1. DOCUMENT BASED QUESTIONS (DBQ)
WHAT IS IT?

2. A DOCUMENT BASED QUESTION IS AN ESSAY THAT REQUIRES YOU TO UTILIZE AND INTERPRET PRIMARY-SOURCE DOCUMENTS.
DBQ’s ARE SCORED USING A 1-9 SCALE WITH 6 POINTS CONSISTING OF THE BASIC CORE AND AN ADDITIONAL 3 POINTS FOR AN EXPANDED CORE.
TO SCORE POINTS ON THE EXPANDED CORE YOU MUST SCORE SIX POINTS ON THE BASIC CORE.

3. GRADING RUBRIC
HAS AN ACCEPTABLE THESIS THAT DIRECTLY ADDRESSES THE QUESTION 1
USES AT LEAST A MAJORITY OF THE DOCUMENTS
ADDRESSES ALL PARTS OF THE QUESTION
DEMONSTRATES UNDERSTANDING OF THE DOCUMENTS, USING THEM TO SUPPORT AN ARGUMENT (MAY MISINTERPRET NO MORE THAN ONE DOCUMENT)
ANALYZES POINT OF VIEW OR BIAS IN AT LEAST THREE DOCUMENTS
ANALYZES DOCUMENTS BY ORGANIZING THEM IN AT LEAST THREE GROUPS.

4. EXPANDED CORE EACH CAN ADD ONE POINT TO YOUR SCORE
HAVING A CLEAR, ANALYTICAL, AND COMPREHENSIVE THESIS
USING EVERY DOCUMENT
SKILLFULLY USING DOCUMENTS AS EVIDENCE
INSIGHTFULLY ANALYZING DOCUMENTS
DISCUSSING BIASES OR POINT OF VIEW ON AT LEAST HALF OF THE DOCUMENTS
ANALYZING DOCUMENTS BY CREATING ADDITIONAL GROUPINGS
INCORPORATING OUTSIDE KNOWLEDGE IN ESSAY

5. GETTING THE POINTS
SKILL 1-- STUDY THE QUESTION (PROMPT) CAREFULLY. MAKE SURE YOU ARE ANSWERING THE QUESTION THAT IS ASKED.
SKILL 2 -- TRY TO USE EVERY DOCUMENT, EITHER EXPLICITLY OR IMPLICITLY.
SKILL 3 -- DO NOT IGNORE ANY PART OF THE QUESTION, ADDRESS ALL AREAS.
SKILL 4 -- WRITE EACH OF YOUR BODY PARAGRAPHS ABOUT ONE OF YOUR DOCUMENT GROUPS
SKILL 5 -- THE DOCUMENTS ARE NOT FACT, THEY ARE OPINIONS.
SKILL 6 -- HAVE THREE OR MORE GROUPINGS, (ie) IDEALOGICAL, POLITICAL. GEOGRAPHIC, ETC.

6. GETTING THE ADDITIONAL POINTS
YOU ARE EXPECTED TO SIMPLY TAKE THE CORE SKILLS EVEN FURTHER.
THE THESIS IS NOT SIMPLY RESTATING THE QUESTION. IT MUST ALSO ANSWER THE QUESTION AND INDICATE VARIOUS GROUPINGS INTO WHICH THE ESSAY IS DIVIDED.
GIVE CREDIT TO THE AUTHORS OF THE STATEMENTS USED. (ATTRIBUTION) ALSO CITE THE DOCUMENT YOU ARE QUOTING. (ie) “BRITISH PRIME MINISTER WILLIAM GLADSTONE STATED IN HIS ADDRESS TO PARLIAMENT. . . (DOCUMENT 8).
BRING IN OUTSIDE INFORMATION. (ie) INFORMATION YOU ALREADY KNOW ABOUT THE TIME, SUBJECT.

7. GETTING STARTED READ THE QUESTION!
BRAINSTORM ALL THE INFORMATION ABOUT THE HISTORICAL PERIOD NOTED IN THE QUESTION.
ORGANIZE INFORMATION
CREATE A GRID/WEB
READ THE DOCUMENTS (NOTICE THIS IS AFTER YOU DO THE ABOVE)

8. GETTING STARTED
THE ORDER THAT THE DOCUMENTS APPEAR IS ALMOST ALWAYS HELPFUL.
WATCH FOR INCONSISTENCIES WITHIN AND AMONG THE DOCUMENTS.
IDENTIFY THE SOURCES OF THE DOCUMENTS
LOOK FOR ARGUMENTS THAT COULD REFUTE YOUR ARGUMENT.

9. GETTING STARTED CREATE AN OUTLINE
DECIDE ON THE SUBJECT FOR EACH PARAGRAPH IN YOUR ANSWER.
WRITE A ROUGH DRAFT
WRITE YOUR ANSWER

10. AND THE QUESTION IS-
DISCUSS THE ROLES PLAYED BY WOMEN IN THE RELIGIOUS CONFLICTS OF THE SIXTEENTH CENTURY.