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ANSWERING APUSH ESSAY QUESTIONS (FRQ)

ANSWERING APUSH ESSAY QUESTIONS (FRQ). Essay Prompt. All college-level essay test answers are written in response to an essay “prompt.” You must answer the question asked in order to score well. Answering essays is a skill that takes practice. Overview. Step 1: Analyzing the Question

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ANSWERING APUSH ESSAY QUESTIONS (FRQ)

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  1. ANSWERING APUSH ESSAY QUESTIONS(FRQ)

  2. Essay Prompt • All college-level essay test answers are written in response to an essay “prompt.” • You mustanswer the question asked in order to score well. • Answering essays is a skill that takes practice.

  3. Overview Step 1: Analyzing the Question Step 2: Collecting and Sorting Information Step 3: Developing Your Thesis Step 4: Writing the Introduction Step 5: Writing the Body of the Essay Step 6: Writing the Conclusion Step 7: Reading Over Your Essay

  4. 1. Analyzing the Question • Carefully read the prompt & mark any important words • Fully understand what the prompt is asking you • The first mistake that many students make is in reading and answering only part of the prompt

  5. 2.Collecting and Sorting Information This is crucial in helping you to: • Cover the entire question asked, • Organize your response, and • Include as many important details as possible.

  6. Outlines do not have to be formal, just sketch or a structure How did the American Revolution affect American society? Be sure to explain the political, social and economic effects during the period 1775-1800. Political Economic Social

  7. Outline • Alternatively: • Compare and contrast United States foreign policy after the First World War and after the Second World War. Consider the periods 1919-1928 and 1945-1950.

  8. 3. Develop your thesis • Historical essays require that you • take a clear position that responds to the prompt (state a thesis) and • defend your thesis with facts. • Thesis: sentence that states a clear position in response to the prompt • Better theses also tell the reader what evidence the essay will prove the thesis is true – they give a brief overview of the essay.

  9. 4.Writing the Introduction • An effective Introduction must answer two questions: • What is the topic? • What is the author’s opinion on the topic?

  10. 5.Writing the Body of Your Essay • Write with a goal: Prove and support your thesis using evidence (facts) and explanation (analysis) • Discuss/analyze as many relevant facts as possible • Analysis, analysis, analysis - don’t just list facts/events. You must explain why they are significant and/or how they support your thesis. • Don’t ignore important facts that don’t support your thesis. Acknowledge them & show why they don’t undermine your thesis

  11. 6. Write your Conclusion • Conclusion should bring the reader back to the question prompt and thesis • Do Not • Present a summary of ALL your information • Introduce new information

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