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Cheverus National History Day (NHD) Information

The following is a summary of information concerning Cheverus’ participation in National History Day.

For complete information, link to:

National History Day home page

Maine NHD home page

Key Dates	About National History Day	Theme	Sample Topics
Contest Categories	Contest Guide	Process Paper Requirement	Judging Criteria
Printable version of NHD Informtion

Process Paper Requirement

Note that entries in each category except papers must include three copies of a “process paper” meeting the following requirements:

A title page (see Contest Guide, General Rule 11).
A description of no more than 500 words explaining how you conducted your research and created and developed your entry. You must conclude your description with an explanation of the relationship of your topic to the contest theme.
An annotated bibliography in proper bibliographic format and separated into primary and secondary sources (see Contest Guide, General Rules 12 and 13).

An annotated bibliography is required for all categories. It should contain all sources that provided usable information or new perspectives in preparing your entry. You will look at many more sources than you actually use. You should list only those sources that contributed to the development of your entry. Sources of visual materials and oral interviews must be included. The annotations for each source must explain how the source was used and how it helped you understand your topic.

For example:
Bates, Daisy. The Long Shadow of Little Rock. New York: David McKay Co. Inc., 1962.
Daisy Bates was the president of the Arkansas NAACP and the one who met and listened to the students each day. This first hand account was very important to my paper because it made me more aware of the feelings of the people involved.
These materials must be typed or neatly printed on plain white paper and stapled together in the top left corner. Do not enclose them in a cover or binder.