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Old 03-27-2008, 02:03 PM
HeroOfTime5 HeroOfTime5 is a male United States HeroOfTime5 is offline
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Re: Tips on writing a Document Based Question (DBQ)

First off form a thesis as soon as you can before writing. For the intro i suggest giving some background info. Try to hook the reader but don't bore them by dragging it out. Then have a well written thesis. If your thesis is crap your whole DBQ is going to suck. This is what my teacher says and he is one of the graders who grades the AP exam. So anyways your thesis should have three main points (you can have just two and long as your arguement is strong). Than for each body just discuss each point. Don't just throw in info, GIVE YOUR OWN ANALYSIS. Discuss how did it affect the nation's polics,economy society, etc.

Hope that helps.
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