Writing a DBQ

  • No requirement for number of paragraphs

  • No conclusion required

Rubric

  • Thesis (1 pt)

  • Contextualization (1 pt) (same from LEQ guide)

    • 2 or 3 sentences

  • Evidence (3 pts)

    • 1 pt - use content of at least 3 documents to address the topic of the prompt

    • 2 pts - supports an argument in response to the prompt using at least 4 documents

    • Another 1 pt - uses at least one additional piece of specific historical evidence (beyond that found in the documents) relevant to an argument in response to the prompt

  • Analysis and Reasoning (2 pts)

    • 1 pt - For at least 2 documents, explain how or why the document’s HIPP (point of view, purpose, historical situation, and/or audience) is relevant to an argument

    • Another 1 pt - complexity

      • Either use 7 documents to support an argument that responds to the prompt

      • or explain how the HIPP of at least 4 documents supports an argument that responds to the prompt

      • or using documents and evidence beyond the documents effectively to demonstrate a sophisticated understanding of different perspectives relevant to the prompt

HIPP

  • Historical Context

  • Intended Audience

  • Purpose

  • Point of view of the Author

Formula

  • Paragraph 1

    • Contextualization (helps jog your memory too)

      • 2 or 3 sentences

      • Specific historical information relevant to your prompt

    • Thesis

      • Historically defensible

      • Create categories out of “lines of reasoning“ (your 3 reasons for example)

      • However many categories you have in your thesis, write that many body paragraphs

  • Body paragraphs

    • Topic sentence

      • Steal from your thesis!

    • evidence

      • introduce your documents

        • Document 4 says…

        • in your own words, NOT A QUOTATION

    • analysis

      • show how your evidence supports your argument

      • This shows…

    • Source 2 documents (or 4 for complexity)

      • The events in this document are situated in the larger historical context of…

      • This is important because…

      • The audience of this document is X and that suggests…

    • Evidence beyond the documents

      • Another piece of evidence related to this event is [vocab]…