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FRQ/ DBQ

FRQ/ DBQ. Conquering the APUSH Essay. 2012 Exam Scores. Total # of Students 406,086 3 or higher 214,493 52.8% Mean Score 2.75. AP US History Exam Format. If students score 60% or better on the Multiple Choice they will have the opportunity to score a 3 or better on the AP exam!.

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FRQ/ DBQ

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  1. FRQ/DBQ Conquering the APUSH Essay

  2. 2012 Exam Scores Total # of Students 406,086 3 or higher 214,493 52.8% Mean Score 2.75

  3. AP US History Exam Format If students score 60% or better on the Multiple Choice they will have the opportunity to score a 3 or better on the AP exam!

  4. Multiple Choice Test Questions

  5. Analyzing the DBQ(for each document) • Author • Place & Time • Prior Knowledge • Audience • Reason • The Main Idea • Significance

  6. DBQ • 15 minutes planning; 45 minutes writing (22.5% of score) • Can cover any period up to 1990; generally covering a 25 years period • Use a substantial number of the documents (at least 60%) • Support with your own knowledge & analysis to answer the question

  7. How to use the documents in your essay • Sourcing –consider the author of the document & the reason for its creation • Contextualize –situate the documents & events associated with the documents in their appropriate place & time • Close Reading –read the documents carefully to consider what the documents say & what language is used • Collaborating –use multiple sources to check important details to determine agreement or disagreement

  8. Answering the Question • Three part thesis statement using SPRITE • Social • Political • Religious • Intellectual • Technological • Economic • Categorize your documents evenly

  9. The Writing Process • Construct a three-part thesis (SPRITE) • Organize your essay according to the verbs in the question • Relate the evidence(SFI) you use to your thesis and to the other evidence (documents) • Defend your thesis • Address major arguments that run counter to yours (a paragraph or two will suffice) • Introductory paragraph –include a topic sentence that clearly states your thesis. Be precise –limit this to what you will discuss in the essay. • Concluding paragraph –this is the impression that the reader leaves with; reserve time to make it good. Reiterate and summarize main points; don’t introduce new ideas. Reinforce your thesis.

  10. FRQs • 5 minutes of planning; 30 minutes writing for each FRQ -2 total (27.5% of score combined) • Part B choice of prompts; colonial period to 1865 • Part C choice of prompts; 1865 to 1990 • Read the question carefully and answer what is asked • Stick to the time period • “to what extent” means to evaluate the degree to which something happened, not whether it happened or not.

  11. Ready-Made Theses • Foreign Policy –consider a continuation of, or a departure from isolation and neutrality • Politics -consider strict and loose construction of the Constitution (“necessary & proper”); Jefferson vs. Hamilton; State rights vs. Federal authority • Social Issues –consider minority vs. majority rights and the growth of American democracy • Economics –consider laissez-faire vs. government intervention • Culture –consider conformity vs. change

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