HOW TO WRITE AN EFFECTIVE APUSH DBQ - PowerPoint Presentation

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HOW TO WRITE AN EFFECTIVE APUSH DBQSlide2

FORMAT – MAY 10, 2019 FRIDAY

3 HOURS 15 MINUTES

5/10/19

PART 1: 55 MX – 50 MIN – 40%

3 SAQ’S – 40 MIN – 20%

PART 2: a) 1 DBQ – 60 MIN (INCL. 15 MIN RDG) – 25%

FROM PERIODS 3-8 ONLY

b) 1 LEQ – 40 MIN – 15% (3 OPTIONS)Slide3

DBQ DETAILS

SUGGESTED TIME 60 MINUTES

15 FOR PREWRITE & 45 FOR ESSAY

USE ALL OF THE DOCUMENTS

USUALLY 7 DOCUMENTS

WILL COVER PERIODS 3-8; 1754-1980

MUST ADDRESS AUDIENCE, POV, PURPOSE, CONTEXT FOR THE DOCUMENTS

YOU MUST EXPLAIN AT LEAST 2 OUTSIDE FACTS (NOT AVAILABLE FROM THE DOCUMENT) TO SUPPORT EACH DOCUMENT

YOU MUST USE PEN ON AP & WHEN IN CLASSSlide4

AP History DBQ Rubric (7 points)

THESIS/CLAIM 0-1 POINT

CONTEXTUALIZATION 0-1 POINT

EVIDENCE 0-3 POINTS

FROM DOCUMENTS 1-2 POINTS

BEYOND DOCS (FACTS) 1 POINT

ANALYSIS & REASONING 0-2 POINTS

RESPOND TO THE PROMPT DON’T RESTATE. 1 OR MORE SENTENCES IN 1 PLACE; INTRO/CONCL

RELATE TOPIC TO BROADER HISTORICAL EVENT DEVELOPMENT, PROCESS THAT OCCURS BEFORE, DURING OR AFTER TIME FRAME

1 PT – USE OF 3 DOCS & DESCRIBE

NOT QUOTE

CONTENT OF DOCS

2 PTS USE OF AT LEAST 6 DOCS – DESCRIBE CONTENT OF 6 DOCS

& USE CONTENT OF 6 TO SUPPORT AN ARGUMENT IN RESPONSE TO THE PROMPT

3RD POINT – USE AT LEAST 1 ADDITIONAL PIECE OF EVID, NOT FOUND IN DOCS, RELEVANT TO ARGUMENT. MORE THAN A PHRASE; MUST DESCRIBE HOW EVIDENCE SUPPORTS ARGUMENT

1PT- AT LEAST 3 DOCS: POV, AUD, PURP, HIST. SIT.; MUST EXPLAIN HOW/WHY DOC RELEVANT

1 PT-DEMONSTRATE COMPLEX UNDERSTANDING BY: EXPLAINING SIM&DIFF, CONT & CHANGE, MULTIPLE CAUSES/EFFECTS, CONNECTIONS W/I & ACROSS TIME PERIODS

, ALTHOUGH CLAUSESlide5

A GOOD ESSAY ……

INCLUDES AN INTRO PARAGRAPH WITH A BACKGROUND STATEMENT

(what came before the event you’re writing about, what is the larger theme within which the event you’re writing about took place)

& CLEAR, IDENTIFIABLE THESIS THAT ADDRESSES THE ENTIRE PROMPT. NEXT, YOUR CATEGORIES/TOPICS CLEARLY STATED WITH AN EXPLANATION

(political, economic, social)

& DEFINITIONS OF UNCLEAR TERMS

(revolution, liberty, Chesapeake region)

DOES

NOT RESTATE THE QUESTIONANALYZES DOCUMENTS BY USING ADDITIONAL FACTS, INFORMATION TO SUPPORT THE DOCUMENT (2 FACTS PER DOCUMENT MINIMUM)

MAKES AN ARGUMENT WITHIN THE LARGER TIME FRAME – PUTS ARGUMENT WITHIN

CONTEXT

OF THE BIGGER PICTURESlide6

PROCESS

READ QUESTION – THEN RE-READ IT, TWICE

IDENTIFY YOUR TASK: REWRITE THE QUESTION IN YOUR OWN WORDS

CIRCLE OR UNDERLINE KEY WORDS/PHRASES IN PROMPT (DIRECTIONS, UNCLEAR TERMS, DATES)

MAKE A QUICK TIMELINE OR LIST OF OUTSIDE FACTS; MAIN EVENTS OF THE ERA

ORGANIZE/CATEGORIZE FACTS INTO PERSIA: POLITICAL, ECONOMIC, RELIGIOUS, SOCIAL, INTELLECTUAL, ARTISTIC (ALL WON’T APPLY IN EVERY DBQ)

THEN, READ DOC. & IN 2-3 WORDS WRITE THE MAIN IDEA

FINALLY, GROUP DOCUMENTS TO SUPPORT THESIS (PAIR UP FACTS W/ DOCS)

THEN WRITE: INTRO, 3 BODY PARAGRAPHS, CONCLUSIONAP VIEWS ESSAYS AS ROUGH, FIRST DRAFTS Slide7

DOCUMENTS:

LOOK AT DOC FOR HINTS, DATE, AUTHOR, PUBLICATION,

SPEAKER: THE VOICE TELLING STORY

OCCASION: TIME & PLACE,

HISTORICAL SITUATION

AUDIENCE: WHO IS MESSAGE RECEIVED BY

PURPOSE: WHAT’S THE REASON BEHIND IT

SUBJECT: WHAT’S THE TOPIC

TONE: AUTHOR’S POINT OF VIEWSlide8

VIRGINIA & MASSACHUSETTS ON WEBSITE – under ‘more’ tab, essay materials

INTRODUCTION & 1

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BODY PARAGRAPH TYPED, SINGLE SPACED, TIMES NEW ROMAN 12 POINT FONT & 1 INCH MARGINS

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CLASS CODE POSTED IN LL5 – MAKE SURE TO USE THE CORRECT CODE FOR YOUR PERIOD AND TEACHER

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