1. DBQ

2. How to read the documents for information

3. Read the question
Read the question twice
*read it straight through first
*read it a second time to look for key word or fact that define the question

4. Keywords that tell how to answer:
assess, evaluate, define,
compare, explain, to what
extent
Time periods
Topic

5. *Briefly write the main point of each document.
*If the prompt requires you to take one position or another, group the documents on the basis of those positions.

6. 2. Read the documents *Take note of how the documents are arranged
*note the source and type of each document

7. *Look for facts/opinions that relate to the question’s topic
* Note which position(s) the document favors

8. *Use the source or the title when referring to the information in the document.
*Do NOT use the word "document" in the narrative of your essay. (Writing "Document A says," "Document B says," and so on results in a laundry list of documents instead of an essay.)