DBQ Presentation

How to:

DBQ

Mr. Hughes

First things first:

Read the Documents, read the prompt.

Next: Write a good Thesis

The thesis is more important than anything else because it will be what your entire paper is about. Make it good, make it fleshed out, make it specific. HAVE IT IN THE FIRST PARAGRAPH - if it is NOT then it is NOT a thesis

a good Thesis

a Bad Thesis

"The Market Revolution from 1800 to 1850 revolutionized United States society, particularly through the transformative effects of the cotton gin and the advancements in transportation. The invention of the cotton gin revolutionized the Southern economy, accelerating the expansion of slavery and reshaping labor dynamics. Simultaneously, the development of canals and railroads revolutionized transportation, connecting regions, fostering economic growth, and ultimately redefining societal structures across the nation during this critical period."

The Market Revolution changed America a lot in the early 1800s to mid-1800s. There were inventions like the cotton gin and new transportation, and they affected society to a great degree.

1. Arguable

A thesis

2. Specific

3. Intelligent

4. Narrow

5. Imaginative

6. Nuanced

7. Explicit

You ALL struggle with analysis and reasoning

Does this example fulfil part of the requirements to get the analysis and reasoning points?

THEY DID A DECENT JOB - AP SAYS:

Document SourcingThe response did not earn a point for document sourcing because it only explains how or why the document’s point of view, purpose, historical situation, and/or audience is relevant to an argument for one document. In the beginning of the third paragraph, the historical situation for Document 4 is presented and relevant to its argument about the encroachment of White Americans onto Native American lands. Demonstrating Complex Understanding The response did not earn the point for demonstrating a complex understanding of the historical development that is the focus of the prompt. It does attempt to qualify the overall argument by mentioning that not everyone shared equally in the expanding voice of the American people in government. However, this discussion is simply a descriptive narrative of what the documents present

EXAMPLES GIVEN TO US

INTENDED AUDIENCE

THE GOVERNMENT, IN ORDER TO RECIEVE A PATENT RENEWAL FOR THE COTTON GIN

PURPOSE

TO RENEW HIS PATENT AND EXPLAIN THE BENEFITS OF THE COTTON GIN

CONTEXT

THE INVENTION OF THE COTTON GIN LED TO THE RAPID SPREAD OF SHORT STAPLE COTTON CULTIVATION IN AREAS NOT SUITABLE FOR THE LONG STAPLE COTTON THAT HAD TO BE CLEANED BY HAND. SOUTHERN COTTON FURNISHED RAW MATERIALS FOR MANUFACTURING AND FUELED THE INTERNAL SLAVE TRADE. COTTON WAS CRITICAL TO THE NATIONAL ECONOMY, AND SLAVERY WAS A CRITAL PIECE OF COTTON AGRICULTURE

AUTHORS POV

AS THE INVENTOR OF THE COTTON GIN, WHITNEY WANTED TO PROMOTE THE BENEFITS OF THE COTTON GIN AND KEEP THE PATENT

DBQ Dorks (the eldritch horrors who grade your work)

90%

Are merciless

80%

are nitpicky

"So what does that mean for me?"

It means you need to be EXPLICIT and PURPOSEFUL - do NOT just write. WRITE WITH REASON

"I love quotes. Quotes can help remind you to hit that analysis & reasoning point by requiring you to explain what the author is saying. However, quotes consume time, so if you include quotes in a DBQ, make them brief, shorten them with "..."'s SOME DBQ Dorks say DONT include quotes, but it is up to you "

On quotes:

1. The industrial Rev. Expands

7. Rapid Urb. disrupts social order

Evidence from beyond the documents

2. Power loom & Mechanical reaper

9. Panic of 1837

10. Railroad Era

3. Interchangeable parts

11. Industrialization Westward

4. Lowell System

6. Middle class

12. John Deere & McCormick manufacture farm equipment

Contextualization

Students earn a point for contextualization by accurately and explicity connecting historical phenomena to broader historical events. MUST be within 50 years of the time period in the prompt.

Thanks!

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Got an idea?

Let the communication flow!

With Genially templates, you can include visual resources to wow your audience. You can also highlight a particular sentence or piece of information so that it sticks in your audience’s minds, or even embed external content to surprise them: Whatever you like! Do you need more reasons to create dynamic content? No problem! 90% of the information we assimilate is received through sight and, what’s more, we retain 42% more information when the content moves.

• Generate experiences with your content.
• It’s got the Wow effect. Very Wow.
• Make sure your audience remembers the message.