1. HOW TO WRITE AN EFFECTIVE APUSH DBQ

2. FORMAT 3 HOURS 15 MINUTES 5/11/18 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)

3. 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;
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

4. 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

5. 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

6. 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

7. 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

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INTRODUCTION & 1ST BODY PARAGRAPH
TYPED, SINGLE SPACED, TIMES NEW ROMAN 12 POINT FONT & 1 INCH MARGINS
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