Period 3 DBQ Reflection

Step 1: Break down the Prompt - Let's practice in order to prepare for the Period 5 DBQ.

Using the annotation features in "Show Your Work," please:

1. Box the topic.

2. Highlight and annotate the prompt as needed.

3. Rephrase the question in your own words.

Press "Play" once you complete #1 for the answer:

Did you earn the Contextualization point on the Period 3 DBQ? Explain why or why not.

If you did not complete the Period 3 DBQ, you should practice Contextualizing the American Revolution instead.

Did you earn the Thesis point on the Period 3 DBQ? Explain why or why not.

If you did not complete the Period 3 DBQ, you should practice writing a historicaly defensivle Thesis with a specific line of reasoning instead.

A principle is a guiding truth or value that serves as the foundation for a system. In the Period 3 DBQ, you were asked to identify at least two principles of the American Revolution.

Please fill out the "Revolutionary Principle" chart based on your knowledge of U.S. History. The first principle was completed for you as an example.

Did you earn the Outside Information point on the Period 3 DBQ? Explain why or why not.

If you did not complete the Period 3 DBQ, you should practice writing a historicaly defensivle Thesis with a specific line of reasoning instead.

What questions or comments do you have about the Period 5 DBQ?

Prepare for the Period 5 DBQ by breaking down the prompt:

1. Box the topic.

2. Highlight and annotate the prompt as needed.

3. Rephrase the question in your own words.

Contextualize the Topic: What is the Reconstruction in your own words?

Avoid using the Google. Tell the hiSTORY (and herSTORY) by explaining this key term as if you were talking to a younger sibling.

Use the scale to evaluate the Reconstruction era using your expert historical knowledge.

Now make sure you can earn the Outside Information point by brainstorm two potential key terms that you can describe and explain the surrounding historical situation in your own words.