HOW TO WRITE AN EFFECTIVE APUSH DBQ

FORMAT – MAY 10, 2019 FRIDAY 3 HOURS 15 MINUTES 5/10/19 PART 1: 55 MX – 50 MIN – 40% 3 SAQ’S – 40 MIN – 20% PART 2: a) 1 DBQ – 60 MIN (INCL. 15 MIN RDG) – 25% FROM PERIODS 3-8 ONLY b) 1 LEQ – 40 MIN – 15% (3 OPTIONS)

DBQ DETAILS SUGGESTED TIME 60 MINUTES 15 FOR PREWRITE & 45 FOR ESSAY USE ALL OF THE DOCUMENTS USUALLY 7 DOCUMENTS WILL COVER PERIODS 3-8; 1754-1980 MUST ADDRESS AUDIENCE, POV, PURPOSE, CONTEXT FOR THE DOCUMENTS YOU MUST EXPLAIN AT LEAST 2 OUTSIDE FACTS (NOT AVAILABLE FROM THE DOCUMENT) TO SUPPORT EACH DOCUMENT YOU MUST USE PEN ON AP & WHEN IN CLASS

AP History DBQ Rubric (7 points) THESIS/CLAIM 0-1 POINT CONTEXTUALIZATION 0-1 POINT EVIDENCE 0-3 POINTS FROM DOCUMENTS 1-2 POINTS BEYOND DOCS (FACTS) 1 POINT ANALYSIS & REASONING 0-2 POINTS RESPOND TO THE PROMPT DON’T RESTATE. 1 OR MORE SENTENCES IN 1 PLACE; INTRO/CONCL RELATE TOPIC TO BROADER HISTORICAL EVENT DEVELOPMENT, PROCESS THAT OCCURS BEFORE, DURING OR AFTER TIME FRAME 1 PT – USE OF 3 DOCS & DESCRIBE NOT QUOTE CONTENT OF DOCS 2 PTS USE OF AT LEAST 6 DOCS – DESCRIBE CONTENT OF 6 DOCS & USE CONTENT OF 6 TO SUPPORT AN ARGUMENT IN RESPONSE TO THE PROMPT 3RD POINT – USE AT LEAST 1 ADDITIONAL PIECE OF EVID, NOT FOUND IN DOCS, RELEVANT TO ARGUMENT. MORE THAN A PHRASE; MUST DESCRIBE HOW EVIDENCE SUPPORTS ARGUMENT 1PT- AT LEAST 3 DOCS: POV, AUD, PURP, HIST. SIT.; MUST EXPLAIN HOW/WHY DOC RELEVANT 1 PT-DEMONSTRATE COMPLEX UNDERSTANDING BY: EXPLAINING SIM&DIFF, CONT & CHANGE, MULTIPLE CAUSES/EFFECTS, CONNECTIONS W/I & ACROSS TIME PERIODS, ALTHOUGH CLAUSE

A GOOD ESSAY …… INCLUDES AN INTRO PARAGRAPH WITH A BACKGROUND STATEMENT(what came before the event you’re writing about, what is the larger theme within which the event you’re writing about took place) & CLEAR, IDENTIFIABLE THESIS THAT ADDRESSES THE ENTIRE PROMPT. NEXT, YOUR CATEGORIES/TOPICS CLEARLY STATED WITH AN EXPLANATION (political, economic, social) & DEFINITIONS OF UNCLEAR TERMS (revolution, liberty, Chesapeake region) DOES NOT RESTATE THE QUESTION ANALYZES DOCUMENTS BY USING ADDITIONAL FACTS, INFORMATION TO SUPPORT THE DOCUMENT (2 FACTS PER DOCUMENT MINIMUM) MAKES AN ARGUMENT WITHIN THE LARGER TIME FRAME – PUTS ARGUMENT WITHIN CONTEXT OF THE BIGGER PICTURE

PROCESS READ QUESTION – THEN RE-READ IT, TWICE IDENTIFY YOUR TASK: REWRITE THE QUESTION IN YOUR OWN WORDS CIRCLE OR UNDERLINE KEY WORDS/PHRASES IN PROMPT (DIRECTIONS, UNCLEAR TERMS, DATES) MAKE A QUICK TIMELINE OR LIST OF OUTSIDE FACTS; MAIN EVENTS OF THE ERA ORGANIZE/CATEGORIZE FACTS INTO PERSIA: POLITICAL, ECONOMIC, RELIGIOUS, SOCIAL, INTELLECTUAL, ARTISTIC (ALL WON’T APPLY IN EVERY DBQ) THEN, READ DOC. & IN 2-3 WORDS WRITE THE MAIN IDEA FINALLY, GROUP DOCUMENTS TO SUPPORT THESIS (PAIR UP FACTS W/ DOCS) THEN WRITE: INTRO, 3 BODY PARAGRAPHS, CONCLUSION AP VIEWS ESSAYS AS ROUGH, FIRST DRAFTS

DOCUMENTS: LOOK AT DOC FOR HINTS, DATE, AUTHOR, PUBLICATION, SPEAKER: THE VOICE TELLING STORY OCCASION: TIME & PLACE, HISTORICAL SITUATION AUDIENCE: WHO IS MESSAGE RECEIVED BY PURPOSE: WHAT’S THE REASON BEHIND IT SUBJECT: WHAT’S THE TOPIC TONE: AUTHOR’S POINT OF VIEW

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