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How To Write An AWESOME D.B.Q. Essay!. A “Dazzling” D.B.Q. Is Like a Tasty Hamburger. The Introductory Paragraph. The top bun of your essay! 4-6 Sentences. The Introductory Paragraph. Establish TIME and PLACE Create a clear, THESIS statement Underline or highlight it
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The Introductory Paragraph • The top bun of your essay! • 4-6 Sentences
The Introductory Paragraph • Establish TIME and PLACE • Create a clear, THESIS statement • Underline or highlight it • Allude to the SUB-TOPICS or categories you will discuss to support your thesis statement • No laundry list • Focus on the question at hand (THE PROMPT)- do NOT begin with a “flowery” sentence
Thesis Statement • First item on the Core Scoring Guides for all essays is the thesis statement • You cannot get additional points in the expanded core without a decent thesis • Thesis statement needs to: • 1. It must be explicit. No subtlety here, it should be in-your-face. • 2. It MUST be based on the documents. • 3. It must deal with all parts of the question.
PROMPT:Describe the efforts to create more literacy in France as well as the attitudes of those for and against these changes in French literacy during the late 17th century. • THESIS STATEMENT • Literacy spread through France quickly between 1686 and 1690 because of a determined group of clergymen and commoners who demanded educational rights. They were not stopped by their opponents in the aristocracy and the wealthy intellectual who wanted to preserve their power.
The “Meat” Paragraphs • The tasty part of your essay! • 8-12 sentences per paragraph
The “Meat” Paragraphs • Identify your sub-topic or category in the first sentence. • Include the documents that are relevant to support the ideas in the paragraph. • Use ALL of the documents given throughout the body. • Bring in supportive outside information. • Use at least one additional document
Point of View • Why would this person say this? • How reliable is this document? • What makes this document different from other kind of documents? • What is the tone or the intent of this document? • Example: John Smith would have said this because he was a member of the upper class. • Example: This document may not be reliable because it was written by some one who was in another country at the time of the incident.”
How to Reference a Document in Your Essay • Thomas Paine, in his pamphlet, Common Sense, said “……” • Joe Smith, a mid-Western delegate to the Republican convention in 1912, agreed with …….. • The 19th century historian, Frederick Jackson Turner, felt that ……. (Doc. E). • NEVER begin with: In Document 3, …..
The Concluding Paragraph • The bottom bun of your essay! • It holds it all together • 4-6 Sentences
The Concluding Paragraph • Start with a “concluding phrase” • Restate your thesis statement a bit differently • Put your essay answer in a larger historical perspective • End of some trend/movement/idea, etc. • Beginning of some trend/movement/idea • End of one and beginning of another • Do NOT end on the note that this is the reason we are where we are today!
