1. How To Do
An A. P. Euro. D B Q
By: Ms. Susan M. Pojer

2. Is Like a Tasty Hamburger
A "Dazzling" D. B. Q.
Is Like a Tasty Hamburger

3. The “Top Bun” of your essay!
The Introductory Paragraph
Establish TIME & PLACE.
Create a clear, THESIS STATEMENT.
Allude to the SUB-TOPICS or categories you will discuss to support your thesis statement.
The “Top Bun” of your essay!
4-6 sentences
No “Laundry List”!!

4. The “tasty” part of your essay! 7-10 sentences+ per paragraph
The "Meat" Paragraphs
Identify your sub-topic or category in the first sentence.
Include the documents that are relevant to support the ideas in the paragraph.
Use at least one more than half of all the docs. given.
Be sure to indicate Point-of-View (POV) / Bias. *
Bring in supportive outside information.
The “tasty” part of your essay!
7-10 sentences+ per paragraph

5. Point of View (POV) / Bias
Demonstrating
Point of View (POV) / Bias
Attribution.
Authorial point of view.
Reliability and accuracy of each source referenced.
Point out tone or intent of the document author.
Group the documents used by type of author.

6. Demonstrating (POV) / Bias
Attribution: cite the author by name or position.
EXAMPLES
John Tyler, an English writer, said: “...”
A Dominican monk in Florence described …

7. Demonstrating (POV) / Bias
Authorial Point of View: you show awareness that the gender, occupation, class, religion, nationality, political position or ethnic identity of the author could influence his/her views.
EXAMPLE
Balthasar Rusow, a Lutheran pastor, was naturally upset by the celebration of a Saint’s Day since Lutherans don’t venerate saints.

8. Demonstrating (POV) / Bias
Reliability and accuracy of each source referenced: you examine a source for its reliability and accuracy by questioning if the author of the doc. would be in a position to be accurate.
EXAMPLE
Niccolo Machiavelli’s book on the political tactics of a Renaissance prince was probably accurate as he observed the behavior of Cesare Borgia for many years.

9. Demonstrating (POV) / Bias
Tone or Intent of the Author: you examine the text of a doc. to determine its tone (satire, irony, indirect commentary, etc.) or the intent of the author. Esp. useful for visual docs.
EXAMPLE
In his great sculpture of David, Michelangelo wanted to convey the confidence, and even arrogance, of Renaissance Florence at the peak of its cultural influence in 16c Europe.

10. Demonstrating (POV) / Bias
Grouping of Docs. by Author: you show an awareness that certain types of authors, simply by their authorship, will express similar views when you group docs. by type of author.
EXAMPLE
As northern Renaissance humanists, Erasmus, Sir Thomas More, and Cervantes all poked fun at the foibles and scandals of late medieval society.

11. How to Reference a Document
in Your Essay
Baldassare Castiglione, in The Handbook of the Courtier, said: “………………….”
In document 5, Erasmus of Rotterdam, a northern Christian humanist, agreed with…..
The 19c historian, Jacob Burkhardt, felt that …………………. (Doc. 9)

12. The “Bottom Bun” of your essay! It holds it all together!
The Concluding Paragraph
Start with a “concluding phrase.”
Restate your thesis statement a bit differently.
Put your essay answer in a larger historical perspective.
The “Bottom Bun” of your essay!
It holds it all together!
2-3 sentences
End of some trend/movement/idea, etc.
Beginning….
End of one & beginning of another.

13. Put It All Together And...

14. Ummm...Burger!
I Mean, "Dazzling" Essay

15. Now,
"Dazzle" Me
With Your Brilliance !!!