Redesigned DBQs For APUSH

Document Based Question  There will be a prompt  You will be provided with a set of documents  Never more than 7  15 minutes recommended for planning  Taking notes in margins  Thinking of outside information  45 minutes recommended for writing  If you can squeesh in some time to review it that will help too

Differences from other AP DBQ formats AP WORLD  Document centric APUSH  Outside knowledge more impactful on score

1 of These Historical Thinking Skills  Causation  Why this stuff happened - Long Term / Short Term  Change and continuity over time  Comparison  Time periods, regions, ethnic, social, etc…  Interpretation  POVs  Periodization  How do we understand this period, milestones, turning points, etc… !!This is aBIG CHANGE!!

ALL of These Historical Thinking Skills  Historical argumentation  Appropriate use of relevant historical evidence  Contextualization  Synthesis  Connect the ideas and come to a greater understanding

The Basics  Formulate a thesis that answers ALL parts of the question and support it with historical evidence  Analyze and synthesize historical sources (the documents) AND include outside information as historical evidence to support your thesis.  Do all supplemental readings that are given this year

The DBQ is NOT about the documents  DO NOT summarize the documents  DO NOT explain them  DO NOT quote them like a middle schooler  Use them as you read them and develop your thesis  Underline key words  Put things in the margins  Its not about what you know, its about what you can prove  Use evidence from the documents to advance and prove your thesis

How to score a 9 … 7 1.Read the prompt x3 2.Dig into your sources 3.Make and outline 4.Start writing 5.Keep writing 6.Wrap it up (you’re not funny) SIX STEP STRATEGY

Thesis (1 point)  Thesis that directly addresses all parts of the question

Analysis of Historical Evidence (4 points)  Majority of documents =1pt  Majority of documents and A-D below =2pts  All but 1 of the documents AND show one of the following… A.Historical context B.Intended audience C.Purpose D.POV E.Outside info that supports your thesis (1)

Contextualization (1 point)  Explicitly connects historical phenomena relevant to the thesis to a broader historical context

Synthesis (1 point)  Extend or modify thesis OR  Account for contradictory evidence OR  Connect to other historical period OR  Draw from other fields or disciplines to support thesis

FIN.