9TH GRADE HUMANITIES
U2H61ADBQ
U2: Saints and Savages
Name: __________________
Date: ______________
DBQ: Major Assessment
Section: 9.1
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9.3
9.4
Steps to Writing a DBQ Open Response
1. Read the prompt and underline key terms.
2. Break down the prompt into sub-questions that you will need to answer in
order to answer the prompt.
3. Answer the sub-questions that you can answer from prior knowledge.
4. Read the documents and underline or highlight parts of the document that
could help you answer sub-questions.
5. Then go back to your sub-questions and answer all of them using documents.
6. Outline your DBQ OR.
7. Draft your DBQ OR
8. Revise and proofread your DBQ OR.
Break-Down Practice
Prompt: Was Europe chaotic or organized during the early Middle Ages?
Sub-Questions
What was chaotic about Europe in the
Middle Ages?
Answers
Who was just surviving? Why?
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9TH GRADE HUMANITIES
U2H61ADBQ
U2: Saints and Savages
Name: __________________
Date: ______________
DBQ: Major Assessment
Section: 9.1
9.2
9.3
9.4
What was organized about Europe in the
Middle Ages?
Who was thriving? Who had wealth and
authority?
5 Ws:
What were the Crusades? Who was
fighting? Why?
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U2H61ADBQ
U2: Saints and Savages
Name: __________________
Date: ______________
DBQ: Major Assessment
Section: 9.1
9.2
9.3
9.4
Document 1
From the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle:
“In this year, there was a great slaughter in London and in Rochester. According to their custom,
the Northerners plundered … and burned the town of Dordrecht … they filled boats with
immense booty, including men and goods, and returned to their own country.”
Document 2
In 1095, Pope Urban called for a holy crusade—a war to recapture the Holy Land.
"Your brethren who live in the Middle East are in urgent need of your help. For, as most of you
have heard, the Turks and Arabs have attacked them and have conquered the territory of
Romania … they have occupied more and more land of those Christians … they have killed and
captured many and have destroyed the churches and devastated the Empire. All who die by the
way, whether by land or by sea, or in battle against the pagans (non-Christians), shall have
immediate remission (to take away) of sins.”
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9TH GRADE HUMANITIES
U2H61ADBQ
U2: Saints and Savages
Name: __________________
Date: ______________
DBQ: Major Assessment
Section: 9.1
9.2
9.3
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FINAL DOCUMENT IS ON PAGE 4→
Document 3
An artist’s portrayal of a European Medieval village.
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9TH GRADE HUMANITIES
U2H61ADBQ
U2: Saints and Savages
Name: __________________
Date: ______________
DBQ: Major Assessment
Section: 9.1
9.2
9.3
9.4
Outline your DBQ below. NOTE: You MUST use evidence from ALL three
sources in your OR.
Topic Sentence
Answer the prompt using a compare/contrast thesis statement
Background
What does the reader need to know about the Middle Ages and the
Crusades?
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Sub-claim 1
Chaos? Order?
Intro Evidence
Source? Author?
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U2: Saints and Savages
Name: __________________
Date: ______________
DBQ: Major Assessment
Section: 9.1
Evidence
9.2
9.3
9.4
From one of the three sources
Correctly punctuate and cite!
Elaboration
How does this prove your claim is true?
Sub-claim 2
Chaos? Order?
Intro Evidence
Source? Author?
Evidence
From one of the three sources
Correctly punctuate and cite!
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U2: Saints and Savages
Name: __________________
Date: ______________
DBQ: Major Assessment
Section: 9.1
9.2
9.3
9.4
Elaboration
Sub-claim 3
Chaos? Order?
Intro Evidence
Source? Author?
Evidence
From one of the three sources
Correctly punctuate and cite!
Elaboration
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U2: Saints and Savages
Name: __________________
Date: ______________
DBQ: Major Assessment
Section: 9.1
9.2
9.3
9.4
Conclusion
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U2H61ADBQ
U2: Saints and Savages
Name: __________________
Date: ______________
DBQ: Major Assessment
Section: 9.1
9.2
9.3
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Name: __________________
Date: ______________
DBQ: Major Assessment
Section: 9.1
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Name: __________________
Date: ______________
DBQ: Major Assessment
Section: 9.1
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