1. Document Based Question Essay AP World History

2. DBQ Overview Know the rubric. Know the rubric. Quickly tackle the documents to look for categories to form your thesis. Quickly tackle the documents to look for categories to form your thesis. Draft your thesis and address your groups. Draft your thesis and address your groups. Draft your issue sentences. Draft your issue sentences. List the possible documents that relate to this issue. List the possible documents that relate to this issue. Best way is to create the PIRATE chart. Best way is to create the PIRATE chart. Find your evidence. Find your evidence. This comes from the documents. This comes from the documents.

3. The Rubric You can score 7 points on the Core Rubric. You can score 7 points on the Core Rubric. In you earn all 7 points on the core, you might be able to earn 2 bonus points. In you earn all 7 points on the core, you might be able to earn 2 bonus points. Don’t worry about the expanded core as it will be there if you follow the steps to writing the DBQ Don’t worry about the expanded core as it will be there if you follow the steps to writing the DBQ

4. Thesis If you don’t have a thesis or you have a really bad one it could cost you 3 points. If you don’t have a thesis or you have a really bad one it could cost you 3 points. Take the time to write a good thesis. Take the time to write a good thesis.

5. Using the Documents Every document must be mentioned at least one time in your essay. Every document must be mentioned at least one time in your essay. You can misinterpret one document. You can misinterpret one document. Understanding means you interpret it correctly Understanding means you interpret it correctly Discuss it. Discuss it. Analyze it. Analyze it. You then use the document as evidence. You then use the document as evidence. Support thesis with all the documents, except one. Support thesis with all the documents, except one. To get points for grouping, you only need to put each document in one group. To get points for grouping, you only need to put each document in one group.

6. Example of a specific question: Start with the thesis. Start with the thesis. If it includes dates, they are important. If it includes dates, they are important. You must make your points inside the time frame. You must make your points inside the time frame. You can mention events outside the time frame but these will not get points. You can mention events outside the time frame but these will not get points. Why you should include the dates in the thesis statement. Why you should include the dates in the thesis statement. Identify the time period or region or even the issue and you might have some clues. Identify the time period or region or even the issue and you might have some clues. Start with systems then narrow down the issues within this system. Start with systems then narrow down the issues within this system. This is easily done by using the PIRATE chart. This is easily done by using the PIRATE chart.

7. Addressing the Documents Read the documents and pull out common themes, concepts, and write them on your PIRATE chart and/or the actual document. Read the documents and pull out common themes, concepts, and write them on your PIRATE chart and/or the actual document. This should be used to shape your thesis. This should be used to shape your thesis.

8. Addressing the Documents Does documents 5 relate to document 1? Does documents 5 relate to document 1?

9. Addressing the Documents How about document 7? How about document 7? Do we have a grouping yet? Do we have a grouping yet?

10. DBQ Thesis Think of your thesis in three parts. 1. Answer the question that is asked in one sentence. This is your argument! 2. Indicate the grouping and categories that you will use to address the question. 3. Define your categories as to what you will address in each group by narrowing the categories into simple words. Remember: These are historical informative essays and the only thing that matters is if you use evidence to support your argument. You must make an assertion then prove your assertion.

11. The initial goal of the modern Olympics planned in 1892 was to promote world peace, but from 1892 to 2002 issues such as corporate profit, the rise of nationalism and feminism, as well as cold war issues that required the demonstration of political and military power influenced the individual and overall goals of late 19th and 20th century Olympics. Group 1 concept Sentence Group 2 concept Sentence Evidence from Docs and when possible POV Conclusion and if you have not done additional document do it NOW!! Group 3 concept Sentence Evidence from Docs and when possible POV

12. Point of View Point of View must be analysis and not just a statement. Point of View must be analysis and not just a statement. Who said it? Who said it? What does he/she say? What does he/she say? This could be used as evidence to support your thesis. This could be used as evidence to support your thesis. Why does he/she say it? Why does he/she say it? This is the POV. This is the POV. This is where you get POV points. This is where you get POV points.

13. Examples

14. Helpful Hints for POV Consider the following about each person Consider the following about each person Title, position, or job. Title, position, or job. Economic motives, political motives, etc. Economic motives, political motives, etc. Male/female Male/female Country or religion of the person. Country or religion of the person. In favor of country or historically doesn’t like people from a different country, supports or dislikes a religious group, etc. In favor of country or historically doesn’t like people from a different country, supports or dislikes a religious group, etc. Date the statement was made. Date the statement was made. Was it around a war? Was it around a war? Consider the type of document and why it was created. Consider the type of document and why it was created. Political speech, diary entry, or newspaper article. Political speech, diary entry, or newspaper article. What type of newspaper? What type of newspaper? Maps, graphs, or charts. Maps, graphs, or charts. Who created it and why? Who created it and why? Pictures or paintings. Pictures or paintings. Who paid for it? Who paid for it?

15. Additional Document Allows for another voice to be heard Allows for another voice to be heard Something that might change the outcome of your argument Something that might change the outcome of your argument You are really saying whose voice is not heard and what their voice would add to the discussion. You are really saying whose voice is not heard and what their voice would add to the discussion. Women Women Poor Poor Workers Workers Ethnic Groups Ethnic Groups Look for obvious omissions Look for obvious omissions