1. HTS Workshop: Argumentation
Contextualization and Chart Analysis

2. Contextualization and Chart Analysis (Write this)
Like synthesis, this is a very difficult skill to master
On the 2015 AP Exam, less than 1 out of 3 test-takers received this point on their DBQ
Contextualization calls upon students to connect events or sources to broader regional, national, or global processes (within the time period)
You must associate events or sources to what else was happening during the time and that might be, in some way, related to the event(s) being evaluated.

3. Contextualization and Chart Analysis (Write this)
Charts are a great tool to build context!
Often included as 1 of the 7 documents on the DBQ
Using a chart, you must…
A) analyze it systematically
B) relate it to the broader phenomena within the time frame
The 4 Ts & I
T1. Time period being examined
T2. Topics presented
T3. Trends in the chart
T4. Tie trends to causes
T5. Implications (of trends)

4. Practicing the Skill (You do not have to write this)
Directions: Look at the chart below about the ratio of slaves to cotton production during the 19th century. Then, follow along as the 4 Ts & I are applied to this chart.
Source: Historical Statistics of the United States, Colonial Times to 1970
YEAR
BALES OF COTTON
NUMBER OF SLAVES
1810
178,000
1,103,700
1820
335,000
1,509,904
1830
732,000
1,983,860
1840
1,348,000
2,481,390
1850
2,136,000
3,200,364
1860
3,846,000
3,950,511

5. Applying the Skill (You do not have to write this)
Directions: Examine the chart below, and then compete the 4 Ts & I on your notes. Compare your answers with your classmates or with members of your study group.
Source: Historical Statistics of the United States, Colonial Times to 1970
YEAR
WHITE FEMALE POPULATION (IN THOUSANDS)
CHILDREN UNDER AGE OF 5 BORN TO WOMEN AGE (PER 1,000 WHITE WOMEN)
WOMEN 65 AND OLDER (IN THOUSANDS)
1810
2,874
1,358
N/A
1820
3,866
1,295
1830
5,171
1,145
209
1840
6,940
1,085
281
1850
9,526
892
408
1860
13,111
905
585

6. Applying the Skill (Write this)
Time:
Topics presented:
Trends in the chart:
Tie trends to causes:
Implications of trends:

7. Applying the Skill (You do not have to write this)
Directions: Examine the following charts, and then compete the 4 Ts & I on your notes. Compare your answers with your classmates or with members of your study group.
Chart A- page 343 (The American Pageant)
Chart B- page 340 (The Enduring Vision)
Chart C- page 340 (The Enduring Vision)
Chart D- page 343 (The Enduring Vision)

8. Applying the Skill Chart A- page 343 (The American Pageant)

9. Applying the Skill (Write this)
Time:
Topics presented:
Trends in the chart:
Tie trends to causes:
Implications of trends:

10. Applying the Skill Chart B- page 340 (The Enduring Vision)

11. Applying the Skill (Write this)
Time:
Topics presented:
Trends in the chart:
Tie trends to causes:
Implications of trends:

12. Applying the Skill Chart C- page 340 (The Enduring Vision)

13. Applying the Skill (Write this)
Time:
Topics presented:
Trends in the chart:
Tie trends to causes:
Implications of trends:

14. Applying the Skill Chart D- page 343 (The Enduring Vision)