DBQ ESSAY OUTLINE FORMAT While reading the documents

DBQ ESSAY OUTLINE FORMAT

While reading the documents the first time: l l What is the prompt asking? – put into your own words / take a position based on what the documents show you What 3 categories can you group the documents to answer the prompt? Where is the author’s point of view obvious? What is missing?

I. THESIS – Pre Write l l A. Time period B. Position/prompt C. Categories /Doc #s / Because D. Missing voice - b/c (how does it relate to the prompt)

II. Body Paragraphs Pre-Write A. Position/ prompt B. Category C. Topic statement - how do the docs relate to position & category (1 sentence) 1. 1 st doc used: Doc # and specific relation to position and category 2. 2 nd doc used, etc D. Point of View (Choose 1 from the documents in each category) 1. Author’s name 2. Author’s country & date of document 3. Author’s POV - what does he believe? 4. What influences his opinion? (Background, nationality, religion, position) {Author X believes Y because Z}

DBQ Essay - Thesis l l l Thesis: time period, address prompt, take a position, identify the categories (doc #s), why they relate to the prompt (b/c), missing voice (b/c) No Personal Pronouns !!! Make sure the categories are explained (B/C) Use ALL the documents! Missing voice must be specific, relate to the prompt and have a B/C l Ex: A document from Marco Polo might show the Mongols in a positive light because he lived and worked in Kublai Khan’s court for many years.

DBQ Body Paragraphs l l Topic Statement: category/prompt/position statement Explain each document in the category specifically as it relates to category/prompt no quoting! Identify 1 POV per paragraph Name the author or describe him (Doc#) l Explain WHY he believes what he is telling us Author X (name) believes Y (what) because Z (why) Ex: Genghis Khan’s shaman (1) believes that Khan is a positive influence because of the violence that the shaman lived through before Khan’s conquest of the Central Asian Mongol tribes. l

Essay reminders use the author’s name l avoid listing (doc#1 says, doc 2 states) ** persuade the reader of your position using the documents as your evidence - TELL THE STORY (it is much more interesting than your lists are! - but be accurate - don’t make stuff up!) l avoid plagiarism – you must explain the docs in your own words - you may not quote the docs l