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History Fair

History Fair. This week’s schedule & goals. Monday—GOAL: UNDERSTAND EXPECTATIONS OF HISTORY FAIR Overview History Fair Topic Exploration (PPT and textbook) HW: Narrow topic list to top 5 Wednesday—GOAL: LEARN TACTICS TO FIND SOURCES & DECIDE ON TOPIC Finding Sources Finalize Topic

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History Fair

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  1. History Fair

  2. This week’s schedule & goals • Monday—GOAL: UNDERSTAND EXPECTATIONS OF HISTORY FAIR • Overview History Fair • Topic Exploration (PPT and textbook) • HW: Narrow topic list to top 5 • Wednesday—GOAL: LEARN TACTICS TO FIND SOURCES & DECIDE ON TOPIC • Finding Sources • Finalize Topic • HW: Notes on Wikipedia page for your topic (or time period, larger group) • Friday—GOAL: BEGIN SECONDARY SOURCE RESEARCH • Secondary Source Research • HW: Notes on one ‘legitimate’ secondary source

  3. History Fair Overview • Theme: Leadership and legacy • Location: Local history (Chicago, Illinois, Midwest) • Formats: Website, Documentary, Paper, Performance • Purpose: To create an original argument based on a historical topic • Sources: 20 sources • At least one interview • At least 3 types of primary sources • At least one visit to an archives/museum

  4. Timeline • November 10th-14th Topic Exploration & initial research • November 17th-18th Library days: finding and reading secondary sources • November 22nd First Von trip to archives • November 24thDUE 5 secondary sources (annotated and cited) • December 1st-5th Primary sources & continued research • December 5thDUE 5 primary sources (annotated and cited) • December 6th Second Von trip to archives • December 8th-12th Historical question & continued research • December 8th-12thDUEFull bibliography draft & continued research • December 13th Third Von trip to archives • December 15th-19thDUE Thesis and sub-arguments & continued research

  5. Tentative Timeline • January 5th-9th Outline workshop in class • January 9thDUE Detailed project outline • January 12th-16th Individual work on project • January 19th-23rdIndividual work on project • January 26th-29thIndividual work on project • January 29th Semester Ends—full draft DUE • Early February Feedback on draft, edit projects • Late February All Von projects due & judged • Early March Regional History Fair—winners advance

  6. 1930s Mexican American ‘Repatriation’ • In all, during the peak years of the repatriation campaigns (1929-1935), the INS formally removed approximately 82,000 Mexicans. 

  7. Spanish-speaking artists • DiegoRivera • Frida Kahlo • José Martí

  8. Zoot Suit Riots, LA

  9. Felix Longoria Affair • Latino Veterans • WWI, WWII spikes in immigration

  10. The Bracero Program

  11. Chicano Movement and ‘Muralismo’

  12. Chicana Feminism

  13. United Farm Workers and Cesar Chavez

  14. Dolores Huerta

  15. DesiArnaz • Latino actors • Latino musicians • Role of media

  16. Other wars and federal programs… • Mexican-American War • Spanish American War • Cuba and Florida • New Deal and Latinos • Cold War and Latinos

  17. Neighborhood History • Pilsen • Humbolt Park • Back of the Yards • Logan Square • Gentrification • “White Flight” • Periods of high immigration

  18. Operation Wetback 1954

  19. Other organizations • United Mexican American Students (UMAS) • Industrial Workers of the World (IWW) • Cannery and Agricultural Workers Industrial Union • Alianza • League of United Latin American Citizens • La RazaUnida Party • …and many more! • Youth groups, political parties, unions, women’s groups, gangs, etc.

  20. East L.A. High School “Blow Outs”

  21. Women’s Issues Dolores Huerta Joan Jett Abigail Adams Annie Oakley Alice Paul and the ERA Harriet Beecher Stowe Harriet Tubman Pocahontas Louisa May Alcott Audrey Hepburn Marilyn Monroe Sojourner Truth • Dorothea Dix • Jane Addams • Louise de Koven Bowen • Susan B. Anthony • Eleanor Roosevelt • Frances Willard • Seneca Falls Convention • Elizabeth Cady Stanton • Emily Dickinson • Ida B. Wells • Triangle Shirtwaist Factory workers • Dorothea Lange

  22. Other resources: Women’s History Month on Library of Congress http://womenshistorymonth.gov/audio.html National Women’s History Museum https://www.nwhm.org/online-exhibits/ • Non-U.S. Women • http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/women/womensbook.asp • Women’s History Collections on the Library of Congress • http://www.loc.gov/topics/content.php?subcat=18

  23. Picking a topic • Start big, but make it specific as you get more ideas and information • Topic: Discrimination in America • NOT SPECIFIC ENOUGH!

  24. Picking a topic • Topic: Discrimination in America • Topic: Discrimination against Latinos in America • Topic: Discrimination against Latino youth in Chicago • Topic: Discrimination against Latino youth in Chicago during the Great Depression

  25. Your topic should include… • Specific time period • Specific place • Specific subject (group/individual/idea/book/movement)

  26. Don’t know where to start? • Look at what you circled on your survey • Look through the textbook • Think about categories that interest you • Art • Music • Writing • Politicians • Wars • Use Wikipedia to click through related topics

  27. Use the Library of Congress • http://www.loc.gov/topics/americanhistory.php • http://www.loc.gov/topics/americanhistory-bysubject.php

  28. Other considerations… “History” means it’s at least 25 years old Use LOCAL topics if you will be advancing through history fair Use the theme of leadership and legacy if you will be advancing through history fair Choose a topic that has SOURCES Pick a topic that is IMPORTANT and that you truly CARE about You should be able to answer “so what?”

  29. Your task: • Create a list of topics using your textbook or the PowerPoint • Use the glossary • Use the index • Look through images or bolded terms • For homework, narrow your list and make sure you have SPECIFIC topics • Create a list of your top 5 topics

  30. Trips to libraries/archives/museums • November 22nd Ms. Thomas at HWLC • December 6th Ms. Tondelli at CHM • Mr. Bouchard at HWLC • December 13th Ms. Cantacessi UIC

  31. DUE FEBRUARY 10th

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