1. AP Euro DBQ
Mr. Geoffrion

2. AP Euro DBQ: Thesis (points 1 & 2)
1st point: The thesis addresses the prompt (the old Basic Core thesis)
2nd point: Sophisticated, analytical thesis (the old Expanded Core thesis)

3. AP Euro DBQ: Document Analysis (points 3 and 4)
3rd Point: Utilizes content from at least 6 of the documents (the old Evidence point(s))
4th Point: It’s ACAPS. It’s the same way we’ve always done POV, since author’s identity, context, audience, and purpose, can all affect the meaning of a document.

4. AP EURO DBQ: Evidence Beyond the Documents (points 5 and 6)
5th point: Tie the content to broader historical context and themes, connect to events outside of the region, or time (like the old CCOT in APWH)
6th point: Outside information…this comes from doing the assigned reading.

5. AP Euro DBQ: Synthesis (point 7)
7th point: Two ways
Way 1: Tie body paragraphs to other course themes outside the scope of the essay, or location, or time (essentially apply context multiple times)
Way 2: Following the conclusion, connect your argument to another discipline.

6. Two Old Friends for Doc Analysis
ACAPS
P.S.
Point of View: How does the author’s identity, context, audience, and purpose influence the meaning of the document?
Significance: How does this document answer the prompt?
Author: Who is the Author? What is their occupation, nationality, religion, social class, etc? How does their identity affect the ideas being expressed? Context: What is the setting? Is this a primary or secondary source? Does the setting affect the meaning? What factors at the time of the writing that may have influenced the author? Audience: Who was this written for? How did the author mold their work to fit the audience? How does this influence the ideas being expressed? Purpose: Why did the author create this? Were they trying to simply educate, or influence the audience in some way? What was the agenda? Significance: What does this document tell us? How does it help answer the prompt?

7. Possible outline:
Paragraph 1: 3 Part Thesis (sophisticated: make it analytical by explaining the “why”)
Paragraph 2: Topic Sentence addressing part 1 of the 3 part answer (yes you are probably still grouping, just not getting points for it). Evidence from each document used. POV or CONTEXT for EVERY document used. Connect your argument to another theme/ larger context in concluding sentence.
Paragraph 3: Topic Sentence addressing part 2 of the 3 part answer. Evidence from each document used. POV or CONTEXT for EVERY document used. Connect your argument to another theme/ larger context in concluding sentence.
Paragraph 4: Topic Sentence addressing part 3 of the 3 part answer. Evidence from each document used. POV or CONTEXT for EVERY document used. Connect your argument to another theme/ larger context in concluding sentence.
Paragraph 5: Rephrase the thesis, connect your argument for another theme/ larger context/ field of study (the sciences, the arts, religion, politics, etc…)