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Attacking the DBQ

Attacking the DBQ. APUSH Chevalier. Pie-Chart Breakdown. APUSH Exam. Section 1: Multiple choice (50% of exam) 80 questions in 55 minutes (1.45 questions/min) Section 2: Free Response (50% of exam) Part A: DBQ (45% of Section 2) (22.5% of exam)

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Attacking the DBQ

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  1. Attacking the DBQ APUSH Chevalier

  2. Pie-Chart Breakdown

  3. APUSH Exam • Section 1: Multiple choice (50% of exam) • 80 questions in 55 minutes (1.45 questions/min) • Section 2: Free Response (50% of exam) • Part A: DBQ (45% of Section 2) (22.5% of exam) • Part B: FRQ #1 (origins-1865) (27.5% of Section 2) • Part C: FRQ #2 (1865-present) (27.5% of Section 2)

  4. Section 2 130 minutes (15 mandatory to read) Part A: 60 minutes (45 advised to write) Part B and C: 70 minutes (5 advised to pre-write on each and 30 advised to write on each) You can look ahead once you start on Sec. 2

  5. DBQ The most challenging element for many students Many find the documents helpful in writing the essay. Approximately 8 documents to interpret Mainly short readings, and two or three visual resources, such as charts, maps, cartoons, and photographs.

  6. The DBQ • The DBQ question often reads much like a regular essay. • Write an essay that integrates your understanding of the documents that follow and your knowledge of the period. • To what extent was the demand for no taxation without representation both the primary force motivating the American revolutionary movement and a symbol of democracy?

  7. The DBQ • Needed: • Strong and well developed thesis • Use of substantial relevant information and ability to analyze all elements of the question • Requires the ability to: • Interpret documents • Recognize the conflicting viewpoints • Use and refer to the documents effectively in the context of the essay

  8. DBQ • Before you write, organize your thoughts • Dangerous Assumption: you have to make repeated reference to the given documents • “and your knowledge of the period” • One good way to ensure you incorporate into the essay both general and specific knowledge of a period: knowledge acquired from past study.

  9. The DBQ • Before reading the documents: • Analyze the question and decide how you would answer “if there were no documents to deal with.” • Does the information in the text lead you to agree or disagree with the statement? Why? • Jot down facts that support your tentative conclusion, or hypothesis • If several facts support, write your thesis, if not, then reverse your stance.

  10. Organizing Your Thoughts Agree With Statement Disagree With Statement

  11. Before You Write • Look in the documents for additional support for your position. • Conclusion  Evidence • Decide if it can be used. Yes = put a check next to the document. No= move on. • The exam writers generally try to even out the documents for each case

  12. The DBQ • It calls for an ability to read primary sources in their historical context and integrate them into one’s understanding of history. • It may be the most challenging part of the exam, however it comes closest to measuring the skills associated with the study of history

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