APUSH DBQ New 2018 Rubric Thesis The 3

APUSH DBQ New 2018 Rubric

Thesis • The 3 Big Thesis Takeaways: • Established a historical defensible/accurate claim • Create a line of reasoning • Evaluate the prompt

Contextualization • Describes a broader historical context relevant to the prompt. • In other words, you situate the development into the time period

Document Use • Uses the content of at least three documents to address the topic of the prompt. • Supports an argument in response to the prompt using at least six documents

Outside Evidence • at least one additional piece of the specific historical evidence (beyond that found in the documents) relevant to an argument about the prompt

Analysis • For at least three documents, explains how or why the document’s point of view, purpose, historical situation, and/or audience is relevant to an argument • Historical Context– What is the context of the document that might be influencing the document? Or, what caused the document to be created. Historical Context is not contextualization; it only applies to the individual document. • Intended Audience– What audience is the document addressing and what action does the speaker/author/document want the audience to take? • Purpose– What action or result is the document hoping to achieve? • Point-of-View– What is the larger group represented by the document, and what is the goal of that group. Point-of-view goes beyond just the individual author of a document, but the group that author represents.

Reasoning • Demonstrates a complex understanding of the historical development that is the focus of the prompt, using evidence to corroborate, qualify, or modify an argument that addresses the question • highlighting contradictions can really add depth to your essay and demonstrate that the student understands in a meaningful way their arguments