1. “How to Guide for Document Based Question Essays”
Global History 9
Mr. Meetze

2. What is a Document Based Question (D.B.Q.) Essay?
A D.B.Q. is designed to function as a ‘Mini Research’ paper where the student is provided 9 Short Answer research questions based on Separate Global History Topics which are then used to write a ‘Final’ Essay Paper on the Final Exam
Sample Document

3. Rules of ALL D.B.Q.’s How Many Paragraphs should D.B.Q.’s be?
How many Documents do you need to cite in your D.B.Q essay?
Can You use the Historical Context as your Introduction Paragraph?

4. Terms You Need to Understand
Student Thoroughly addresses all Tasks
Essay is More Analytical than Descriptive
Use of Relative Outside Information
Richly Supports the Documents with Facts & Details

5. NYS Sample 10th Grade D.B.Q. First Thing
Read & Highlight ALL S.S. Keys
First Thing
Underline What you need to do in each body Paragraph

6. The ‘2-1-0’ Game
Next step go through and answer all Short Answer Questions.
Each question will either receive a 2, 1, or 0.
In order to Receive a 2 make sure the Answer is in Complete Sentences, Does NOT Restate the Question, and is a minimum of 2 Sentences.

7. Read and Highlight the Keys.

8. Document 2
Directions: You have the next few minutes to read and answer on your own the Short Answer or Scaffolding Questions using the ‘2-1-0’ model.

12. DBQ Scoring ,4,3,2,1 Rubric
= 100
= 80
= 60

13. DBQ Scoring ,4,3,2,1 Rubric
= 40
= 20

14. Notice 3 Separate Topics for 3 Body Paragraphs

15. D.B.Q Outline First Take out a Sheet of paper
Quickly Draw a big Square, an Upside Triangle, & a Triangle
Within the Square divide the object into 6 sections using 3 lines.

16. The ‘2 Liter’ DBQ Design?

17. Use Your Sample Outline
1st Title of DBQ
Use Your Sample Outline
Intro- Min 4 Sentences
Link Back 2 Events Prior to DBQ Question
3 Body Paragraph Topics
‘Bottle Cap’ Write the DBQ Question
Doc #
Outside Info
Brainstorm at least 4-5 specific facts not found in the Documents per Paragraph Sentences Minimum
Open the ‘Bottle Cap’ Write the DBQ Question
Either Link DBQ Question to next Event or Relate the event to life today
Conclusion Min 4 Sentences

18. Notice 3 Separate Topics for 3 Body Paragraphs

19. Use Your Sample Outline Link Back 2 Events Prior to DBQ Question
1st Title of DBQ
Use Your Sample Outline
Link Back 2 Events Prior to DBQ Question
‘Bottle Cap’ Write the DBQ Question
3 Body Paragraph Topics
Doc #
Outside Info
Brainstorm Outside Info, Minimum 4-5 for each topic
Open the ‘Bottle Cap’ Write the DBQ Question
Either Link DBQ Question to next Event or Relate the event to life today

20. Industrial Revolution
Sample DBQ
10-15 minutes total on the Outline
Paleolithic Age
Life as a Nomad
Docs
Outside Info
Neolithic Revolution
- Live in Bands of 25-35
1,2,3
Industrial Revolution
Green Revolution
Revolutions in General or Revolution effects today

21. Writing the DBQ Reminders
Make sure the Intro and Conclusion does not consist of ‘This is What I’m Going to Do’ and ‘This is What I just Wrote’
Be sure to Cite your documents by either saying ‘In Doc 2’ or (Doc 2) at the end of the sentence

22. Writing the DBQ Reminders
After you write a sentence make sure you can not ask yourself a Who, What, Where, When, Why, or How question. If so you didn’t write with enough depth
Be sure to use your outside info along with your information found in the document to achieve ‘Analysis’

23. Writing the DBQ Reminders
Check the grading rubric and self grade your essay 5,4,3,2,or 1 scale.
Did you address all aspects of the task?
Did you answer the question?