Students are working on research projects in middle school history classes. They were given a variety of choices in both project styles and topics to research, and then they were off to the races. After doing a practice research lesson in sixth grade and a refresher on research in seventh grade, students dug in to learn more about their topics. One student is creating a presentation, many are writing research papers, several are doing creative pieces based on historical research, many are creating informative posters, and quite a few have chosen to tackle the Springfield Metropolitan Bar Association’s Law Day essay prompt: “What is the Importance of an Independent Judiciary?” On an even larger scale, several students have opted to participate in National History Day, with the theme: “Frontiers in History: People, Places, Events.” We’ll be practicing citations over the next few days and completing peer review prior to turning in final projects.