In collaboration with Patterson Joint Unified School District, National History Day is an educational program that encourages 4th-12th grade students to explore local, state, national, and world history. After selecting a historical topic that relates to an annual theme, students conduct extensive research by using libraries, archives, museums, and oral history interviews. Students analyze and interpret their findings, draw conclusions about their topics’ significance in history, and create final projects that present their work. Top students in each category have the opportunity to move on and compete in the State Competition.
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National History Day 2022 Theme
National History Day 2022 Theme
Debate & Diplomacy in History:
Debate & Diplomacy in History:
Success, Failures, and Consequences
Success, Failures, and Consequences
Throughout the 2021–2022 academic year, National History Day (NHD) students will explore the theme of Debate & Diplomacy in History: Successes, Failures, Consequences. Some topics might be stories of debate and diplomacy, while others might cover debate with little diplomatic effort or diplomacy without debate. Students must investigate to determine whether one or both of those themes are present in their narrative.
What are Debate & Diplomacy?
What are Debate & Diplomacy?
Debates are formal or informal meetings where people argue opposing views. Some debates involve two sides, while others involve three (or more) perspectives.
Diplomacy usually involves negotiating, compromising, and communicating with people or nations to find a nonviolent solution.
Debate and diplomacy can occur independently or be intertwined. Can diplomacy lead to new debates? Can debates lack diplomacy?
History Day Galleries
History Day Galleries
A documentary is an audio/visual presentation that uses multiple source types such as images, video, and sound to communicate your historical argument, research, and interpretation of your topic’s significance in history.
An exhibit is a three-dimensional physical and visual representation of your historical argument, research, and interpretation of your topic’s significance in history.
A paper is a written format for presenting your historical argument, research, and interpretation of your topic’s significance in history
Elementary Division (grades 4 and 5) only. Images (e.g., photos, maps, art images, etc.) and meaningful captions and labels to tell a story and guide the viewer through a historical argument and evidence. Each poster includes a process paper and annotated bibliography.
A performance is a dramatic portrayal of your historical argument, research, and interpretation of your topic’s significance in history.
A website is a collection of interconnected web pages that uses multimedia to communicate your historical argument, research, and interpretation of your topic’s significance in history.
Podcasts are a California-only category. Each podcast also includes a process paper and annotated bibliography. You can use your phone along with a variety of online platforms to edit and produce your final podcast. Your podcast must conform to the rules listed below and the general rules that apply to all categories.
Past National History Day Submissions
Past National History Day Submissions
Check out the submissions from last year's event and the amazing work from students from all over Stanislaus County
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