Document Based Question (DBQ)

• A Document Based Question (DBQ) is a free response essay question which requires students to read, analyze and sort anywhere from four to sixteen expository documents and functional texts charts, tables and images.

• Once analyzed the documents are used as evidence to support a grade-level appropriate expository-argumentative essay in response to a question such as, “How Does the Constitution Guard Against Tyranny?”

•What is a DBQ?

The ProcessHook Activity (engaging the students/activating prior

knowledge)

Background Essay (obtaining new knowledge/vocabulary)

Pre-bucketing (forming a hypothesis)

Document Analysis (examining individual documents)

Step One

Step Two

Step Five

Step Three

Step Four

The Analytical Question (examining the question)

Step Eight

Step Seven

Step Six Bucketing – Gross Analysis (grouping the documents)

Thrash-out (clarifying evidence and argument)

Synthesis (creating a powerful thesis and organizing the essay)

•DBQ Implementation District-wide

Look for…

Questions

• Students interacting with essential question (DBQ posted and central to all activities)

• Students generating level two and three questions

Interaction with Cognitively Complex

Text

• Students marking the text (copies & posters provided)

• Students completing Document Analysis Sheets

Student Discourse

• Students authentically engaged in cooperative groups

• Students leading debate

Differentiated Instruction •Students utilizing scaffolded tools as needed (ie. Document Analysis Sheets and Essay Guides)•Teachers utilizing Scoring Sheets to adjust instruction and assign appropriate support

Look for…

Gradual Release Process

• Ex: Teacher models document analysis, students analyze documents in groups, students analyze documents independently.

Evidence of Critical Thought

• Students progressing from observing facts, to making inferences, to making arguments

• Students questioning the credibility of a document

Student Portfolios(One Essay Per Nine Weeks)

• Students & teachers utilizing the district scoring sheet to progress monitor

• Students improving from one essay to the next

Increased Content Knowledge

•Students utilizing academic vocabulary in discourse.•Students making connections between documents and prior knowledge through discussion, writing, debate.

DA Instructional Element

3. Lesson Planning and Delivery b. Essential Questions

4. Higher Order Questioning and Discourse a. Questioning strategies and techniques promote higher order thinking b. Teacher uses, models, scaffolds, and elicits higher order thinking c. Students demonstrate higher order thinking

5. Student Engagement a. Teacher actively engages students through a variety of learning strategies b. Students interact and participate in the learning process

6. Rigorous Tasks a. High level Cognitive Complexity is evident Assessments a. Data is received in a timely manner to inform instruction b. Criteria for judging quality work is established and shared with students

7. Differentiated Instruction a. Instructional delivery is student specific b. Small group and center activities are planned to meet varied needs c. Teachers scaffolds on-grade level instruction to meet the needs of all students

DBQ Alignment to Differentiated Accountability Instructional Elements

FCAT 2.0 Types of Reading Texts

Types of Literary Text Types of Informational Text

Fiction•Short Stories•Poetry•Historical fiction DBQs •Fables make these•Folk tales, tall tales types of texts•Legends accessible and •Myths relevant to•Fantasy students•Drama•Excerpts from longer works

Nonfiction•Biographical & autobiographical sketches•Diaries, memoirs, journals & letters•Essays (personal and classical narratives)•Critiques

Primary Sources/Nonfiction•Historical documents (e.g., Bill of Rights)•Essays (e.g., informational, persuasive, analytical, historical scientific)•Letters, journals, diaries

Secondary Sources/Nonfiction•Magazine articles•Newspaper articles•Editorials•Encyclopedia articles

Functional Materials•Consumer documents (e.g., warranties, manuals, contracts, applications)•How-to articles•Brochures, flyers•Schedules•Web pages

•Based on Florida’s Grade 9-12 American History standards

•Civil War and Reconstruction through Present

•Questions based on historical documents will be included

•Multiple choice only, multiple forms to be given

•Entirely computer based, except for students with pertinent IEPs or 504 plans

•Florida’s United States History End-of-Course Examination

Questions?