DBQ Breakdown – Unit 6 NAME_________________________

THESIS Make a defensible claim – this is a continuity/change over time (CCOT) essay. Thesis needs to evaluate what the major patterns of continuity or change are over the time period as it relates to A.A. lives in the South. Was there more continuity or change over that time period? (Refer to Formula Page)

ARGUMENT DEVELOPMENT Evidence can be related to the argument in ways such as contradiction (e.g., using evidence to address a possible counterargument to the main argument in the essay), corroboration (e.g., combining multiple pieces of evidence to support a single argument), or qualification (e.g., use of evidence to present an argument that is subsequently made more complex by noting exception). For Example: Doc___ corroborates with Doc___ because... OR Doc___ contradicts Doc____ because… Do this 3 times throughout your paper: 1. 2. 3.

DOCUMENT ANALYSIS Document 1 Description/summary – P – A – A- C –

Document 2 Description/summary – P – A – A – C –

Document 3 Description/Summary – P – A – A – C –

Document 4 Description/Summary – P – A – A – C –

Document 5 Description/Summary – P – A – A – C –

Document 6 Description/Summary –

P – A – A – C –

Document 7 Description/Summary – P – A – A – C –

CONTEXTUALIZATION (BIG “C”) Explain the broader historical events, developments, or processes immediately relevant to the question that occur in the given time period. Remember you cannot use any evidence given in any of the documents. Write this in paragraph format and describe the factors surrounding the causes that are being described.

OUTSIDE EVIDENCE Evidence cannot be derived in any way from the documents provided. Refer to your vocabulary list for the unit. Write these in complete sentences and explain how your evidence support your thesis argument. For this essay, your evidence should relate to changes/continuity in A.A. lives in the South. 1. 2.

SYNTHESIS Connect the theme of your essay to a similar theme from a different time period, either before or after the events in your essay. Use evidence and explain how this compares to the theme of your paper.

Question: Evaluate the extent of change and continuity in the lives of African Americans in

the South during the period 1865 to 1905.