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How to D.B.Q.

How to D.B.Q. A.P. U.S. History I Mr. Clark. What is a D.B.Q.?. The acronym D.B.Q. stands for Document-Based Question. A DBQ is a question that focuses around one or more documents.

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How to D.B.Q.

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  1. How to D.B.Q. A.P. U.S. History I Mr. Clark

  2. What is a D.B.Q.? The acronym D.B.Q. stands for Document-Based Question. A DBQ is a question that focuses around one or more documents. The documents can be a graph, cartoon, short excerpt, picture, etc., basically anything that a student can obtain information from.

  3. D.B.Q. Process

  4. STEP 1 Read the essay question carefully and then CIRCLE any key words, dates, etc. in the question.

  5. What were the major arguments used by each side (the supporters and the opponents) in the debates over the ratification of the U.S. Constitution?

  6. STEP 2 BRAINSTORM any names, dates, key events, etc. that relate to the essay question. WRITE down these items in any blank space you can find. DO NOT take any more than 2 minutes!!!

  7. representation Federalists Anti-Federalists Republicans assumption Bill of Rights Alexander Hamilton Roger Sherman large vs. small states Thomas Jefferson federal vs. state power 9 of 13 states Delaware Virginia New York New Hampshire tyranny 1787 Philadelphia George Washington slave vs. free states

  8. STEP 3 READ each of the documents carefully! CIRCLE any key points contained within each document.

  9. Document 1 This excerpt is from a newspaper, The Massachusetts Sentinel, October 20, 1787. Let us look and behold the distresses which prevail in every part of our country… the complaints of our farmers… the complaints of every class of public creditors… the melancholy faces of our working people… our rotting ships in our harbors… the insults that are offered to the American name and characters in every court of Europe… View these things, fellow citizens, and then say that we do not require a new, a protecting, and efficient federal government if you can.

  10. STEP 4 Now that you have read all of the documents and CIRCLED any and all key information, you are to CHART the documents on a “T-chart”.

  11. YES NO

  12. FOR AGAINST 1 3 6 2 4 5

  13. STEP 5 Now that you have read the essay question, analyzed the essay question, brainstormed information about the essay question, analyzed the documents, and charted the documents…WRITE your thesis statement for the essay topic (rough draft)!!!

  14. What were the major arguments used by each side (the supporters and the opponents) in the debates over the ratification of the U.S. Constitution?

  15. There were numerous arguments, both by supporters and opponents, used in the debate over the ratification of new United States Constitution.

  16. STEP 5 Reminders • Does my THESIS STATEMENT answer ALL of the parts of the essay topic? • If I am asked to “choose a side”, did I actually CHOOSE a side? • Remember, never to offer your opinion or write in 1st person!

  17. STEP 6 Once your rough draft of your thesis statement is done, WRITE down the THREE areas/topics that best support your thesis sentence!

  18. There were numerous arguments, both by supporters and opponents, used in the debate over the ratification of new United States Constitution.

  19. Bill of Rights (2) Federal power vs. State power (3) Economic power

  20. STEP 6 Reminders • Does the essay topic offer me THREE “natural” areas that I can discuss? • If there are no “natural” areas, should I try and S*P*E*R*M?

  21. STEP 7 Now that you have the rough draft of your thesis sentence as well as the THREE general areas/topic supporting your thesis, WRITE your introductory paragraph.

  22. STEP 7 Reminders • PLEASE do not forget to B-B-T-1-2-3!!! • Try and use some of the information from your BRAINSTORMING session for your background sentences! • Remember to K*I*S*S

  23. STEP 8 Begin writing the BODY of your essay!

  24. STEP 8 Reminders • Did you reinforce your THESIS statement in EACH paragraph? • Did you use FACTS to support your paragraph? • Did you incorporate DOCUMENTS in each of the body paragraphs (at least 1… minimum)? • Did I properly integrate the documents into the essay (not referring to them as Document 1 or Document B)? • Did I rephrase the documents instead of quoting them? • If I did HAVE to quote the document, did I limit the quotes I did use (NO MORE than 3-4 words)?

  25. STEP 9 You are almost there… Now it is time to “close the deal”! Write the CONCLUSION to your D.B.Q. essay.

  26. STEP 9 Reminders Your CONCLUSION should ALWAYS contain a restatement of your thesis statement, and must NEVER be shorter than three sentences!

  27. STEP 10 PROOFREAD

  28. STEP 10 Reminders • Did I check for spelling errors? • Did I check for grammar errors? • Did I use any contractions? • Did I use accurate FACTS to support my essay? • Did I use all of the “brainstorm” info? • Did I use “one more than ½” of all the documents to support my essay? • Did I use capitalization properly? • Did I use advanced vocabulary?

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