DBQ TutorialAP European History

What is the DBQ?O Document Based QuestionsO 22.5% of examO 15 minutes mandated for reading all

of the questions in Section II: 115 self-budgeted minutes to write 3 essays

O Recommended writing time: 45 minutes

Read About ItO Turn to p. xlix in your textbook O Read through the section about the

DBQ to p. liii.O Be prepared to answer questions

based on the reading.

The Rubric: Basic Core (1-6 points)

O Provides an appropriate, explicitly stated thesis that directly addresses all parts of the question (1 pt).

O Discusses a majority of the documents individually and specifically (1 pt).O Majority: Half + 1

O Demonstrates understanding of the basic meaning of a majority of the documents (1 pt).

O Supports the thesis with appropriate interpretations of a majority of the documents (1 pt).

O Analyzes point of view or bias in at least THREE documents (1 pt).

O Analyzes documents by explicitly grouping them in at least THREE groups (1 pt).

The Rubric: Expanded Core

O A basic score of 6 must be obtained before the student can earn expanded core points

O Scored for the following qualities:O Has a clear, analytical, and comprehensive thesisO Uses all or almost all of the documentsO Addresses all parts of the question thoroughlyO Uses documents persuasively as evidenceO Shows understanding of nuances in the documentsO Analyzes point of view or bias in at least four

documents cited in the essayO Analyzes the documents in additional ways—

additional groupings or otherO Brings in relevant “outside” historical content

Step 1: Read the Prompt Carefully (DBQ #1)

O Analyze how political, religious, and social factors affected the work of scientists in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries.

Sample AO Analyze the factors that contributed

to the emergence of a workers’ opposition movement in Communist Poland in the period from 1956 – 1981.

Sample BO Analyze the arguments and practices

concerning religious toleration from the sixteenth to the eighteenth century.

Sample CO Analyze various arguments that

emerged over the course of the nineteenth century about how to improve the lives of European workers.

Step 3: Read the Documents & Consider These Questions

O What is the content? Context?O What information did the college

board highlight about the authors? (useful for POV…)

O What initial grouping (based on the prompt) does the document suggest?

O Does the document suggest an additional group or sub-group topic?

Step 4: Analyze Documents (Margin Notes)

O Identify how each document relates to the question (consider PERSIA)

O Identify POV information for the author/source

O Complete Grouping WorksheetO On actual DBQ, this will become

margin notes

Step 5: Group the Documents

O Create at least THREE groupings of the documents – these groups will become your thesis categories and topic sentences!

O A group must have at least TWO documents

O Each group must have at least ONE document that is analyzed for POV

O Try to use as many documents as possible

O Refer to Grouping Worksheet

Step 6: Identify Point of View (POV)

O You must discuss POV in a minimum of THREE documentsO Consider the following questions in order to identify POV

O How does this document connect to this group topic?O What does this person’s

occupation/nationality/religion/etc… tell me about their perspective?

O Why did the author write this document? What purpose does it serve?

O Is this document more/less reliable than other documents? Why?

O Important points to remember:O Bias does NOT mean that the document is unreliableO A document is NEVER unbiased

O Refer to POV Practice WorksheetO Refer to Types of POV Document

Step 7: Outline O Outline your body paragraphs

O Topic sentence – establishes group topicO Discuss document and its connection to

the group topicO Incorporate any relevant historical

evidence – connect to group topic!O RepeatO Remember to discuss POV for at least

one document in each paragraph.O Refer to DBQ Outline Worksheet

Step 8: Write!O Introduce each document with

attributionO Good: Nicolaus Copernicus, a

polish priest and astronomer, wrote ….

O Bad: In Document 1 it says… NEVER!!!!!

O ALWAYS cite your documents at the end of the quote (Doc. 9)

O ALWAYS explain how the quote/document relates to the topic!