WRITING THE DBQ TEACHING POINT OF VIEW

1. WRITING THE DBQ � TEACHING POINT OF VIEW AP WORLD HISTORY

2. THE BASIC CORE Students must obtain points to get �to the gate� Most often missed point is �Point of View� Possible to obtain Expanded Core points ONLY if students obtain ALL Basic Core points

3. THE BASIC CORE Point 4 � Analyzes �Point of View� in at least TWO documents Tends to be �Killer Point� for students, since many simply have not been taught �Point of View�

4. THE KEY TO SCORING WELL ON THE DBQ Getting to the gate on DBQ then is based on how well a student can demonstrate �Point of View� or �Bias� Remember that students must demonstrate it at least two times Demonstrating �Point of View� or �Bias� indicates student is capable of writing in-depth paper

5. WHAT IS BIAS OR POINT OF VIEW? In the simplest of terms, �Point of View� or �Bias� is prejudice or influence �Why� author said what he/she said �Why� includes factors that influenced author�s position Keys to these factors found: In the documents themselves (information in the box) Through knowledge of author or of what is being said

6. KEY FACTORS Several factors influence determination of Bias or Point of View: Name, Position, Nationality, Document Date and/or Document Type Relating authorial �Point of View� to author�s place in society Evaluating reliability of the source Recognizing that different types of documents were authored to serve different purposes Much information is located �In the Box,� saving students valuable time

7. FURTHER EXPLAINATION Students should analyze each document: Is author male, female? Government official? From a particular social class? How might author�s �position� or title have influenced what was written or said? Is document an �official� pronouncement, a newspaper article, a speech, or maybe a diary or private letter?

8. SAMPLE AP WORLD HISTORY DOCUMENT

9. KEYS TO FINDING POINT OF VIEW IN THIS DOCUMENT Author was Buddhist scholar, �favored� by the Tang ruler A Buddhist scholar �in high position� in a time when Buddhism was being threatened would expectedly extol the virtues of Buddhism Ties Buddhism to traditional Chinese philosophies of Confucius and Laozi

10. A SAMPLE POINT OF VIEW USING THIS DOCUMENT There are a variety of ways for students to include point of view in their paper; some are more sophisticated than others As a Buddhist scholar in a time when Buddhism is being threatened in China, it is expected that Zong Mi would closely tie Buddhism to Confucianism in order to keep his �favored� position at the imperial court.

11. POINT OF VIEW Practice looking for Point of View Each group has a specific document to review, looking for �Point of View� Remember, some keys might include: Name or Position of Author Description or Nationality of Author Type of Document or Date of Document