UNLOCKING THE SECRETS TO THE DBQ APUSH 1

UNLOCKING THE SECRETS TO THE DBQ! APUSH

1. THESIS STATEMENT DO Not re-state the question word for word n Address the question n Take a side n 3 POINTS n

2. BODY PARAGRAPHS POINT (topic sentence) n EVIDENCE n EXPLANATION n LINK (to next paragraph) n

2. BODY PARAGRAPHS (T. E. S. T) Topic Sentence n Evidence (DOCS!) n Summary Statement/Analysis n Transition n

3. USE ½ + 1 DOCS! (APPARTS) ANALYZE DOCS: Consider… AUTHOR PLACE & TIME PRIOR KNOWLEDGE AUDIENCE REASON THE MAIN IDEA SIGNIFICANCE n n n n

3. USE ½ + 1 DOCS! THEY ARE MEANT TO BACK UP YOUR ARGUMENT n DON’T USE DOCS YOU DON’T UNDERSTAND n Group n

4. CITE ALL DOCS! n n n n n 1. Blahhhh blahhh (DOC A). 2. According to document A, …. . 3. Documents A, B, and G clearly ________ illustrate… Demonstrate… Exemplify… Point to… Show… Prove… Are evidence of…

5. Conclusion (S. T. O. P) Summarize main points Thesis Re-statement Omit new info Perspective

Do Not! Unsupported statements n Generalizations n “I”, “You”, “We” n “never”, “always” (absolutes) n “don’t”, “can’t” (contractions) n Slang, figures of speech n

DO NOT USE “COLLOQUIAL” EVERYDAY LANGUAGE! n n n n 1. “ A big war could have only saved Americans out of this big unemployment rate”. 2. “The poor out there…” 3. “The impact was huge…” 4. “According to society back then, …” 5. “This gives us a huge heads up” 6. “…perspectives and beliefs were being put out into society” 7. “Manchester was big on factories”