New Outline – DBQ Essay
Introductory Paragraph:
Grabber (1-2 sentences to get the reader’s attention)
Name: _________________________________________
Per: _______ Date: ______________________________
Tab: Constitution/New Nation
Background information (6-7 pieces of info that gives context/background for the reader) use the background essay
for help! This will end up being your general information that introduces the topic to your reader! In the end, they will
be your introductory paragraph – we are jus listing what works to include in your intro for now.
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Thesis (includes argument about How Democratic was Andrew Jackson? AND 3 buckets used in the
paperremember: you can definitely argue that he was TOTALLY democratic, totally Undemocratic, or BOTH! The
thesis should express your decision on this…)
All of these have to do with ONLY 1 DOC!!
All of these have to do with ONLY 1 DOC!!
THIS WHOLE PAGE IS ABOUT ONE BUCKET ONLY!!!!
LIST THE BUCKET YOU WILL WORK WITH HERE _________________________________________
1st body paragraph:
Topic Sentence (includes the argument whether or not Jackson was democratic AND links to the bucket to tell the
reader what you’ll be talking about) For each bucket, one doc may be democratic, while the other is not, or they all
may be one or the other! Be sure to make this clear in your topic sentence. Write it below:
(D1) Description of document (What is this document about? OR How would you describe this document to
someone who had never seen it before?)
For example:
Document ________ shows/is about….
(A1) Analysis (This is where all things connect. It is where you show your reader that the document proves the
thesis through description, how it’s supported by your discussion about the document, and how it is appropriate
because it proves the bucket and thesis!)
For example:
This document proves Jackson was (democratic OR undemocratic) (bucket goes here) because
_____________________________________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________________________________.
(in order to SHOW your claim, you must describe what successes there were, then describe how you see these
successes that are related to the bucket.)
(D2) Description of document (What is this document about? OR How would you describe this document to
someone who had never seen it before?)
For example:
Document ________ shows/is about….
(A2) Analysis (This is where all things connect. It is where you show your reader that the document proves the
thesis through description, how it’s supported by your discussion about the document, and how it is appropriate
because it proves the bucket and thesis!)
For example:
This document proves Jackson was (democratic OR undemocratic) (bucket goes here) because
_____________________________________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________________________________.
(in order to SHOW your claim, you must describe what successes there were, then describe how you see these
successes that are related to the bucket.)
Transition Sentence to the next paragraph: write one below!
For example: While Jackson may have been democratic toward the common man, he was not as much so when
considering the “spoils system.”
THIS WHOLE PAGE IS ABOUT ONE BUCKET ONLY!!!!
LIST THE BUCKET YOU WILL WORK WITH HERE _________________________________________
All of these have to do with ONLY 1 DOC!!
All of these have to do with ONLY 1 DOC!!
2nd body paragraph:
Topic Sentence (includes the argument whether or not Jackson was democratic AND links to the bucket to tell the
reader what you’ll be talking about) For each bucket, one doc may be democratic, while the other is not, or they all
may be one or the other! Be sure to make this clear in your topic sentence. Write it below:
(D1) Description of document (What is this document about? OR How would you describe this document to
someone who had never seen it before?)
For example:
Document ________ shows/is about….
(A1) Analysis (This is where all things connect. It is where you show your reader that the document proves the
thesis through description, how it’s supported by your discussion about the document, and how it is appropriate
because it proves the bucket and thesis!)
For example:
This document proves Jackson was (democratic OR undemocratic) (bucket goes here) because
_____________________________________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________________________________.
(in order to SHOW your claim, you must describe what successes there were, then describe how you see these
successes that are related to the bucket.)
(D2) Description of document (What is this document about? OR How would you describe this document to
someone who had never seen it before?)
For example:
Document ________ shows/is about….
(A2) Analysis (This is where all things connect. It is where you show your reader that the document proves the
thesis through description, how it’s supported by your discussion about the document, and how it is appropriate
because it proves the bucket and thesis!)
For example:
This document proves Jackson was (democratic OR undemocratic) (bucket goes here) because
_____________________________________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________________________________.
(in order to SHOW your claim, you must describe what successes there were, then describe how you see these
successes that are related to the bucket.)
Transition Sentence to the next paragraph: write one below!
THIS WHOLE PAGE IS ABOUT ONE BUCKET ONLY!!!!
LIST THE BUCKET YOU WILL WORK WITH HERE _________________________________________
All of these have to do with ONLY 1 DOC!!
All of these have to do with ONLY 1 DOC!!
3rd body paragraph:
Topic Sentence (includes the argument whether or not Jackson was democratic AND links to the bucket to tell the
reader what you’ll be talking about) For each bucket, one doc may be democratic, while the other is not, or they all
may be one or the other! Be sure to make this clear in your topic sentence. Write it below:
(D1) Description of document (What is this document about? OR How would you describe this document to
someone who had never seen it before?)
For example:
Document ________ shows/is about….
(A1) Analysis (This is where all things connect. It is where you show your reader that the document proves the
thesis through description, how it’s supported by your discussion about the document, and how it is appropriate
because it proves the bucket and thesis!)
For example:
This document proves Jackson was (democratic OR undemocratic) (bucket goes here) because
_____________________________________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________________________________.
(in order to SHOW your claim, you must describe what successes there were, then describe how you see these
successes that are related to the bucket.)
(D2) Description of document (What is this document about? OR How would you describe this document to
someone who had never seen it before?)
For example:
Document ________ shows/is about….
(A2) Analysis (This is where all things connect. It is where you show your reader that the document proves the
thesis through description, how it’s supported by your discussion about the document, and how it is appropriate
because it proves the bucket and thesis!)
For example:
This document proves Jackson was (democratic OR undemocratic) (bucket goes here) because
_____________________________________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________________________________.
(in order to SHOW your claim, you must describe what successes there were, then describe how you see these
successes that are related to the bucket.)
Transition Sentence to the conclusion: write one below!
Concluding Paragraph
Restate your thesis (do NOT use the same words as the thesis in the first paragraph!)
Generalize, or draw a conclusion about HOW the documents on the whole help prove your thesis. (only 3-4 sentences)
End with a recap of outside information about Jackson’s life and, for a richer conclusion, end with a connection to
something that’s happening or could happen in today’s society.
REMEMBER the R.I.P words, like you, I, and the like. AVOID THEM!!! Most of you did a great job with this, but
some slipped in. Work on this!!