How To Do An A. P. D B Q

The Introductory Paragraph 4-6 sentences Establish TIME & PLACE. Create a clear, THESIS STATEMENT. Allude to the SUB-TOPICS or categories you will discuss to support your thesis statement. No “Laundry List”!!

7-10 sentences+ per paragraph The "Meat" Paragraphs Identify your sub-topic or category in the first sentence. (Topic sentence) Include the documents that are relevant to support the ideas in the paragraph. Use ALL of the documents provided and show you understand each by explanation. Be sure to indicate Point-of-View (POV) *in at least 2 docs (preferably more) 7-10 sentences+ per paragraph

Demonstrating (POV) 1. Authorial Point of View: you show awareness that the gender, occupation, class, religion, nationality, political position or ethnic identity of the author could influence his/her views. EXAMPLE: Balthasar Rusow, a Lutheran pastor, was naturally upset by the celebration of a Saint’s Day since Lutherans don’t venerate saints.

Demonstrating (POV) 2. Reliability and accuracy of each source referenced: you examine a source for its reliability and accuracy by questioning if the author of the doc. would be in a position to be accurate. EXAMPLE: Niccolo Machiavelli’s book on the political tactics of a Renaissance prince was probably accurate as he observed the behavior of the prince, Cesare Borgia for many years.

Demonstrating (POV) 3. Tone or Intent of the Author: you examine the text of a doc. to determine its tone (satire, irony, indirect commentary, etc.) or the intent of the author. Esp. useful for visual docs. EXAMPLE: In his great sculpture of David, Michelangelo wanted to convey the confidence, and even arrogance, of Renaissance Florence at the peak of its cultural influence in 16c Europe.

Grouping Documents Be sure to separate the documents into 2 or three types or groups and use them OBVIOUSLY in that way (positive vs. negative, one society vs. another, before and after etc.)

How to Reference a Document in Your Essay Baldassare Castiglione, in The Handbook of the Courtier, said: “………………….” In document 5, Erasmus of Rotterdam, a northern Christian humanist, agreed with….. The 19c historian, Jacob Burkhardt, felt that …………………. (Doc. 9)

The Concluding Paragraph Start with a “concluding phrase.” (NOT “In conclusion…” or “As you can see…” ) This is a great place to discuss the “missing document”. Be SURE to explain how it would have helped to support your thesis