and topic.

 * Do I want to work on my own? Do I want to work in a partnership or a group?
 * Think about extending your thinking, extending your experiences, creating challenges for yourself


 * WHAT IS YOUR CHALLENGE GOING TO BE ABOUT?**
 * Where are your areas of interest? What is going to excite you? What do you want to discover?
 * What format do you want to work with?

**Student negotiation and decison making re work choices and topic**
Groups / individuals will need to complete a written proposal presenting choices. Link to Project Proposal document on Google Docs. When you open this you will need to save a copy of this document in your Google docs. When it is completed you will need to share it with Mrs N and Mrs E

Remember to check GENERAL CRITERIA and PRESENTATION FORMAT CRITERIA from the History Challenge site when you are writing your proposal

Skills workshops will be on offer over the next few weeks - depending on identified need.

 * Creating Bibliographies
 * Primary and Secondary sources
 * Technical workshops - TBA (software)
 * Developing search skills

SELF REFLECTION AND GOAL SETTING
At the end of each session you will be expected to complete a reflection on the session's work and goal setting for the next session. This can be written or as an oral recording. You need to include what you ahev achieved, the problems and solutions or possible solutions, what you didn't complete and your goals for the next session. This needs to be kept somewhere that is accessible to all members of your group (stored on server, google docs, edmodo etc)

=GENERAL CRITERIA=
 * An entry must be on ...**
 * Be on Australian History
 * Be historically accurate and based on the use of primary and secondary sources as appropriate, with these sources being acknowledged correctly.
 * Reflect a historical understanding of the period being researched.
 * Relate to the theme.
 * Meet the criteria for the entry format and be clearly and logically set out.
 * Include a bibliography in your investigation and for Years 9 -12 you have an annotated this bibliography.
 * Be original and not use the words or ideas of other people without acknowledgement.

Students may enter one of the following four formats
 * __Presentation Formats__ **


 * - Individual Research Essay**
 * - Performance**
 * - Multimedia**
 * - Museum Display**

Developing possibilities

 * ==== **[|Australian history stories]** ====
 * ==== **[|History of our nation]** ====
 * ====**[|Australian History Picture Trails]**====
 * ====**[|Forging the nation] - biographies**====
 * ====**[|150 year time line] - The Age**====

Web 2.0 tools

 * [|Museum box]