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How to do an AP Euro DBQ!!!! What is an AP Euro DBQ?

An essay where you simply organize 10-12 documents into 3 categories, analyze the author’s opinion/perspective and ask yourself: “What does his/her title/positions/job tell me about his/herperspective?”

Better? 1. Read the Question & Historical Background

2. Read documents

• Underline, jot down significant facts about each document

• Look for Point of View & Bias

POV & Bias!!!!!

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Questions to ask yourself about the documents….

• AttributionAttributionAttributionAttribution� who is this person?• Why might he/she be significantsignificantsignificantsignificant?• What is the POVPOVPOVPOV of the author?

(more than gender)

• How reliablereliablereliablereliable & accurateaccurateaccurateaccurate is the source?

• What is the tonetonetonetone or intentintentintentintent of the author?

• What other information does this document call to mind?

DOCUMENTS CAN BE USED IN A VARIETY OF WAYS….

POV

• This is really the ability to make connections. Follow this template:

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• “It makes sense the _______ (person) holds this position because he/she is _______.”

Demonstrating POV/Bias…• Attribution: cite the author by name,

title, or position, if possible

• Examples:

— John Tyler, an English writer, said, “…”

— A Dominican monk in Florence described…

Demonstrating POV/Bias…• Authorial POV: you show awareness

that the gender, occupation, class, religion, nationality, political position or ethnic identity of the author could influence his/her views

• Example:— Balthasar Rusow, a Lutheran pastor, was naturally

upset by the celebration of a Saint’s Day, since Lutheran don’t venerate saints.

Demonstrating POV/Bias…• Reliability & accuracy of each source

referenced: done by questioning if the author of the document would be in a position to be accurate

• Example— Niccolo Machiavelli’s book on the political tactics

of a Renaissance prince was probably accurate as he observed the behavior of the prince, Cesare Borgia, for many years.

Demonstrating POV/Bias…• Tone or intent of the author:

— determine its tone (satire, irony, indirect commentary, etc) or the intent of the author. Useful for visual documents

• Example— In his great sculpture of “David,” Michelangelo

wanted to convey the confidence, and even arrogance, of Renaissance Florence at the peak of its cultural influence in 16th Century Europe.

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Demonstrating POV/Bias…• Grouping of documents by author

— By authorship, will express similar views when you group documents by type of author

• Example— As Northern Renaissance humanists, Erasmus, More,

and Cervantes all poked fun at the foibles and scandals of late medieval society as well as their own.

3. Choose three CategoriesGroupings

• - Chronological

• - Political- Economical- Humanitarian

• - Imperialism- Nationalism- Religion- Society- Intellectual Development

4. Outside Information

To reinforce Docs

5. Outline

• Use a majority of the documents given

• 3-4 Docs per paragraph • Think in terms of a one

or two sentence that show how the document prove your thesis/topic sentence

• Avoid quoting

The introductory paragraph…

• 4-6 sentences

• Time & Place

• Thesis including sub-topics

• No Flowery sentences

The Body • 8-12 sentences per paragraph

• Topic Sentence

• Attribute Docs

• Paraphrase, relate to thesis

• No Long Quotes (5 words)

• Be sure to indicate POV/Bias (3)

• Indicate why you chose these documents

• OI

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A few follow-up points

• Remember to introduce your evidence as you would introduce a guest…with relevant information and thoughtful details.

“Immanuel Kant, an influential Prussian philosopher in the time of Frederick II, believed that a free press was a necessary pre-condition to an Enlightened Society.”

NOT: Document 4 says there should be a free press.

Describe POV with care

• Explain WHY the person’s identity would influence his or her understanding…

“Elizabeth I, who as a young monarch struggled to control religious dissenters, understood the stability of the state to be more important than personal religious conviction. This is seen in…”

How to reference a document in your essay….

• Baldasare Castiglione, in The Handbook of the Courtier, said, “…….” (doc 4).

• Erasmus of Rotterdam, a northern Christian humanist, agreed with….. (doc 7).

• The 19thC historian, Jacob Burkhardt, felt that ……… (doc 9).

• NEVER NEVER NEVER NEVER begin with: In document 3, …..

The concluding paragraph• It holds it all together

• 4-6 sentences

• Concluding Phrase

• Restate Thesis

• Historical Perspective— End or beginning of some

trend, movement, ideal

— Do NOT end on the note Do NOT end on the note Do NOT end on the note Do NOT end on the note that this is the reason we that this is the reason we that this is the reason we that this is the reason we are where we are today!!!!are where we are today!!!!are where we are today!!!!are where we are today!!!!

Check Yourself!• Did you underline your thesis?• Did you answer all parts of the question?• Did you outline your arguments in the

opening paragraph?• Did you set the time and place?• Did you describe and explain documents in

one or two sentences?• Did you introduce your people with relevant

information, i.e.. outside information?• Did you use a majority of the documents?

DBQ RubricDBQ RubricDBQ RubricDBQ RubricScore Scale (0 — 9)

Basic Core Points (1 point apiece)Basic Core Points (1 point apiece)Basic Core Points (1 point apiece)Basic Core Points (1 point apiece)

1. Has an acceptable thesis that directly addresses the question.

2. Uses at least a majority of the documents.

3. Addresses all parts of the question.

4. Demonstrates understanding of the documents by using them to support an argument. (May misinterpret no more than one document.)

5. Analyzes point of view in at least three documents cited in the essay.

6. Analyzes documents by organizing them in at least three groups.

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DBQ RubricDBQ RubricDBQ RubricDBQ RubricScore Scale (0 — 9)

Expanded Core (0Expanded Core (0Expanded Core (0Expanded Core (0----3 points)3 points)3 points)3 points)

Expands beyond the Basic Core of 1 — 6. The Basic Core of 6 must be achieved before a student can earn Expanded Core points.

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Examples

• Has a clear, analytical and comprehensive thesis.

• Uses all or almost all documents.

• Addresses all parts of the question thoroughly.

• Uses documents persuasively as evidence.

• Shows understanding of nuances in the documents.

• Analyzes point of view in at least four documents cited in the essay.

• Analyzes the documents in additional ways–additional groupings.

• Brings in relevant “outside” historical content.

Proofreading–The Invisible Point

• This means you will not receive a positive point for proofreading since it is a standard expectation of an honors student. However, if you fail to carefully proofread, you will lose one point from the Basic Core, which means it is impossible to receive Expanded Core points.