The Fantastic DBQ Creation Project

Guidelines--

1. Pick a partner or not
   
   
2. Create the question
   • The question must come from the time period 1775-1825
   • Best questions cover all or most of the period
   • The question must be "arguable from both sides of the issue"
   • The question must be primarily historical in nature
   • Questions should concern themselves with more than one of the following types of history: political, cultural, social, economic
   • Questions may use quotations from historical sources to establish the thesis
     
     
3. Answer the question
   • Start with topical outline; move to sentence outline
   • Develop a list of important "outside information"
   • Organize documents/excerpts of document in support of answer
     
     
4. Accumulate Documents
   • Select excerpt that provides evidence that can be used to answer the question
   • Select contrasting/argumentative documents that must be addressed by a writer on either side of the question
   • Ten documents required; no more no less
   • At least two documents must be from the following list: maps, charts of historical data, political cartoons, works of art, photographs
   • Two documents must have "biased" sources that should be discovered by the competent writer
   • Summarize importance of each document
   • Fit all documents into answer in #3 above
     
     
5. Put into DBQ format/ready for reproduction
   
   
6. Turn in on ____________. DBQ's will not be accepted late...don't miss the deadline...it's a sure 30 points if done conscientiously.