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APUSH Review: DBQ Writing Tips

Learn essential tips and strategies for writing a successful Document-Based Question (DBQ) essay in APUSH. Understand the prompt, analyze documents, organize your essay, and reference documents effectively.

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APUSH Review: DBQ Writing Tips

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  1. www.Apushreview.com APUSH Review: DBQ Writing Tips Everything You Need To Know About Writing The DBQ To Succeed In APUSH

  2. First Thing You Should Do…. • Read the prompt VERY, VERY CAREFULLY. • Make sure you know what it is asking you to do • Are you determining the effectiveness of something? • If yes, CLEARLY STATE if it was or was not effective • Comparing and Contrasting? • Make sure to do both! • Analyzing? • Don’t just list events, describe why they are important and how they relate to other events

  3. The first 15 minutes • Take 15 minutes to read the documents, summarize them, and list outside info • Documents are in chronological order • They start at the beginning of the time period • Note the author of the document • This can help provide valuable outside info • Confused on a document? • Skip it! • You do NOT need to incorporate every document • If the prompt asks you to determine the effectiveness of a topic….. • Write “effective” or “ineffective” next to each document

  4. Writing The Essay • Make sure you have a strong intro paragraph • How long should the essay be? • Depends on the essay topic • NEVER less than 2 body paragraphs • In many cases, at least 3 body paragraphs • Begin each paragraph with a topic sentence that relates to your thesis • Define historical terms! • Cash and Carry, Lend-Lease Act, etc. • When in doubt, use “because”

  5. Referencing the Documents • Never write, “Document A says the Republican Party opposed World War II in 1940.” • The document says nothing, the author does • Instead, “Many Americans opposed entrance into World War II, even as the war raged on in Europe. The Republican Party platform from 1940 articulated this exact position.”

  6. Miscellaneous Tips • Be careful of overgeneralizing • Don’t use “all,” “never,” etc. • Focus on sophisticated vocabulary • Instead of writing: “says,” “states,” “shows,” “feels,” etc… • Use: “demonstrates,” “portrays,” “depicts,” “illustrates,” “symbolizes,” “exemplifies,” “articulates,” etc. • Never, EVER use “I” or “you” • Instead of saying, “As you can see, the causes of World War I were….” write: • “The events that contributed to the outbreak of World War I were”

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