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Creating a Thesis Statement & Using Student Voice

  Your historical argument states the central point or focus of your project in two or three sentences. It is sometimes called a thesis or claim. Historians create historical arguments after carefully analyzing evidence from the past. The evidence that supports your argument will come from the primary and secondary sources that you discover during your research. Your argument should reflect your analysis of the historical evidence that you gathered.

Your historical argument must make a meaningful connection to the theme and show why your topic is significant in history. It must be incorporated into your project and be clear to those who read or view it. However, labeling your historical argument in or on your project is not required.

Thesis and Argument Worksheet

Comparing Thesis Statements

Student voice refers to your ideas and analysis. The audience wants to know what you think about a topic and see the evidence that supports your ideas. For History Day contests, student voice is part of the clarity of presentation criteria. Check out the resources below from National History Day in Minnesota:

Student Voice 101 Handout

Student Voice Video (7:33)

  PAPER (the only category you must do solo)

REQUIREMENTS: Write an original paper between 1500-2500 words (direct quotes do not count against your word count). You must use footnotes to cite information in the paper. You must use size 12 font and pages must be numbered. You need to include a process paper and an annotated bibliography.

Rules for the paper category

Sample winning paper (Junior Division) - The Fifth Circuit Four

Sample winning paper (Junior Division) - Weeks vs. Southern Bell

Sample winning paper (Junior Division) - Ex Parte Mitsuye Endo

Sample winning paper (Junior Division) - US vs Wong Kim Ark

Sample winning paper (Junior Division) Si Se Puede

Sample winning paper (Junior Division) - Curing the Blue

  DOCUMENTARY (solo or up to 3 students)

  REQUIREMENTS: A video no longer than 10 minutes in length that argues your thesis and presents your information. For images and videos, you have to provide text with citations for where you pull material from. You can upload original content, such as interview footage and your voice narrating over the footage shown. You must provide a process paper and an annotated bibliography.

Rules for the Documentary Category

Sample winning individual documentary (Junior Division) - All the World Loves a Baby

Sample winning individual documentary (Junior Division - Harvey Wiley

Sample winning team documentary (Junior Division) - Rural Electrification

Sample winning team documentary (Junior Division) - Katherine Switzer

Sample winning team documentary (Junior) - Operation Break Gender Barrier

PERFORMANCE (solo or up to 3 students)

REQUIREMENTS: An original production performed live for the judges.  Due to COVID, they have been taking recorded videos of the performances the last two years. This year, you will probably submit a video again, but you may need to be prepared to perform live in a room in front of judges. You write the script and create your own dramatic appeal, costumes, and props.  Performances cannot exceed ten minutes in length. If you are performing live, you have 5 minutes to set up everything before and 5 minutes to clean up afterwards. You must state your project title and performer names at the beginning of your performance.  You are allowed to use a projector, computers, and other media during your performance. You must write a process paper and provide an annotated bibliography and a copy of your script to the judges.

Rules for the performance category

Sample winning individual performance (Junior Division) - Willamina

Winning group performance (Junior Division) - "Reeding" between lines

Winning individual performance (Junior Division) - Fishing

Website (solo or up to 3 students)

REQUIREMENTS:  Create a collection of interconnected web pages that uses multimedia to communicate your historical argument, research, and interpretation of your topic’s significance in history. Your entry must be constructed using the NHD website editor: nhd.org/nhdwebcentral. You may use professional photographs, graphics, video, recorded music, etc. within the site. Such items must be integrated into the website, and must be credited within the site and cited in the annotated bibliography.  You cannot just link your website to another website (you have to have information on your own pages) but you can embed videos and images.  You must write a process paper.

Rules for the website category

Sample winning Individual Website (Junior) - Oyama v California

Sample winning Group Website (Junior) - Four Pests Campaign

Sample winning individual website (Junior) - James Reece

Sample winning group website (Junior) - Unbought and unbossed

exhibit board (solo or up to 3 students)

REQUIREMENTS:  You can either create a digital or a three-dimensional physical and visual representation of your historical argument, research, and interpretation of your topic’s significance in history.  Mrs. Pratt strongly recommends digital format. The overall size of your exhibit when displayed for judging must be no larger than 40 inches wide, 30 inches deep, and 72 inches high.  If you make a 3D model, circular or rotating exhibits or those meant to be viewed from all sides must be no more than 30 inches in diameter or diagonal. You may not exceed 500 words on your exhibit board. Direct quotes and basic cutlines for images do not count against your word count. All images need a cutline. You must write a process paper and an annotated bibliography.

Rules for the Exhibit Board category

Sample winning Individual exhibit (Junior) - Aren't Lights Grand?

Sample winning group exhibit (Junior) The Oxnard Strikes

Sample winning Individual exhibit (Junior) - Open Heart Surgery

Sample winning group exhibit (Junior) - A World Not Built for Me

What did Buccaneer student entries look like last year?

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Theme for 2023-2024

The first column addresses resources . The second is a guide to the research process ; in other words, it is a recommended route to tackle your research. The third deals with citations and annotations .

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Choosing a Topic

• Choosing a Topic: Frontiers in History with Dr. Prithi Kanakamedala View from 5:34, but especially from 10:59-16:54

Topic Ideas

• Minnesota History Day's Topics List
• Master Topic List Assembled by the Minnesota Historical Society
• Brooklyn Public Library's Student Resources for NHD
• Digital Public Library of America
• Womens History's National History Day Guide
• Smithsonian Learning Lab

Sources for Research

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• NHD's List of Student Resources

Primary Resources

• The Gilder Lehrman's Institute of American History
• Library of Congress Digital Collections
• New York Public Library's Digital Collections
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• Gale's Primary Source Archives

Biographical Resources

1. select a topic.

• Questions to Narrow Your Topic Test out and narrow your selected topic by using this editable PDF from NHD.
• From Topic to Historical Argument Reread this part of the NHD manual to clarify how to convert your topic to a historical argument. Model your work after the example given and have a working thesis. It is still flexible and subject to change as you accumulate your research and develop your ideas.
• Minnesota History Day Topic and Theme WS Use this worksheet to help you connect topic and theme

2. Asking Questions

• Research Question Starters Research is inquiry-driven. It is only as good as your questions are. Use this handout to learn to know what kinds of questions to ask when researching.

3. Start with Secondary Sources

• Brittanica High School Build background knowledge by using general sources like encyclopedias (yes, even Wikipedia). Scan and note keywords to use in your primary resource searches.

4. Primary Sources

• The Museum of the City of New York's Analyzing Primary Sources WS Also, be sure to take careful notes (e.g. original paraphrasing except for exact phrasings for direct quotes. Note any arising questions, as well). Also, use a citation tool to keep track of all of your sources AS you research.

5. Organize Findings

• Outline Template One possible way to organize your findings. Use the sample as it would pertain to you and the number of points you have.

6. Solidify Your Working Thesis

• Minnesota History Day's Thesis Statement WS Solidify your working statement into a final thesis statement using this worksheet as a guide.

What is an Annotated Bibliography?

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Credits vs. Captions

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2023 Theme Topic Inspiration: Frontiers in History

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Check out this video playlist by UNUM Ken Burns to explore topic ideas such as scientific frontiers, frontiers in travel and exploration, social frontiers, the Western frontier, and more!

Visit HistoryNet’s new NHD landing page to explore topic ideas in a variety of categories, including exploration, Indigenous communities, ancient history, political history, and more!

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National History Day: Thesis

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Thesis Statement Definition

Thesis Statement -  a short  statement , usually one sentence, that summarizes the main point or claim of an essay, research paper, etc., and is developed, supported, and explained in the text by  means  of examples and evidence.

Thesis Helpful Hints

The following links will help you with writing a strong thesis statement.

How to Tell a Strong Thesis Statement from a Weak One

• Thesis Generator    Use this on-line tool to practice writing a thesis statement.

      Before developing your thesis statement, conduct some research and ask the following questions:

      Why  did my topic happen at this particular time and in this particular place?

     What  were the events or the influences that came before my topic?

      How  was my topic influenced by and how did it influence the economic, social, political, and cultural climate of the time period?

Thesis Examples

Thesis Statement Example One:

• State your claim and summarize the impact and/or significance of your topic

The International Olympic Games offer athletes an opportunity to be exposed to new cultures, ideas and people.

Thesis Statement Example Two:

• State your claim about your topic, followed by example(s) of exploration, encounter and exchange.

The Olympic Games offer the participants the ability to  encounter  new cultures,  explore  new countries, and  exchange  ideas.

Thesis Statement Example Three:

• Introduce a brief counter claim, followed by your claim and the impact or significance of your topic ​

Although hosting the Olympics leaves many countries in debt, the Olympic games offer host citizens exposure to new cultures, ideas and people.

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NHD 2024: Student Resources & Strategies

Students, we have compiled a big list of resources to help you dig deep into National History Day (NHD) projects.

Understanding NHD Projects

• Read the Contest Rule Book carefully. English | Spanish
• Watch the  NHD Contest Rules video .

Every NHD project presents an historical argument, NHD offers five categories, or presentation, formats, in each division (Junior: grades 6–8, or Senior: grades 9–12). The documentary, exhibit, performance, and website categories offer both individual and group participation options; the paper category allows individual participation only. Groups may include two to five students.

Documentary A documentary is a ten-minute original production that uses media (images, video, and sound) and primary source materials. To produce a documentary, you must have access to equipment and be able to operate it.

• documentary project checklist
• documentary evaluation form
• documentary project example 1
• documentary project example 2
• documentary project example 3
• documentary project example 4
• Ask an NEH Expert documentary videos 2017 | 2018

Exhibit An exhibit is a three-dimensional physical and visual presentation. Exhibits use color, images, documents, objects, graphics, as well as words, to relay your story.

• exhibit project checklist
• exhibit evaluation form
• exhibit project example 1
• exhibit project example 2
• exhibit project example 3
• exhibit project example 4
• Ask an NEH Expert exhibit videos 2017 | 2018

Paper Because papers depend almost entirely on words to tell your story, you can usually include more information than in some of the other categories. Various types of creative writing, such as fictional diaries, poems, etc., are permitted, but they still must conform to all general and category rules.

• paper project checklist
• paper evaluation form
• paper project example 1
• paper project example 2
• paper project example 3
• paper project example 4
• Ask an NEH Expert paper videos  2017  |  2018

Performance A performance is a dramatic portrayal that is presented live. In addition to conducting research and writing a strong narrative that allows your subject to unfold in a dramatic and visually interesting way, you will need to create/gather appropriate costumes and props.

• performance project checklist
• performance evaluation form
• Performing Perspectives: Researching Clothing
• Performing Perspectives: Harmful Stereotypes
• Performing Perspectives: What NOT to Do in an NHD Performance
• Performing Perspectives: Cultural Appropriation
• Performing Perspectives: Who Tells Your Story
• performance project example 1
• performance project example 2
• performance project example 3
• performance project example 4
• Ask an NEH Expert performance videos  2017  |  2018

Website A website features a collection of interconnected web pages using multimedia that showcases your ability to use website design software and computer technology. All NHD website projects must use  NHDWebCentral ® .

• website checklist
• website evaluation form
• NHDWebCental Instructions & FAQs
• NHD Colorado WebCentral Tutorial
• Ask an NEH Expert website videos 2017 | 2018

Each year NHD chooses a particular theme that must be the focus of student projects. Before doing anything else, make sure you understand the theme.

• Read the 2024 Theme Book: Turning Points in History .
• Watch the 2024 Theme Introduction Video: Turning Points in History (YouTube).
• Discuss how the theme of Turning Points in History relates to people, places, events, technologies, and issues you’ve learned about earlier this year and in previous years and make a list of topics that interest you.
• Free write about what the theme means to you personally or to someone you know.
• Complete the NHD 2024 Theme Graphic Organizer (fillable PDF).
• Investigate theme narratives from different states.
• CA theme narrative (G 6-8)
• CA theme narrative (G 9-12)
• Minnesota theme narrative

Your NHD Project

Choosing a Topic

• Flip through newspaper and magazine articles about current events that you find interesting or concerning and then consider the historical and local angles to those topics. (Remember, your project may not be about a current event.)
• Browse through a history textbook.
• Check out local and state historical sites, museums and websites.
• Search the Primary Source Nexus for additional topic ideas (from the top menu bar, right).
• Watch the Thinkport Inquiry Kits for History Day Students video to get some ideas.
• Investigate these 2023 sample topic resources to see if any might be adaptable to this year’s theme: Turning Points in History .
• Topic Exploration National Women’s History Museum
• Find your state affiliate and look for local resources, like the ones below.
• Chicago Metro History Day Topic Ideas
• Georgia NHD Topic Starters
• National History Day in Indiana Topic Guide
• Minnesota Historical Society (MNHS): Topic Weebly Brainstorm
• MNHS: Topic & Theme Exploration (PDF)
• Create an outline or mind map of topic ideas that interest you.
• Consider refining your topic according to the following sequential steps: theme, interest, broad topic, narrow topic, thesis.
• Does the topic relate to the 2024 NHD theme— Turning Points in History ?
• Does the topic relate to local or state history?
• Does the topic really interest you?
• Do you have a personal connection to the topic? (It’s not necessary, but it can be a good thing.)
• Will you be able to find enough primary and secondary sources to thoroughly research the topic?
• Why is this topic important?
• What will people learn from your project?

Developing a Thesis

• MNHS What is a Thesis Statement
• MNHS Thesis Comparison Worksheet
• MNHS Thesis Statement Guidelines
• Thinkport Writing a Thesis Statement self-paced learning module
• MNHS Thesis Development Worksheet
• National History Day in Indiana NHD 2024 Master Guide
• Ohio History Day NHD 2024 Student Guide

Researching Your Topic

• NHD Guide to Research Skills
• NHD Quick Tip Video: What is Historical Significance?
• NHD Quick Tip: Wide Research
• Finding Primary Sources in Secondary Sources
• How to Use Google Books
• Mining Wikipedia
• Smart Searching the Library of Congress
• Smart Site Searching
• NHD Research & Writing workshop webinar video recording
• Thinkport Creating a Research Project self-paced learning module
• NHD Guidelines for Conducting Oral History Interviews

Selecting & using sources

• What Are Primary Sources?
• Selecting Sources: Tertiary, Secondary, Primary
• Selecting Primary Sources for Research Projects
• Using the Library of Congress Online: a Guide for Middle and High School Students
• Thinkport Digging for Historical Sources self-paced learning module
• Thinkport Evaluating Sources self-paced learning module
• Thinkport Analyzing Political Cartoons  self-paced learning module
• Thinkport Analyzing Charts, Graphs, and Tables self-paced learning module
• Historical Thinking Skills, Part 1: Sourcing and the Three Cs NHD video
• Historical Thinking Skills, Part 2: Perspective, Agency, and Hindsight NHD video
• NHD Quick Tip Video: Why Include Multiple Perspectives?
• To Interview or Not to Interview video
• Ask an NEH Expert: Evaluating Sources

Citing sources

• Tech Tools: Citation Tools
• Citing Digitized Sources from the Library
• Thinkport How to Cite the Right Way self-paced learning module
• Creating an Annotated Bibliography
• Thinkport Annotated Bibliography (Chicago style) self-paced learning module

Putting it all together

• NHD Quick Tip Video: Student Voice
• Historical Thinking Skills, Part 3: Evidence, Counter-Evidence, and Arguments NHD video
• Historical Thinking Skills, Part 4: Organizing an Argument NHD video
• Historical Argumentation for Students 2022 NHD video
• Navigating the Historical Argumentation Webinar Series
• NHD Guide to Research & Historical Argumentation
• Organize Your Argument (.pdf)
• Argumentation Plan  (.docx)
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Thesis Statement

From NHD website:

Develop a Thesis Statement NHD projects should do more than just tell a story. Every exhibit, performance, documentary, paper and website should make a point about its topic. To do this, you must develop your own argument of the historical impact of the person, event, pattern or idea you are studying. The point you make is called a thesis statement. A thesis statement is not the same as a topic. Your thesis statement explains what you believe to be the impact and significance of your topic in history. Example:

Topic: Battle of Gettysburg Thesis Statement: The battle of Gettysburg was a major turning point of the Civil War. It turned the tide of the war from the South to the North, pushing back Lee’s army that would never fight again on Northern soil and bringing confidence to the Union army.

• Tackling the Thesis [PDF]
• Handout from Minnesota Historical Society [PDF]
• Thesis Creator Helpful template to guide you through your working thesis
• Thesis Organizer & Checklist [PDF]

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Process Paper

Form NHD website Rule 15 | Process Pape r

All categories, except historical paper, must include a process paper with the entry. It must describe in 500 or fewer words how you conducted your research and created your entry. The process paper must include four sections that explain: 1. how you chose your topic; 2. how you conducted your research; 3. how you selected your presentation category and created your project; and 4. how your project relates to the NHD theme.

You can view sample process papers at http://www.nhd.org/CreatingEntry.htm .

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Here you will learn what a thesis statement is and what it is not. Use our tips and trick below to help you develop a solid thesis statement for your NHDI project!

Your project will consist of an argument that reflects your main idea – the message you want to get across to your audience that links the topic to the theme. The sentence(s) that capture(s) this argument in called your thesis.

Think of your thesis as an equation:

Thesis = Topic + Theme + Impact

A good thesis is short and sweet – no more than one or two sentences. You will explain and support your argument throughout the rest of your project.

A good thesis statement:

• Addresses a narrow topic.
• Is an informed opinion.
• Explains what you believe to be the historical significance of your topic.
• Connects the topic the the NHD theme.

A thesis statement is:

• Not a question.
• Not a list.

A thesis statement is not the same thing as a research question. Your research questions guide your research. Your thesis statement makes an argument about your topic using your research.

Writing a good thesis statement is a process. It will take time. This is the most important and sometimes most stressful part. Here are some key things to remember:

• It will continue to evolve as you research. You may even go back to change it…and that’s OK.
• It’s only set in stone once you have completed your project for the contest, and even then you will have an opportunity to improve it if you advance on to another contest.
• Make sure you’re getting feedback on your thesis from parents, teachers, friends or an NHDI team member.

Let’s look at an example below: We’ll use a previous NHD theme to give an example of how you might develop your thesis.

Theme: Conflict and Compromise Interest Area: Prisoners of war in World War I Your narrowed subject: Camp Atterbury POWs in WWII

Working thesis statement: During WWII, approximately 3,000 Italian POWs were held at Camp Atterbury in Indiana. They compromised with U.S. soldiers to build a chapel, making life there better for themselves.

• Take a look at the underlined section. Since it is stating a fact and introducing your topic, this information should be part of the your introduction.
• Remember, your thesis is an argument about your main idea.

Final thesis statement: The respectful treatment of Italian POWs at Camp Atterbury, along with the chaplain’s permission to buy their own chapel, created a long -lasting, positive relationship between the camp and the Italian soldiers once imprisoned there.

• Notice how the underlined section was added – this is the basis of your argument.
• You’re showing the impact of your topic and why it is important.

S.O.S. Method Worksheet

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