1. The MOBILE DBQ Project…

2. Why????? • This will provide a visual aid to help you to prepare for all future DBQ’s • When writing DBQ’s, students often leave out important parts such as major points in the thesis, outside information or providing evidence and documentation • Through the use of this visual aid, the MOBILE DBQ project, you can easily see which elements are lacking or missing altogether

3. The “Coat Hanger” method to writing the DBQ…

4. Cover the coat hanger with paper… The coat hanger itself should contain 2 parts: • Background information • A thesis statement (remember to include your major points—kittens and cats)

5. Major points… • Create a cut out for each of your major points (can be on construction paper, can be on printer paper, etc) • Choose a shape and be consistent—all major points should be the same shape (square, circle, triangle, whatever) • This will help you to visualize that you have 3 or more major points to discuss in your DBQ • Your major points should be attached to the coat hanger in the order they were mentioned in the thesis (left to right—this will help with the organization of your papers in the future) • Provide a topic sentence on each of these cut outs—these are the major points of discussion for your DBQ

6. Supporting Details… • Create a cut out for each of your supporting details (can be on construction paper, can be on printer paper, etc) • Choose a shape and be consistent—all supporting details should be the same shape (square, circle, triangle, whatever) • You may also want to make each point that supports one major point the same color—again to help you to visualize that you supporting details to discuss in your DBQ • Your supporting details should be attached to the appropriate major point • You should have several supporting details attached to your major points

7. Outside information… • Your outside information will either be included in your supporting details OR • Can be additional cut outs attached to the supporting details (hanging below supporting details) • ALL DBQ’s REQUIRE A SUBSTANTIAL AMOUNT OF O.I. !!!! • If you choose to include your OI within the supporting details, then make it a different color, highlight or underline it to visually ensure that it is present.

8. Documentation… • IT IS CRUCIAL THAT YOU CITE YOUR EVIDENCE THROUGHOUT—USING THE DOCUMENTS • Your use of docs (Doc A) should be included in either your major points, supporting details or OI statements • Cite your documents (Doc D) using a different color, highlighter or underline it to visually ensure that it is present

9. Conclusion… • Create a cut out that will hang at the bottom of your mobile • This will include your conclusion • Remember that DBQ’s are all about continuity… • Restate your thesis—you have now proved it & • Provide a sentence that you know what is coming next in US History or that you can relate this topic to something else in US History

10. WHEW!!! You’re Done!! • You have just written a full DBQ • You have divided your work into the pieces and parts that make up the whole DBQ

11. How will it be graded? • This will be graded using the DBQ rubric • It will count as 30 points on your Unit Test #2

12. DBQ Rubric