1. R EVIEW THE W RITING S KILLS

2. F REE R ESPONSE E SSAY Identify the critical words in the prompt that indicate: Time period What process is required (assess the validity, evaluate, compare/contrast) What content is appropriate as supportive information (political, social, economic. Cultural, intellectual)

3. F REE R ESPONSE E SSAY Ask clarifying questions about the prompt to focus on the issues at hand. Decide which prompt or aspects of the prompt to write about by: Making a list of possible information Selecting the prompt or aspects with the longest most detailed list

4. F REE R ESPONSE Organize your facts by making a network tree or an outline. Write a strong thesis sentence that: Deals with all aspects of the topic Takes a clear position Provides an organizational framework Addresses the core issue AND May be positive or negative or both

5. F REE R ESPONSE Organize facts into categories such as Political social, economic (in my opinion a no brainer to choose) Chronological periods Be sure to answer the prompt completely by: Dealing with all topics suggested and/or Examining the entire chronological period mentioned

6. F REE R ESPONSE Write a strong introductory paragraph that has: A thesis A general description of the topics to be addressed in the essay (perhaps) a definition of general terms A transitional sentence that links the paragraph to the body of the paper

7. F REE R ESPONSE Provide paragraphs with topic sentences that support the thesis. Write a concluding paragraph (if you have time) that: Summarizes the thesis Review the significant points from the essay

8. DBQ’ S Remember: Write a thesis Tie the Introduction to the body Follow many of the same rules as an FRQ You must incorporate documents with your outside information For an 8 or a 9 you should have contrary paragraph for dissenting facts or documents.

9. DBQ’ S 1. Read your prompt several times 2. Rephrase the prompt into a question or create a clarifying question. 3. Drain your brain before you look at documents (make a list of all the info pertaining to the era) 4. Summarize the documents 9easiest is five W’s 5. Quickly survey the outside info and the summaries of the documents and construct a thesis statement. 6. Sort documents and outside info into + (supports your thesis) or – (challenges your thesis) 7. Write essay

10. L ITERATURE THAT M ADE DIFFERENCES In the Hands of an Angry God Washington Irving, James Fenimore Cooper The Wealth of Nations – Adam Smith Ralph Waldo Emerson, Henry Davis Thoreau Uncle Tom’s Cabin – Harriet Beecher Stowe How the Other Half Lives – Jacob Riis The History of Standard Oil – Ida Tarbell The Jungle – Upton Sinclair On the Road – Jack Kerouac Howl – Allen Ginsberg The Other America – Michael Harrington Silent Spring – Rachel Carson The Feminine Mystique – Betty Friedan

11. S UPREME C OURT C ASES Marbury v. Madison (1803) Fletcher v. Peck (1810) Gibbon v. Ogden (1824) McCulloch v. Maryland (1819) Worchester v. Georgia (1831) Scott v. Sanford (1857) Plessy v. Ferguson (1896) Korematsu v. The US (1944) Sweatt v. Painter (1950) Brown v The Board of Education (1954) Mapp, Gideon, Escobedo, Miranda Cases Roe v. Wade (1973) Bakke v. The University of Cali Regents (1978)

12. M USIC, A RT Tin Pan Alley (1890 – 1960) Ragtime (1890 – 1920) Jazz (1920 to present) Big Band (1930’s 1950’s) Rock and Roll (1954 – to present) Rhythm and Blues (1954 – present) Hudson River School (early to mid 1800’s) Impressionism (late 19 th century) Western Art (Charles Russell, Frederick Remington, George Caitlin) Realism (Ashcan School, Modernism, ) New Deal, Abstract, Pop