UNLOCKING THE SECRETS TO THE DBQ! AP EURO/APUSH

1. THE THESIS STATEMENT DO Not re-state the question word for word Address the question Take a side 3 POINTS

2. BODY PARAGRAPHS POINT (topic sentence) EVIDENCE EXPLANATION LINK (to next paragraph)

2. BODY PARAGRAPHS (T.E.S.T) Topic Sentence Evidence (DOCS!) Summary Statement/Analysis Transition

ANALYZE DOCS: Consider… 3. USE ½ + 1 DOCS! (APPARTS) ANALYZE DOCS: Consider… AUTHOR PLACE & TIME PRIOR KNOWLEDGE AUDIENCE REASON THE MAIN IDEA SIGNIFICANCE

3. USE ½ + 1 DOCS! THEY ARE MEANT TO BACK UP YOUR ARGUMENT DON’T USE DOCS YOU DON’T UNDERSTAND Group Docs !

4. CITE ALL DOCS! 1.Blahhhh blahhh blahhh (DOC A). 2. According to document A, ….. 3. Documents A, B, and G clearly _______________ illustrate… Demonstrate… Exemplify… Point to… Show… Prove… Are evidence of…

5. Conclusion (S.T.O.P) Summarize main points Thesis Re-statement Omit new info Perspective

Do Not! Unsupported statements Generalizations “I”, “You”, “We” “never”, “always” (absolutes) “don’t”, “can’t” (contractions) Slang, figures of speech