National History Day

Hello Students!

We are all very excited to participate in the National History Day. This is a competition where students take a stand on a historical topic, research from a wide variety of primary and secondary sources, and create a project either as an individual or in a group up to five students. In 2022/2023, MacArthur students will compete in the following categories as individuals or groups: 1. Website 2. Documentary 3. Exhibit 4. Paper 

I. Introductory Video for 2022/2023:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y4RtSjDMUMw

II. Introductory Slide Presentation for 2022/2023:

https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1xdwmo6oQSmTmLkQxVYG7xtNiHVIFViMKQSdUWa3gZPc/edit#slide=id.p

*****Sample Work from 2022/2023 MacArthur Students****

https://docs.google.com/document/d/14-T1QmC_DKUwbjpe92PboN9M1Lb59XilFilpgnH2-bM/edit 

III. 2022/2023 NHD Rule Book:  https://ocde.us/EducationalServices/CurriculumInstructionandAcademicEnrichment/History/Documents/NHD-CA%20Rulebook_2021.pdf

IV. Important Dates

     A. Choose Topic, Project, and Research

          October, November, December

     B. Put Together Project

          December, January

     C. MacArthur History Day

          Thursday, January 20th, 2023

     D. Orange County National History Day

          Saturday, March 11th, 2023

V. A Fantastic Source for how to Cite Work:

nhd.org//sample-bibliography