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1. NVC
2. Wrap-Up Appeasement
3. DBQ Writing Workshop
Essential Question #1: Did Appeasement contribute
to the cause of WWII?
Essential Question #2: How do we write effective
document-based essays??
Does the creator of this cartoon believe Appeasement was the
correct strategy for the world to pursue in order to avoid WWII?
Poland: 1939
Writing AP DBQs
DBQ Thesis Statements
• The thesis statement is the most important
single part of the DBQ essay, so keep the
following in mind…
1. The thesis is the main idea that you will develop in
your answer, so make sure it clearly states exactly
what you will prove in your essay
2. Your thesis must respond directly to all aspects of
the question, not just one part
3. Your thesis must make a claim that you can back up
with evidence from the primary sources
DBQ Essay Structure
• If your thesis statement is a guide for how you
interpret the evidence, your body paragraphs are
where you actually interpret the evidence. Keep
the following in mind…
1. Each paragraph should explain a different subtopic
or key idea that proves your thesis
2. Each paragraph should be built around details and
quotes from the primary sources that prove your
thesis
3. Each paragraph should elaborate on the evidence
with explanations of the details and quotes that
show why the evidence backs up the thesis
DBQ Format
• Introduction
– Thesis statement
• Body Paragraph #1
– Main idea or subtopic
– Details/quotes from primary sources
– Explanation of details/quotes
• Body Paragraph #2
– Main idea or subtopic
– Details/quotes from primary sources
– Explanation of details/quotes
• Conclusion
Our DBQ Prompt…
DBQ Question: Was Joseph Stalin an effective
leader? Analyze the documents and use your
knowledge of the time period to evaluate both
Stalin’s strengths and shortcomings as a leader.
Advanced
• Thesis: Clearly answers ALL
aspects of the prompt in a clear
and specific way
• Evidence
– Pulls evidence from AT LEAST
TWO documents
– Addresses the source
– Evidence strongly supports
argument and main idea of
the paragraph
• Analysis
– Analysis fully explains the
evidence
– Analysis gives specific reasons
how the evidence proves the
argument
• Structure: Has an introduction,
two body paragraphs, and a
conclusion
Proficient
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Thesis: Answers ALL aspects of the prompt,
but might be short and not specific
Evidence
– Pulls Evidence from AT LEAST TWO
documents
– Evidence is short and the source is not
fully addressed
– Evidence supports argument, but not
the best evidence
Analysis
– Analysis explains the evidence, but is
short, unspecific, or simply repeats
what the evidence says
Structure: has an introduction, two body
paragraphs, and a conclusion
Basic
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Thesis: Restates the question and does
not make an argument
Evidence: Evidence is not from the
documents, is inaccurate, or does not
support the argument
Analysis: Little or no explanation of the
evidence.
Structure: Four Paragraph format not
followed