1. UNLOCKING THE SECRETS TO THE DBQ!
AP EURO/APUSH

2. 1. THE THESIS STATEMENT DO Not re-state the question word for word
Address the question
Take a side
3 POINTS

3. 2. BODY PARAGRAPHS POINT (topic sentence) EVIDENCE EXPLANATION
LINK (to next paragraph)

4. 2. BODY PARAGRAPHS (T.E.S.T)
Topic Sentence
Evidence (DOCS!)
Summary Statement/Analysis
Transition

5. ANALYZE DOCS: Consider…
3. USE ½ + 1 DOCS! (APPARTS)
ANALYZE DOCS: Consider…
AUTHOR
PLACE & TIME
PRIOR KNOWLEDGE
AUDIENCE
REASON
THE MAIN IDEA
SIGNIFICANCE

6. 3. USE ½ + 1 DOCS! THEY ARE MEANT TO BACK UP YOUR ARGUMENT
DON’T USE DOCS YOU DON’T UNDERSTAND
Group Docs !

7. 4. CITE ALL DOCS! 1.Blahhhh blahhh blahhh (DOC A).
2. According to document A, …..
3. Documents A, B, and G clearly _______________
illustrate…
Demonstrate…
Exemplify…
Point to…
Show…
Prove…
Are evidence of…

8. 5. Conclusion (S.T.O.P) Summarize main points Thesis Re-statement
Omit new info
Perspective

9. Do Not! Unsupported statements Generalizations “I”, “You”, “We”
“never”, “always” (absolutes)
“don’t”, “can’t” (contractions)
Slang, figures of speech