Using Documents in the DBQ Document-based questions (DBQs) require you to do several things well. . . You must understand the prompt and come up with an ?answer? that will be your thesis. You must come up with a list of facts?names, dates, treaties, battles, significant events, etc.?from the time period. You must use a significant number of the documents that are provided. You must write a clearly organized and well-written essay. General information about the documents All of the documents will be relevant to the topic. Plan on using a significant number of the documents provided. Sometimes the date or the author in the source notation may be significant. Pay special attention to cartoons, charts, & graphs. Tip #1
DBQ ten to eleven
Using Documents in the DBQ Document-based questions (DBQs) require you to do several things well. . . You must understand the prompt and come up with an ?answer? that will be your thesis. You must come up with a list of facts?names, dates, treaties, battles, significant events, etc.?from the time period. You must use a significant number of the documents that are provided. You must write a clearly organized and well-written essay. General information about the documents All of the documents will be relevant to the topic. Plan on using a significant number of the documents provided. Sometimes the date or the author in the source notation may be significant. Pay special attention to cartoons, charts, & graphs. Tip #1
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