The DBQ

1. The DBQ� What it is not: You summarizing all of the documents. You taking a side on an issue You summarizing all of the documents. But�you do have to know what the documents mean, and who is doing the �talking�

2. The DBQ What it is� You reading the documents, understanding them... You noticing that some of the documents might have something�in�common You, demonstrating that you know what the something is� You, being able to demonstrate that some of the documents are�biased!!!

3. The DBQ Where to start? The essentials: You have two hours and ten minutes to: Answer the DBQ Answer two Thematic Questions Nobody will tell you when to stop one and start the other(s) On test day, trust no one!!!

4. The DBQ What are those College Board folks looking for? More importantly, what do you want to get out of this? A score of three, four or five on the AP can mean serious savings in college, since you may be allowed to skip a class others will have to take. That puts the $87.00 fee for the exam in perspective $87.00 can save you thousands�

5. The DBQ How do they score the DBQ essay? Six points can be earned � this is your �core� Then, there are additional points � up to three more - but only if you have hit all the first six� Miss one of the six � and no matter how many of the �bonus point� you have made � you will stay at a �five� Six � one (that you missed) = five

6. The DBQ Look at page 15/16 in your REACH booklet. Basic Core on the Left Expanded core on the Right. Let�s break down the Basic Core first

7. The DBQ 1. Thesis Do Not copy the Question/historical context. We will work on learning to create a serious thesis today. This is your �intro� but so much more.

8. The DBQ 2. Majority of documents are discussed. Think, to be safe, of using all, or all minus one, of the documents. Using them is not just listing their numbers in a paragraph, and then only really using one or two. We will work on this

9. The DBQ 3. Show you understand the majority of the documents. (you can mess up on one�) (Just one�) You are all smart� You take AP, after all This should not be a problem.

10. The DBQ 4. Thesis is supported by using the majority of documents. You have �properly interpreted them.� I�m guessing if your thesis is �together�, then you have a plan on how to use the documents.

11. The DBQ 5. Demonstrate bias in at least three documents. This is huge� Can you show that the speaker is using language that is simply not factual. Are their remarks what you expected? We will spend much time on this today.

12. The DBQ 6. You have gathered the documents in at least three separate groups. You have noticed similar trends� You have seen similarities in the sources� There are threads, connecting certain documents They�agree with another�

13. The DBQ That�s the core: �Big Time� thesis All/all � 1 of the docs used Demonstrate understanding of docs� What you use connects with your thesis Three examples of bias Three groups� Let�s worry about the bonus later�

14. The DBQ What can you do to get the big six? Let�s �Big Picture� the essay: You�ll have: A question A historical context And, a bunch of documents. What to do, how to get there�in about an hour?

15. The DBQ Turn to the 2008 DBQ in your REACH booklet. (* It is missing a few documents, but we can use it for practice.) Here is the Question: �Analyze the causes of and responses to the peasants revolt in the German States, 1524 � 1526.�

16. The DBQ What words stand out? �Analyze the causes of and responses to the peasants revolt in the German States, 1524 � 1526.� Causes � Why does it happen? Responses � What was done/what was thought of this? My guess is that the documents might have something to so with those two words�

17. The DBQ �Analyze the causes of and responses to the peasants revolt in the German States, 1524 � 1526.� Analyze? They are looking for more than a summary of the documents� BTW: Have you read the Historical Context? Helpful? Yes. Is it your thesis? No!!!

18. The DBQ All documents will have some common things: A number � actually important Source � who or what is the origin of the doc. The document itself. Let�s turn to the document chart on page 22/23.

19. The DBQ This will really help you organize� How to use it? First, and this can be done quite quickly, fill in the first three columns. Doc = # Date � they should give that to you Source � this is just a bit more complicated

20. The DBQ Source � do not put the persons name Do�put who they were, or what they did. Think� Politician Author Religious person Ethnicity National origin Gender Occupation Social Class

21. The DBQ Why? Because you may have one or more� Politicians Authors Religious people Ethnicities National Origin (Englishmen) Gender (men/women) Occupations (artisans) Social Class (peasants) These can give you groups� And remember, they do expect you to have at least three groups.

22. The DBQ Back to the chart� What about those other two columns after source? Big Arc above the two columns??? What is issue/topic that covers all of the documents? What is the big picture?

23. The DBQ Then, the two columns�I have labeled them �side� Almost all DBQ�s will have: For/Against Positive/Negative Causes/Effects Causes/Responses Attitudes/Actions Reasons/Reactions

24. The DBQ Then, since you have read and analyzed the documents..decide where they go Which side? Remember� There do not have to be an even number in each column And, you do not have to summarize them in the small boxes.

25. The DBQ What you have done is to construct at least two groups, (your columns) and that means� You only have to get one more, a subgroup, to qualify for the �big six..� (three groups) And, if you have groups�you have paragraphs� At least three body paragraphs� *You do not need a conclusion for a DBQ!!!