APUSH Unit 1 Exam: Period 3 DBQ Graphic Organizer - SY2021 - Haiyen Truong | Library

Step 1: Breakdown the Question
1) Read the Prompt.

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2) Re-read the Prompt and annotate.
3) Box the Topic.

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Step 2: Ensure that you fully Answer the Prompt by filling out this table accurately.

Step 2: Read the Documents

Consider: What do I already know about the author or source? How does the document relate to the topic of this prompt?

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Read and annotate Document 1. Consider: Who is the author? How does this document relate to the topic?

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Read and annotate Document 2.

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Read and annotate Document 3.

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Document 4 is an image, so you cannot read it, but you should still be able to analyze the image, connect to historical facts, and determine how this image may help you Answer the Prompt.

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Read and annotate Document 5.

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Read and annotate Document 6.

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Read and annotate Document 7.

Step 3: Strategize! Critically think about the documents and how they relate to the Prompt.

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Consider how each document may help you Answer the Prompt using this chart.

Remember that you only need to describe 6 out of the 7 documents, and explain how only 3 of the 6 you describe helps support your Thesis.

Step 4: Organize. Plan out your essay. 

On the real exam, you will only have 15 minutes to complete all 4 steps, however, we are still practicing for the real deal, so you can do this ahead of time. ☺️

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Contextualize the Topic: Describe 1-2 related terms using specific details in 2-3 sentences.

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Write your Thesis: Be sure to Answer all parts of the Prompt and include a line of reasoning.

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Your first body paragraph should group 2-3 related documents together. You can do this one of two ways.

1) Group by how the documents help you Answer the Prompt, e.g. evidence for Argument vs. Counterargument

2) Group by revolutionary principle, e.g. equality, liberty, etc.

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Now fill out the chart for your second group of documents.

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APUSH Unit 1 Exam: Period 3 DBQ Graphic Organizer - SY2021

2) Re-read the Prompt and annotate.3) Box the Topic.

Step 2: Ensure that you fully Answer the Prompt by filling out this table accurately.

Read and annotate Document 1. Consider: Who is the author? How does this document relate to the topic?

Read and annotate Document 2.

Read and annotate Document 3.

Document 4 is an image, so you cannot read it, but you should still be able to analyze the image, connect to historical facts, and determine how this image may help you Answer the Prompt.

Read and annotate Document 5.

Read and annotate Document 6.

Read and annotate Document 7.

Consider how each document may help you Answer the Prompt using this chart.Remember that you only need to describe 6 out of the 7 documents, and explain how only 3 of the 6 you describe helps support your Thesis.

Contextualize the Topic: Describe 1-2 related terms using specific details in 2-3 sentences.

Write your Thesis: Be sure to Answer all parts of the Prompt and include a line of reasoning.

Your first body paragraph should group 2-3 related documents together. You can do this one of two ways.1) Group by how the documents help you Answer the Prompt, e.g. evidence for Argument vs. Counterargument2) Group by revolutionary principle, e.g. equality, liberty, etc.

Now fill out the chart for your second group of documents.

One last shot at that Thesis point! Be sure to Answer the Prompt clearly and more concisely than you did in the Introduction.

2) Re-read the Prompt and annotate.
3) Box the Topic.

Consider how each document may help you Answer the Prompt using this chart.

Remember that you only need to describe 6 out of the 7 documents, and explain how only 3 of the 6 you describe helps support your Thesis.

Your first body paragraph should group 2-3 related documents together. You can do this one of two ways.

1) Group by how the documents help you Answer the Prompt, e.g. evidence for Argument vs. Counterargument

2) Group by revolutionary principle, e.g. equality, liberty, etc.

One last shot at that Thesis point!

Be sure to Answer the Prompt clearly and more concisely than you did in the Introduction.