How To Do an APUSH

1. How To Doan APUSH B Q D

2. A “Dazzling” D.B.Q.Is Like a Tasty Hamburger

3. The Introductory Paragraph The “Top Bun” of your essay! 4-6 sentences

4. The Introductory Paragraph • Establish TIME & PLACE. • Create a clear, THESIS STATEMENT… one that takes a position on the question. • Allude to the SUB-TOPICS or categories you will discuss to support your thesis statement • Focus on the question at hand—do NOT begin with a “flowery” sentence! No “laundry list!”

5. The “”Meat”” Paragraphs The “tasty” part of your essay! 8-12 sentences+ per paragraph

6. The “”Meat”” Paragraphs • Identify your sub-topic or category in the first sentence. • Include the documents that are relevant to support the ideas in the paragraph. • Use most of the documents given. • Bring in supportive outside information. This is critical!! * o.i.’s = “outside information” • Why were these documents selected?

7. Questions to Ask Yourself About the Documents • Attribution  Who is this person? • Why might they be significant? • What is the point of view (POV) of the author? • How reliable and accurate is the source? • What is the tone or intent of the document author? • What other information (o.i.) does this document call to mind? Use all available clues. Remember, docs. can be used in a variety of ways!

8. How to Reference a Document in Your Essay • Thomas Paine, in his pamphlet, Common Sense, said: “………………….” • Joe Smith, a mid-Western delegate to the Republican convention in 1912, agreed with….. • The 19c historian, Frederick Jackson Turner, felt that …………………. (Doc. E) NEVER begin with: In Document 3, …

9. Follow the sentence in which you used a small quote or phrase from a document with a sentence that shows how the information you referenced supports your topic sentence / thesis or how it relates or applies to your topic sentence / thesis or explains how this information applies or fits within this paragraph. This proves that you have “analyzed” the document and interpreted it correctly. A MUST to score 6 or above!

10. The Concluding Paragraph The “Bottom Bun” of your essay! It holds it all together! 3-4 sentences

11. The Concluding” Paragraph • Start with a “concluding phrase.” • Refer to the key idea in your thesis statement, but do not re-state it. • Or…apply your essay answer to a larger historical perspective. End of some trend/movement/idea, etc. Beginning of some trend/movement/idea End of one & beginning of another. Do NOT end on the note that this is the reason America is what it is today!

12. Put It All Together, And . . . .

13. Ummmmm, Burger! I Mean, A Perfect Essay!

14. Outline Format Write out your introductory paragraph in full, underlining your thesis statement. ¶1  sub-topic title • Information from a document • How that evidence relates to your thesis • Information from another document • (Repeat) • Some outside information • How that information relates to thesis • Different info. from the same document • Clincher or summary sentence (connect to thesis) ¶2  sub-topic title • Repeat steps and use of documents, connections and o.i.(s) from first body paragraph

15. Outline Format ¶3 sub-topic title • Information from a document • How/why info supports thesis • Information from another document • How/why info supports thesis • Some outside information • How/why info supports theis • Etc. Write out your concluding paragraph in full.

16. YOU CAN DO IT!!

17. Directions for DBQ Lesson • Day 1 > read the ppt together as a group. Discuss what you think the presentation is telling you. • Read the Document Based Question and documents as a group. Sort/Group the documents according to the topics given you in the question. • Create a thesis paragraph • Do this together…but each must have his/her own copy.

18. Day 2 > Using the thesis paragraph and the sorted documents from your group work yesterday, create an outline for the three body paragraphs and compose your concluding paragraph. • Follow the outline format provided in the powerpoint.