Bellringer

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Bellringer

• Complete the questions that appear on the back of
  the clay pot symbols interpretation worksheet.

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Skills Needed?

• History is about interpretation!
• Who you are affects how you interpret history
  cultures!
• It takes work perseverance
• What does this symbol mean?
• Biased? Point of View?
• We all have preferences experiences, so
  sometimes we need to look at other sources of
  information to get the whole picture

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Keys to the Document Based Question Essay
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What is a Document Based Question?

• Models the work of a historian
• Responding to a historical problem based on
  interpreting primary documents
• essentially a research paper
• Technically demanding
• But requires little/no historical knowledge
• DBQs often ask to connect a seemingly unrelated
  idea to the topic of the documents
• DBQs often are based on topics that may be
  unfamiliar

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• Analyze the Mongol attitudes toward the spread of
  Buddhism between 200 CE and 1450.
• Analyze the impact of the global economy on the
  Olympic games during the 20th century.

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Do the Process

• Process the Question
• Note the verb time period
• AP address the prompt!
• Build a Framework / Graphic Organizer
• Anticipate what your answer will look like before
  you read the docs
• Work the Documents (apparts)

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• Author
• Who created the source? What is their pov?
• Place Time
• Where when was the source produced?
• Prior Knowledge
• What do you already know?
• Audience
• For whom was the source created? Does this affect
  its reliability?
• Reason
• Why was this source produced?
• The Main Idea
• What is the source trying to convey?
• Significance
• Why is this source important? How does it fit
  your framework or connect to the question?

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Source Zhi Dun, Chinese scholar confidant
of Chinese aristocrats and high officials during
the period when northern China was invaded by
central Asian steppe nomads, 350 C.E. Whosoever
in China, in this era of sensual pleasures,
serves the Buddha and correctly observes the
commandments, who recites the Buddhist
Scriptures, and who furthermore makes a vow to be
reborn without ever abandoning his sincere
intention, will at the end of his life, when his
soul passes away, be miraculously transported
thither. He will behold the Buddha and be
enlightened in his spirit, and then he will enter
Nirvana.
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Do the Process

• Process the Question
• Note the verb time period
• Build a Framework / Graphic Organizer
• Anticipate what your answer will look like before
  you read the docs
• Work the Documents (apparts)
• Answer the Question

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Answer the Question? Write an Essay

• THE BASICS
• remember - a research paper
• Thesis statement
• Use all the sources
• Explain how sources support thesis

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Thesis

• Restate location time period boundaries
• Write a strong statement of 1-3 sentences in your
  intro that lays out your central argument 2-3
  controlling ideas
• Should directly answer the question asked

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Addressing Docs

• Must use every document at least once
• Must demonstrate understanding
• Paraphrase rather than quote
• Use individually
• Cite your sources
• According to _______
• authors name or title
• Parenthetical citation (doc ).
• Do not start sentence with In document 1

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Support

• Good historical writing requires analysis
• Explain how a document supports your thesis
• Connect information in doc to thesis
• How does the source help prove your answer?
• Should have analysis EVERY time a doc is used

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Implied Grouping

• Place the documents into at least 2 groups or
  categories
• national origin, topic, social class of author,
  pro/con
• This is largely solved with a strong organization
  around a strong thesis
• Each body paragraph is likely a group
• Do not have to specifically state The ____ group
  can be seen in documents ,,.
• Types of groupings can be mixed if it helps
  answer the question
• Every group must have at least 2 docs, but docs
  can be used in more than group

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DBQ Guided Practice

• Analyze the responses to the spread of Buddhism
  in China.

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Do the Process

• Process the Question
• Build a Framework / Graphic Organizer
• Work the Documents (apparts)

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• Author
• Who created the source? What is their pov?
• Place Time
• Where when was the source produced?
• Prior Knowledge
• What do you already know?
• Audience
• For whom was the source created? Does this affect
  its reliability?
• Reason
• Why was this source produced?
• The Main Idea
• What is the source trying to convey?
• Significance
• Why is this source important? How does it fit
  your framework or connect to the question?

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Do the Process

• Process the Question
• Build a Framework / Graphic Organizer
• Work the Documents (apparts)
• Answer the Question

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Analyze responses to the spread of Buddhism in
China

• Brainstorm

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Answer the Question? Write an Essay

• THE BASICS
• remember - a research paper
• Thesis statement
• Use all the sources
• Explain how sources support thesis
• and
• Grouping

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Implied Grouping

• Place the documents into at least 2 groups or
  categories
• PERSIA
• national origin, topic, social class of author,
  pro/con
• Must have topic sentences to satisfy requirement!
• Each body paragraph is likely a group
• Do not have to specifically state The ____ group
  can be seen in documents ,,. Use topic
  sentence to explain common purpose of paragraph
  then follow through by using docs
• Every group must have at least 2 docs, but docs
  can be used in more than group

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DBQ Guided Practice

• Analyze Han and Roman attitudes toward technology.

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Do the Process

• Process the Question
• Build a Framework / Graphic Organizer
• Work the Documents (apparts)

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• Author
• Who created the source? What is their pov?
• Place Time
• Where when was the source produced?
• Prior Knowledge
• What do you already know?
• Audience
• For whom was the source created? Does this affect
  its reliability?
• Reason
• Why was this source produced?
• The Main Idea
• What is the source trying to convey?
• Significance
• Why is this source important? How does it fit
  your framework or connect to the question?

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Do the Process

• Process the Question
• Build a Framework / Graphic Organizer
• Work the Documents (apparts)
• Answer the Question

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Analyze Han and Roman attitudes toward technology.

• Brainstorm

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Groups

• Types of technology or
• Pro / con technology or
• Governments role in technology or
• Philosophers, Classes, Government officials

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Thesis infrastructure/practical technologies

• While both the Romans and the Han appreciated the
  use of technology toward the improvements of
  water regulation, the Romans concentrated more
  intently on mathematical and scientific
  advancements, looking down upon the laboring tool
  inventions that were appreciated by the Han.

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Thesis infrastructure/practical technologies

• Technologies that involve infrastructure tended
  to be viewed positively by Romans and Chinese
  alike. On the other hand practical technologies
  that benefitted commoners had more complex views
  Chinese viewed these positively, and Romans
  viewed them negatively.

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Body Paragraph

• Technologies that involve infrastructure tended
  to be viewed positively by Romans and Chinese
  alike (Documents 1, 6, 8). There was a request
  from a Chinese official to have more employees to
  maintain the technologies (Doc. 1). Because there
  was a desire to maintain the canal it shows that
  the Chinese value the technologies they already
  possessed, they wanted to keep them around
  longer. Plutarch reports that Roman political
  leaders considered all details of roads when it
  came to their construction (D. 6). With his
  meticulous planning, this shows that it would be
  an asset to citizens in Rome, for example,
  including tightly packed roads and lesser
  intervals in roads. Plutarch likely exaggerates
  the accomplishments of a Roman official because
  of his own background in government.

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DBQ Independent Practice

• HW, due Monday Write a DBQ essay in response
  the assigned prompt docs from the back of your
  text.

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DBQ advanced skills
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Additional tasks?

• Remember the requirements of the comparison
  essay?
• Reason for the sim / dif. Answers why?
• DBQ?
• Analyze the authors point of view
• Answers why did the author say that?
• Explain the need for an additional document

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Point of View

• Requirement analyze 2 documents per DBQ
• Suggestion Mostert rule of 3
• PoV is an attempt to explain how the content of
  the document is likely impacted by the
  circumstances behind their creation.
• Consider Social class, time period, religion,
  occupation, gender, type of document
• __________(author) exaggerates
  ___________(content) because
  __________(circumstance).

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Additional Document

• Requirement justify the inclusion of 1 doc
• Suggestion Mostert rule of 3
• Add Doc is a recognition of missing voices in
  the DBQ, suggesting a needed document, and
  explaining how the document would help answer the
  question.
• Be as specific type of doc how it benefits
  answer
• Suggested document must be modestly possible
• A document by a ___________(type of person)
  from ___________(place) at ___________(time)
  would help determine ___________(grouping) .

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Practice

• Pg. D-10
• PointOfView
• _________(author) exaggerates
  _________(content) because __________(circumsta
  nce).
• Additional Doc
• A document by a __________(type of person)
  from __________(place) at __________(time)
  would help determine __________(grouping) .

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What is the DBQ essay?

• Steps to Answering the Question
• Know how the essay is graded
• Break down the question
• Remember the Rule of 3
• Use solid paragraph structure

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Step 1 Know Rubric

• Notice
• Split rubric must get all 7 core points before
  earning expanded points
• Focus on 7 core points
• Scored based on value-added points are not
  deducted, they are only awarded for positive
  contributions

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Step 2 Understand Question

• Read the question accurately plan
• Underline directive word describe v. compare v.
  analyze v. evaluate v. to what extent
• Establish boundaries for writing time period
  region
• Recall prior knowledge note any info that you
  remember within the boundaries
• Analysis?
• do not simply look at a situation simply at face
  value but look for connections between
  information
• the recognition of patterns, relationships, or
  hidden meaning

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Step 3 Rule of 3

• 3 controlling ideas in thesis
• 3 groups body paragraphs
• 3 analyses of point of view 1 per paragraph
• 3 suggestions of additional documents 1 per
  paragraph

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Step 4 Paragraph Org

• Topic sentence introducing grouping
• Document paraphrase, analysis
• Document paraphrase, analysis
• Document paraphrase, analysis
• POV with applicable doc
• Additional document

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Finished Product Formal Essay

• There are requirements specific to AP, but keep
  in mind this is about becoming a good writer
• Proper Organization Accuracy
• Introduction, 3 body s, Conclusion
• Use topic sentences
• Restates thesis in conclusion
• Proper Style Conventions
• Dont use I, me, you, or abbreviations
• Aim for proper spelling and punctuation because
  errors can cloud your argument