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Contest Section Highlights:

• Photos from the 2008 National Contest
• 2008 National Contest Winners
• Webcast of the 2008 Awards Ceremony
• What are the steps to create a project?
• How do I create a process paper?
• How are entries judged?

Themes

2008-2009 contest theme

Click here to download the 2008-2009 theme logo

Sample Topics

2008-2009 sample topics

Curriculum Book

Full version of the 2008-2009 Curriculum Book

You can order a hard copy of the book by contacting NHD.

ALSO AVAILABLE:

Click here to download the new resource book, Abraham Lincoln: Unfinished Legacy, from NHD and the History Channel. This is a free resource provided by NHD and THC.

Future Contest Themes
(Subject to Change)

2010 Innovation in History: Impact and Change
2011 Diplomacy and Dialogue in History: Successes, Failures, Consequences
2012 Revolution, Reaction, Reform in History
2013 Turning Points in History: People, Ideas, Events
2014 Geography in History: Impact, Influence, Change
2015 Rights and Responsibilities in History

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