California Only Categories -
Posters and Websites
Poster Category
- A student may participate in the research, preparation, and production
of only one entry per year.
- A poster entry must be researched during the current contest year. This
begins following the National History Day competition in June. Any revising
or reusing of an entry from previous years is unethical, unacceptable, and
will result in automatic disqualification.
- Each source and illustrative material used in your Poster must be properly
credited or acknowledged n your annotated bibliography and/or footnotes.
Failure to do so will result in immediate disqualification.
- Each entry must have four (4) copies of a title page (title, name(s),
grade, and category (Poster)), a description of no more that 500 words,
and an annotated bibliography.
- There is a word limit of 250 words for student composed written material
on the posters. This does not apply to documents, oral history quotations,
artifacts with writing, or other illustration material that are an integral
part of the display. The title page, summary description, and bibliography
are not part of the word limit.
- For help with citations in any contest area, we recommend the use of Kate
L. Turabian, A Manual for Writers of Term Papers, Theses, and Dissertations,
or the style guide of the Modern Language Association of America (MLA).
Please keep in mind that all of your citations need to be in one form or
another. Please be consistent in your bibliographical form.
Size Requirements
Poster size is limited to 30" wide x 40" high. Foam board may be
used in the construction of the poster, but all contents on the poster must
lie flat without any protruding attachments. No 3-D projects will be accepted.
However, a collage format on the poster is acceptable.
Historical Websites Category
The Website presentation should reflect the student's ability to use computers
and related technology to communicate the significance of the topic in history.
The Website category allows students to demonstrate their knowledge and understanding
of computer technology as well as of a historical topic. You should use primary
materials such as photographs, film, video, audio tapes, and graphic presentations
to enhance your original composition.
Production Rules
- Each student may research and present only one project per year.
- The work submitted must be the work of the individual student or group
of students entered in the History Day competition. We consider the use
of another student's work unethical and unacceptable. Such behavior will
result in the disqualification of the project.
- The Website must be researched and produced during the current contest
year following the National History Day competition in June. Revising or
reusing an old website is unethical, unacceptable, and will result in the
disqualification of the project.
- Each source and illustrative material used in the development of the website
must be cited properly in the bibliography or in the footnotes. Failure
to credit sources is plagiarism and will result in disqualification.
- All entries must be original and student produced. You must operate all
equipment used in the preparation of your website entry.
- Students must also adhere to all copyright laws that apply to materials
they may use in their Websites. Students are reminded that Copyright lay
prohibits them from using certain materials without the consent of the owners.
Uploading Instructions
For participation at the district level, contact the county coordinator for
uploading instructions after January 15, 2001. For participation at the state
level, students will be responsible for uploading their own websites. A password
will be given to the county coordinators for distribution among those eligible
to compete at the state level. The password will be changed after a certain
date to ensure that there is no navigation possible inside either Netscape
3.0 or Internet Explorer 3.02.
NOTE: If your navigation structure is dependent on Java Script, students
must ensure that the format will work in ANY BROWSER.
Students must also adhere to all copyright laws that apply to materials
they may use in their Websites. Students are reminded that Copyright law prohibits
them from using certain materials without the consent of their owners.
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