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How to write a DBQ

How to write a DBQ. What’s a DBQ?. D ocument B ased Q uestion Response to a particular guiding question Based on a set of documents P rimary sources Secondary sources Often appears on timed tests. How do I write a DBQ?. Read the directions Activate background knowledge

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How to write a DBQ

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  1. How to write a DBQ

  2. What’s a DBQ? • Document Based Question • Response to a particular guiding question • Based on a set of documents • Primary sources • Secondary sources • Often appears on timed tests

  3. How do I write a DBQ? • Read the directions • Activate background knowledge • Read the directions again • Annotate the documents • Outline your response • Read the directions again • Write your response

  4. 1. Read the directions! • Every DBQ begins with a question • Let the question guide your work • Box the question

  5. 2. Activate background knowledge • Brainstorm: what do you know about this topic already? • Write down: • A draft thesis statement (or more than one!) • Key terms, events, people that you might use in your response • Descriptive information about context

  6. 3. Read the directions again! • How much do you have to write? • Is there an intro paragraph? • Is there a conclusion? • Is there a thesis statement? • Underline all requirements

  7. 4. Annotate the documents • First read: what is this document saying? • Second read: how does this document answer the question?

  8. Jigsaw groupings • Group 1: Claudlyne (A), Ann (B), Kyla (C) • Group 2: Amirah (A), Josh (B), Malcolm (C) • Group 3: Dishon (A), Maya (B), Kyania (C) • Group 4: Aryanna (A), Catrina (B), Beemnet (C) • Group 5: Tatiana (A), Noreen (B), Christina (C) • Group 6: Lovell (A), Spencer (B), Tatiani (C) • Group 7: Nelson (A), Allison (B), Valentine (C) • Group 8: Danielle (A), Elana (A), Shemar (B), Nyoka (C) • Group 9: Ashayla (A), Ashonti (B), Treshon (C)

  9. 5. Outline your response • Thesis statement • Topic sentences • Evidence

  10. 6. Read the directions again! • Does your outline: • Answer the question? • Include enough paragraphs? • Cite enough sources? • Satisfy the content requirements? • If not, revise it before you start writing

  11. 7. Write the DBQ • You know what to do here… • Give context for sources (“In Wealth and its Uses, the industrialist Andrew Carnegie writes…”) • Cite sources using letters/numbers (“Document 1” or “Document A”) • Be mindful of time

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