Latin American Independence

Why did the Creoles lead the fight?

To Remember When Writing A DBQ Essay!• Thesis• Uses all but one of the supplied

documents ( TRY TO USE THEM ALL) & document each when used

• Analyze documents --- don’t summarize• Analyze authors’ POV• One paragraph explaining need for one

more type of document • (Find your “PERFECT MONGOL DBQ” if you

need a reminder)

BUCKETS

• Look over all your documents and organize them into analytical

categories (BUCKETS).

• I came up with 3!

A & B C & D E & F

Emerging National Economic Interests Fear of

Social Unrest Identity

Create the THESIS!!!! • The ? + your buckets = THESIS!!!!

The Thesis• The Creoles led the fight for Latin

American independence for several reasons. First, the Creoles felt a new sense of national identity. Also, they wanted to protect their economic interests and counter social unrest.

Latin American IndependenceDay 3

Why did the Creoles lead the fight?

To Remember When Writing A DBQ Essay!• Thesis• Uses all but one of the supplied

documents ( TRY TO USE THEM ALL) & document each when used

• Analyze documents --- don’t summarize• Analyze authors’ POV• One paragraph explaining need for one

more type of document • (Find your “PERFECT MONGOL DBQ” if you

need a reminder)

Today’s Task• Write the Thesis, Additional Document Paragraph & the First

Bucket Paragraph!• Within your 1st Bucket Paragraph- tackle a document’s POV! • Use your perfect Mongol DBQ as a guide!• Additional Document Paragraph Example:

• A document written by a common Mongol soldier involved in the conquests would give more insight into attitudes toward the Mongols. A rank-and-file soldier would allow a more complete analysis of insider attitudes about the Mongols, especially as there is only one Mongol viewpoint given by an elite man, the shaman of Genghis Khan himself, (Doc. 1). A powerful holy man would have received booty from conquest, creating a positive attitude, but it is not possible to tell if a common soldier felt the same way.

POV example on next slide- let me know when you

need it!

Tackling a POV!• The following is an example of tackling the POV of

a document within your body paragraph. This is only one aspect of the body paragraph. Of course you will need more! • Juvaini, a Muslim Persian, felt that the Mongols

were ruthless killers who did not value educated people, (Doc. 7). His attitude was one of clear loathing for a people that he viewed as the murderers of his people. Juvaini may be influenced also by the fact only a short period of time had passed between his writing and the Mongol conquest, making him more negative, as these events were fresh in his memory.