Over the next few months I’ll be updating and linking many of the resources I use in my classes for National History Day projects. Some of the resources will have NHD China logos/branding as I am working on some standardized teacher and student resources for schools in our affiliate.
Student & Teacher Tools
26-27 Process Plan – This document should guide the topic brainstorming, background knowledge, contextualization, and research processes.
26-27 Argumentation Plan – After research is done, this document should help guide the argumentation process.
Crafting a Research Question (PDF)
Reflecting on Historical Significance (PDF)
Project Creation Student Checklists (Version 1)
Classroom Activities
Primary Source Think Aloud Protocol – Practice sourcing, corroboration, contextualization, and close reading of primary sources with your students. Model asking good questions about sources and help students be ok with the messiness of refining historical thinking.