1. LEQ & DBQ Essays

2. Do not use Personal Pronouns!
Examples:
I, you, he, she, it, we, they, one, them
Pronouns
Your Essay

3. 1.Contextualization 2.Transition Sentence 3.Thesis
Intro Paragraph
1.Contextualization 2.Transition Sentence 3.Thesis

4. Contextualization: Intro Paragraph
-Describes a broader historical context relevant to the prompt
To earn this point, the response must relate the
topic of the prompt to broader historical events,
developments, or processes that occur before,
during, or continue after the time frame of the
question. This point is not awarded for merely a
phrase or a reference.

5. Example Contextualization
Prompt Topic: Causes of Imperial Expansion
“The U.S. has focused on accumulating extra options to gain control of large amounts of oil in order to facilitate the need for its ever growing population of drivers.”

6. Transition Sentence
This sentence should be used to clearly separate the Contextualization and Thesis in your intro paragraph.
Focus on a short sentence that address the topic of the prompt

7. Thesis Statement To earn this point, the thesis must make a claim
-Responds to the prompt with a historically
defensible thesis/claim that establishes a
line of reasoning.
To earn this point, the thesis must make a claim
that responds to the prompt, rather than merely
restating or rephrasing the prompt. The thesis
must consist of one or more sentences located
in one place, either in the introduction or the
conclusion.

8. Thesis Fill in the Blank (CCOT)
Example Prompt: Analyze a continuity and change that occurred between 600 B.C.E. to 600 C.E. in Afro-Eurasia trade
During the time period (enter in from the prompt) one continuity that existed in Afro-Eurasia trade was ____________ (. Or ,) whereas a change included _________

9. Thesis Fill in the Blank (Causation)
Example Prompt: Using specific examples, analyze causes of imperial expansion and consolidation in the period circa 600 B.C.E. to 600 C.E.
The causes of imperial expansion during the period (enter in from the prompt) were _________ and ________

10. Thesis Fill in the Blank (Comparison)
Example Prompt: Analyze similarities and differences in the causes of TWO of the following revolutions
American Revolution ( )
French Revolution ( )
Haitian Revolution ( )
The main causes of both the American Revolution and the French Revolution were the attempt to gain governmental representation and the interpretation of Locke’s ideas about implementing a social contract to everyday life.

11. DBQ Evidence: Use the documents to help you
Must use at least 3 docs, but all 7 are recommended
Ex of citing the docs:
Bigfoot has been spotted several times in California, even by a respected member of the local sheriff’s department thus adding to the credibility of other witnesses(Doc 1).
Doc 1: “ I saw a huge hairy beast while I was on patrol near Bluff Creek California”.
Sworn statement made by Lieutenant Loch Ness a 25 year veteran of the Humboldt County, California Sheriff’s Dept in 2005

12. DBQ H istorical context (Evidence)
Analyze the docs using:
H istorical context (Evidence)
I ntended Audience (the argument you are trying to make)
P urpose (Why are you talking) (Like your thesis)
P OV (What influences the background)