How To Do an APUSH DD BB QQ Mrs. Banas APUSH APUSH

DBQ = Document - Based Question A mix of textual and visual primary sourcesA mix of textual and visual primary sources Typically 7 documentsTypically 7 documents –Newspaper articles, letters, diaries, speeches, excerpts from legislation, political cartoons, charts, graphs, etc. Some/a few may be “classics” that you may have previously seenSome/a few may be “classics” that you may have previously seen –Others will be new to you No DBQ will focus on Period 1 (prior to 1607) and Period 9 (after 1980)

DBQ = Document - Based Question Hour-long DBQ section of the AP examHour-long DBQ section of the AP exam Mandatory 15 minute reading/planning periodMandatory 15 minute reading/planning period 45 minute writing period45 minute writing period There is NO “Right” answer to each DBQThere is NO “Right” answer to each DBQ Graded on writing/historical skills andGraded on writing/historical skills and –Use of Documents and Your Knowledge of the Subject (oi = outside information)

DBQ Getting Started 1. Clearly Read the Question (many will have multiple parts) 2. Organize Your Essay (Grids/Charts) 3. Gather OI (Outside Information Before and After) 4. Read the Documents –Order they appear –Notice connections –Watch for inconsistencies –Identify the sources of the docs (next slide)(next slide) –Look for evidence that could refute your argument Try to put this into your essay – Don’t just discard itTry to put this into your essay – Don’t just discard it

Author-Point of View WHO produced the document and HOW that might have impacted what they wrote? Setting/Historical Context WHEN was the document produced? Periodization Audience INTENDED audience? Purpose WHY was the document created/written at this time? (Historical Causation & Argumentation) Remember, docs. can be used in a variety of ways! Questions to Ask Yourself About the Documents

A “Dazzling” D.B.Q. Is Like a Tasty Hamburger

The “Top Bun” of your essay! 4-6 sentences The Introductory Paragraph

1.E stablish TIME & PLACE. 2.C reate a clear, THESIS STATEMENT. [underline or highlight it!] 3.A llude to the SUB-TOPICS or categories you will discuss to support your thesis statement 4.F ocus on the question at hand—do NOT begin with a “flowery” sentence! The Introductory Paragraph No “laundry list!”

The “tasty” part of your essay! 8-12 sentences+ per paragraph The “ ” Meat ” ” Paragraphs

1.I dentify your sub-topic or category in the first sentence (topic sentence). 2.I nclude the documents that are relevant to support the ideas in the paragraph. Analyze the source of the doc (ASAP) 3.B ring in supportive outside information. This is critical!! * o.i.’s = “outside information” 4.W hy were these documents selected? The “ ” Meat ” ” Paragraphs

1.Thomas 1.Thomas Paine, in his pamphlet, Common Sense, Sense, said: “………………….” (Document 1). 2.Joe 2.Joe Smith, a mid-Western delegate to the Republican convention in 1912, 1912, agreed with….. (Doc. 2). 3.The 3.The 19 c 19 c historian, Frederick Jackson Turner, Turner, felt that …………………. (Doc. 3). NEVER begin with: “In Document 1, …” or “According to Document 1” How to Reference a Document in Your Essay

The “Bottom Bun” of your essay! It holds it all together! 4-6 sentences The Concluding Paragraph

1.S ummarize your major points. 2.R estate your thesis statement a bit differently. 3.S ynthesis - Put your essay answer in a larger historical perspective. End of some trend/movement/idea, etc. Beginning of some trend/movement/idea Do NOT end on the note that this is the reason we are where we are today! The Concluding” Paragraph

Put It All Together, And....

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