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DBQ TIPS

DBQ TIPS. Mr. Moynihan AP World History. Elementary, my dear student!. Remember: approach the task with curiosity and confidence, as if you were solving a puzzle or as if you were a detective solving a mystery. Our Steps to Success. R – read the question. O – organize B – brainstorm

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DBQ TIPS

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  1. DBQ TIPS Mr. Moynihan AP World History

  2. Elementary, my dear student! • Remember: approach the task with curiosity and confidence, as if you were solving a puzzle or as if you were a detective solving a mystery.

  3. Our Steps to Success • R – read the question. • O – organize • B – brainstorm • O – Outline • T – Thesis

  4. Step 1: Read the Question • Read the question carefully: underline key words; highlight issues or categories used in the question. • (You do not need to underline words such as “analyze” because the DBQ will always ask you to analyze/think in some way.)

  5. Step 1A: Predicting • IF the topic is familiar, write down short phrases of “outside information” about the time period or theme before you start to read the documents. Pulpo Paul

  6. Step 1A: Predicting • Most of the time the topic will not be familiar, but often you can predict what part of the answer might be. • For example, the Gin act was probably passed because people were concerned about the effects of drinking upon society.

  7. Step 2: Organize • Complete the top line of the graphic organizer by summarizing the topic in two or three words: e.g. response to plague; restriction of gin; purpose of festivals, etc.

  8. Step 2: Organize • Fill in the two major boxes on the graphic organizer. • If the question lists three categories (e.g. the political, economic, social causes, or issues of unity, prosperity, and security), create another column on the graphic organizer. • The question will determine the structure, e.g. pro/con; cause/effect; attitudes/actions, change over time, compare/contrast, etc. • If you cannot easily determine the categories, go to step 5.

  9. Step 2: Organize – Now Read Documents • Read the documents quickly. • Underline key words, using one color highlighter for one of the box categories and another color for the other box. • Documents may include information that only relates to one or more than one category.

  10. Step 2: Organize • Return to the graphic organizer and complete it. • For each document: • fill in the document number • the date • a one word abbreviation to identify the source’s role (e.g.: clergy) • a three or four word summary of the document.

  11. Step 3: Brainstorm • “Run the spreadsheet” by examining each of the two major columns. • Look for similarities among the documents and mentally devise sub-groups for each of the category-group-column.

  12. Step 4: Outline • Create a “mini-outline” using the groups. • Leave “I. Introduction” blank until you have listed the category-groups (“II” and “III”). • Put the document numbers after the sub-group label. • For example, for the DBQ on the industrial revolution (“growth of Manchester”): • II. Positive reactions • A. Better standard of living - #3, #10 • B. City is better - #9, #10

  13. Step 5: Thesis • If you are preparing for the test (not during the actual test) outline the introduction. It should have four sentences: • Sentence 1 -background and significance of the topic. • Sentence 2 - summarize the labels of “II”. • Sentence 3 - summarize the labels of “III”.

  14. Step 5: Thesis • Sentence 4 - can either: • answer another part of the question, or • make a conclusion about change over time, or • make an observation about the documents • The second and third sentences constitute the thesis. In a DBQ a two or three sentence thesis is allowed.

  15. Writing the Response • As you write your essay, each paragraph should have: • A topic sentence, based on the sub-group label • A summary of the first document in that group • Explanation of the POV for that document (if you have chosen that document to describe POV) • A summary of the second document for that sub-group • Explanation of the POV for that document (if you have chosen that document to describe POV) • If you have time, you can add a third source with a short quotation to emphasize a point.

  16. Advanced Essays: The Quest for a 9 • Introduce outside relevant information as it informs/strengthens your argument. • Good writers include a conclusion, even though the rubric does not offer specific points for a conclusion.

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