1. The Dreaded DBQ

2. What is it? DOCUMENT BASED QUESTION Prompt Set of docs
Up to 7
15 min. planning period
What do you know? OI
Analyze docs
What is your argument?
45 min. writing time

3. What do you need to do? Write on one of the HTS Causation CCOT
Why did ____ happen?
CCOT
What changed? Why? How? What stayed the same?
Comparison
b/t time periods, regions, ethnic groups, ideas
Periodization/TAP
Turning points
Why is it labeled ____ period? Era? Movement?

4. You must… Argue a point Appropriately use EVIDENCE Contextualization
Is your info. relevant?
Does it advance your argument?
Contextualization
Make sense of events going on w/in time period
Synthesis
Connect ideas and come to greater understanding of larger event/idea

5. AP means… ANSWER THE PROMPT! The rest? Evidence? Look at question
Circle main words
What do you have to do?
How many parts are there?
Compare?
CCOT?
Is there a time period specified?
The rest?
Formulate a thesis that answers ALL parts of the question
Support thesis with EVIDENCE
Evidence?
The documents + OI

6. Outside info. Immediately after reading prompt
List as much as possible
Must construct argument around what you know
Use DOCS as additional support
Don’t let docs drive your essay!

7. Docs Take ALL that is given, break it down, use to support argument
BUT…
THE ESSAY IS NOT ABOUT THE DOCUMENTS!
NEVER, EVER, EVER…
Doc. A says…
No explanations
No quotes!
NO SUMMARIES!
Docs used should support your argument
As read, pay attention to parts of doc. that BACK YOU UP!
Underline, circle

8. HIPP
Historical Context
Intended Audience
Point of View
Purpose

9. THE RUBRIC Thesis- 1 Evidence- 1, 2, 3 OI- 1 Contextualization- 1
1- majority
2- majority used AND one of HIPP
3- ALL but one AND HIPP for ALL but one
OI- 1
Contextualization- 1
Can you connect the events to the time period?
Why does it matter within the time period?
Connect to what else was going on.
Synthesis- 1
LINKAGE!
Extend or modify thesis
Is there contradictory evidence?
From other historians, regions, people