Launch List

• 1. Have DBQ packet and answers out from yesterday

How to write a DBQ

• The Key to writing a solid DBQ is coming up with a good thesis.

• The thesis is the task restated as something you are going to prove.

Think of it as a Love Letter

• Task: Discuss 3 reasons you love your special someone, and 2 reasons you will be together forever.

=• Thesis: There are many reasons I love

you, and many reasons we will be together forever.

Body Paragraphs MAKE A T CHART based on the Task

Reasons I love you Reasons we will be together forever.

Where do you put your thesis?

• THESIS STATEMENT = The last sentence of your introduction paragraph.

• *****What you are going to prove*****

• Thesis: There are many reasons I love you, and many reasons we will be together forever.

How do you prove it ?

• In your body paragraphs, using the documents.

How long does my essay have to be?

• 6 paragraphs

• 1 Introduction

• 2,3,4,5 4 body paragraphs

(1 for each document you want to use)

• 6. Conclusion

Introduction

• 5 Ws + Hist. Con = solid intro.

Introduction

• You need to give the reader information on the topic to “set the scene”

• 5 W’s– Who did it effect? – What was happening during this time? – Where did this take place?– When did it happen? – Why was it interesting?

• Use parts of your historical context

Introduction

• Use parts of your historical context

Introduction

• You CANNOT RE-WRITE THE HISTORICAL CONTEXT

• (Although you must use information from it)

Body Paragraphs

• Pick 4 documents that will prove your thesis

• Make a T Chart

Body Paragraphs MAKE A T CHART based on the Task

New rights for Freedman Rights taken away

Body Paragraphs

• Use 4 documents

• 2 new rights

• 2 how rights were taken away

• Be sure to reference them “As shown in document # 1…

Outside Information

• Knowledge about the topic not in the documents

• Put this in any body paragraph, or write a separate paragraph.

Conclusion Paragraph

• Rundown or summarize what you proved.

Total Paragraphs

• There is no maximum # of Paragraphs, only a minimum of 6