History Fair Bibliography Due December 15 & 16

So the Bibliography is now due December 15 & 16.  The Bib does not have to be annotated but we will be annotating them in January/February.
Bibliographies should be submitted through Edmodo.  If you cannot then they should be emailed.  They will be accepted late through 12/22/11.
Please see me if you have any questions!

Revised Rubric

History Fair Bibliography Rubric

Topic approved by Mr. Hartwig (5 points)	Yes 5		No 0
Primary Sources	Three or more 3	(one point each) 2, 1	None 0
Secondary Sources	Seven or more 7	(one point each) 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1	None 0
Books (as source)	One or more 2		None 0
Total			/17

Finding Sources

Still having trouble?

For Secondary Sources, try:

Infotrac Gale Virtual Reference Library

 http://infotrac.galegroup.com/itweb/elmmsmctr?db=GVRL

If you are not at school and need to login, login password: (*hint--our mascot)

http://access.gale.com/epcusd401/

You might need this link, too.

http://go.galegroup.com/ps/start.do?p=STOM&u=elmw89890&authCount=1

For Primary Sources, try:

•  Library of Congress – Digital Collectionhttp://www.loc.gov/index.html# 
• National Archives  http://docsteach.org/documents or  http://www.archives.gov/research/
• University of Chicago – Special Collectionshttp://www.lib.uchicago.edu/e/scrc/ 
• The Encyclopedia of Chicago – Electronic Version (includes primary sources from the Chicago History Museum Collection) http://www.encyclopedia.chicagohistory.org/ 

Citing Sources for Your Biliography

If you can look past the "demo" across the screen this is actually pretty informative.

Primary vs. Secondary Sources Game

Play the Who Wants to be a Millionaire style  game here:
http://www.quia.com/rr/855767.html

Chapter 27 Section 1 WWII Quiz

Online version.
You must enter your first and last name.  See me for the password.
http://www.quia.com/quiz/2878308.html

History Fair Topics and Annotated Bibliographies

By December 14th, everyone must have a topic and complete annotated bibliography.

Topic

Don't forget that topics must:

• Be HISTORY – It happened at least 25 years ago or more.

• Have SOURCES – It has plenty of primary and secondary sources.

• Be SIGNIFICANT – It connects to bigger themes in history.

• Have SOUL – You care about it!

• Demand INTERPRETATION – There’s a “big idea” that you want to communicate – not just facts. Interpretation means making an argument based on evidence.

This is not a list of facts or a biography.  You're telling the true story of a historical topic.  Make it interesting!  Be able to answer, "So what?"

Still having trouble?  See me or see a librarian for help.  Also, scroll down to see my topic post.

Doing Research/Finding Sources 

Primary Sources – What are they?  How do you find them?  What do you do with them?
http://www.ala.org/ala/mgrps/divs/rusa/sections/history/resources/pubs/usingprimarysources/index.cfm

Library of Congress – Digital Collectionhttp://www.loc.gov/index.html#

National Archives (the building in DC where the Declaration of Independence, Constitution and millions of other records are stored)
http://www.archives.gov/research/

University of Chicago – Special Collectionshttp://www.lib.uchicago.edu/e/scrc/

The Encyclopedia of Chicago – Electronic Version(includes primary sources from the Chicago History Museum Collection)
http://www.encyclopedia.chicagohistory.org/

Infotrac Gale Virtual Reference Library

 http://infotrac.galegroup.com/itweb/elmmsmctr?db=GVRL

If you are not at school and need to login,

login password: (*hint--our mascot)

http://access.gale.com/epcusd401/

You might need this link, too.

http://go.galegroup.com/ps/start.do?p=STOM&u=elmw89890&authCount=1

 

Help with Annotated Bibliographies

Once you've found your sources and are ready for your bibliography, use this site:http://citationmachine.net/  or  http://www.bibme.org.

Use MLA format:

Lastname, Firstname. Title of Book. Place of Publication: Publisher, Year of Publication. Medium of Publication.

 

Examples here (use the left for navigation).

Then annotate the sources with a brief one-sentence summary.  Examples are here.

Submitting Your Topic and Annotated Bibliography

You can submit hard copies or better yet post them to Edmodo or email me.  When turning these in,  don't forget to include your full name and block.

Here's what your Topic and Bib Sheet should look like:

George Washington, 4A

History Fair Topic: How the American Revolution Succeeded

Annotated Bibliography

Primary Sources (3):

Secondary Sources (7):

You must have at least one book  and three primary sources

70th Anniversary of the Attack on Pearl Harbor ‘We have not forgotten your sacrifice’

‘We have not forgotten your sacrifice’ - Aurora Beacon News

History Fair Topic Ideas

History Fair topic ideas can be difficult to develop and you shouldn't rush into it.  Here are some sites to help you out.

Start here, at Chicago Metro History Fair.  It's a lot of text but has some very valuable information.  There's also a list of topics on their site here: http://www.chicagohistoryfair.org/history-fair/history-fair-a-nhd-theme/nhd-suggested-topics.html

Next, try the NHD site.  Scroll down to "Choosing a topic".

The theme is year is Revolution, Reaction, Reform in History.  While I'm not too concerned at this point about you fitting your topic into this theme, here are some examples (opens up a pdf).

Ms. Hawes also has some good info up at her blog.
And the Senn HS site has a lot of great PowerPoints, links and resources.  

Reasons the US entered WWI

Here are a few about the sinking of the Lusitania.

The first is from Winsor McCay, one of my favorite illustrators.




And this documentary that I haven't had time to screen.

Are Banks Too Big to Fail?

Food for thought

Stock Market WebQuest

Simulation I

1. Click here and make sure that it opens in another window.

2. Read the introduction and then click on "Trade Traditional Stocks"

3. (You don’t need to update the Shock player. Don't update. If you have trouble, let me know.)

4. Buy stock in Duke, YeeeeeHaw.com, the Electric Co, and hypercola in any combination.

5. You don’t need to spend all of your money right away and you can buy and sell with each turn.

6. Hit the “two week advance” button.

7. Click on the "news flash" option, read and evaluate. Then buy and sell stock.

8. Repeat step 6.

How'd you do? Record your percent return in your notebook.

Simulation II

If you've mastered the first one and have time, try your hand at this one. It's more complex and has a variety of scenarios. It also uses real company stock for examples.

Bonus question:
Was the 1929 crash the biggest stock market crash in U.S. history? It depends on how you measure but there's some interesting info here.

If you still have time, check out the Golden Age of Radio WebQuest.

Great Depression Videos

Here's a small sampling.  Have any more you'd recommend?

From It's A Wonderful Life--Bank Run




Stock Market Crash

20s & 30s Dancing

We'll give this a try in class and then in the gym during 20s & 30s Day.
To help I've tried to round up some videos.
First, here's the song for arguably the most famous dance of the time, the Charleston.


And here's some vintage footage, recreation and dance instruction:




Lindy Hopping from the 30s & 40s (footage from the 1940s):


And finally a really interested segment on the "Big Apple" Dance of the 30s.

Chapter 25: The Roaring Twenties 1919-1929 Resources

Textbook Resouces for the Whole Chapter 

How's your reading comprehension?
Practice Quizzes are here:

Ch 25 Section 1 Practice Quiz
http://www.quia.com/quiz/3319418.html
Ch 25 Section 2 Practice Quiz
http://www.quia.com/quiz/3323252.html
Ch 25 Section 3 Practice Quiz
http://www.quia.com/quiz/3324318.html

See me for the passwords for the quizzes.  You must also enter you name.  Names are capitalized like this: Calvin Coolidge, not calvin coolidge.  
They are timed and you can take them as often as you'd like.  The first quiz will be over sections 1 & 2.
These are practice quizzes and every questions will not be on the quiz.
Good luck

Did the stress of the Teapot Dome Scandal lead to President Harding's death?  What do you think?