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Document Based Question (DBQ)

APWH. Document Based Question (DBQ). What is the DBQ?. An essay question that requires you to interpret primary source documents. Documents might include: Newspaper articles/editorials Letters/diaries Speeches Legislation Political cartoons Charts and graphs

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Document Based Question (DBQ)

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  1. APWH Document Based Question(DBQ)

  2. What is the DBQ? • An essay question that requires you to interpret primary source documents. • Documents might include: • Newspaper articles/editorials • Letters/diaries • Speeches • Legislation • Political cartoons • Charts and graphs • Typically DBQ’s contain 4-10 different documents

  3. MAKE SURE TO READ ALL OF THE DIRECTIONS PROMPT

  4. Steps to Completing the DBQPre-work: Steps 1-6 • Step 1 • Process the Question • You cannot begin to think about the document until you know what you are being asked to do! • UNDERLINE the important stuff • (Time Period, Culture, Location) • CIRCLE what you are supposed to analyze and the actions you need to take. • (Compare and contrast, Change over time) • Note what the additional document is supposed to do.

  5. ADDITIONAL DOCUMENT

  6. Step 2 • Determine the main idea of each document • Read each document • In two sentences or less, summarize the main idea of each document.

  7. In your notes summarize this document in 2 sentences

  8. Step 3 • Analyze point-of-view • Ask yourself… • Who is the author of the source? • Why might this person have this particular opinion? • Point of view comes from three sources • Author’s frame of reference (nationality, gender, age, religion, occupation, political background, education, personal experience) • Historical context – time in which it was written • Tone – use of the language

  9. Who is the source of this document? What is the source’s nationality? What is the occupation of the source? What is going on during this time period? What is the tone of the source?

  10. Step 4 • Missing voices/documents • AFTER analyzing ALL the documents: • Whose voice is absent? • What type of document would help you better answer the question?

  11. Step 5 • Grouping the documents • Group the documents in at leastthree ways. • Think about… • How are some of the documents related? • What do they have in common? • You must do more than simply say they are old and new Olympic documents.

  12. Step 6 • Create your thesis • It must answer the question • It must address all parts of the question • It must not be vague or simply restate the question • It must be explicitly stated in the introduction or conclusion • It may appear as one sentence or as multiple sentences.

  13. The End…. • Steps on essay structure and rubric will be next week.

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