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Document Based Question (DBQ)

Document Based Question (DBQ). An evaluation of your ability to formulate and support an answer from documentary evidence. DBQ Essay – What is it?.

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Document Based Question (DBQ)

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  1. Document Based Question (DBQ) An evaluation of your ability to formulate and support an answer from documentary evidence.

  2. DBQ Essay – What is it? • There is no single correct answer, various approaches and responses are possible depending on the students’ ability to understand and analyze the documents. • Read and analyze the documents, then respond to the essay question based on the documentary evidence. • Group documents based on content and different points of view. • Write a clear thesis that addresses the essay prompt.

  3. More things to know . . . • Use all the documents to illustrate essay points • Use parenthetical documentation (Doc 1) • Do not just summarize/paraphrase the documents • All documents are relevant and should be used. • 6 – 12 documents

  4. The Rubric – How to Get Those Points! Basic Core • Thesis- 1 point • Has a clear thesis statement in the first paragraph that addresses all parts of the question • May be one or multiple sentences • Addresses all the Documents/Understands the Documents1 point • Address all documents • Demonstrate understanding of the document by using the documents to address the essay questions • Listing the documents separately or as a group DOES NOT demonstrate understanding • Quoting a document does not demonstrate understanding

  5. Supports thesis with appropriate evidence from all or all but one document2 points • Evidence from all documents that address the question • Analyzes point of view in at least three documents1 point • Explain why an author has a particular point of view, or what informs the author’s point of view • Explain tone, intended audience, or intended outcome • Analyzes documents by grouping them in three ways 1point • Explicitly addresses the question by grouping documents based on analysis of content and/or points of view

  6. Identifies and explains the need for additional documents1 point • Must identify an appropriate additional document or source • Explain how the document or source will contribute to the analysis • What points of view are missing and why are they needed • Expanded Core2 points • Only possible after achieving Basic Core (7 points) • Great thesis, great analysis, pov in all documents, additional groupings, subgroupings, outside historical content, clear and comprehensive conclusion

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