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Wednesday, May 4, 2016

AP World History
AP Exam
DBQ/Essay:

CCOT/Comparison Essays first - allocate time for both


- Cannot punish wrong points
- ENTIRE SENTENCE IS IGNORED IF ONE FACT IS WRONG
- Stagnate sentences if youre not sure if all points are right
- MUST USE ALL DBQ DOCUMENTS. If one doesnt make sense, put it in its own
group. Dont allow it to contaminate other groups, or your essay, Put it at the end of
the essay.

Always indent, NO BLOCK WRITING.


Pictures:

What if I dont get it?


- Dont mess up obvious things. (Toilet paper example - THE TOILET PAPER IS NOT
JUST LYING ABOUT THE FACTORY. ITS A COTTON FACTORY. THEYRE COTTON
ROLLS. GET IT TOGETHER.)

- Never let your reader know of your ignorance. (Dont say exclusively men, simply
included men.

- Be sure to check the text for evidence. (If both text explanations say the farms are
producing sugar, then it is okay to say that sugar is a similarity.)

- Look into elusive clues - i.e. Queen Elizabeth is wearing a dress, which says she is
abiding to female social norms.

Additional documents
- Who are you missing? Do you have everyones perspective?
- i.e. Does the leader have a voice? (What would the Prime Minister of Britain provide
you in order to properly answer the question?) Does a woman have a voice? (Does a
womans voice matter in this conversation?) Do you have the most average person?
(Average person is very common as the needed additional document.) Do you have a

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minority? (Can be anyone who isnt part of the mainstream. Outsiders are good since
they dont have any bias.)

- Creative options: Minority that is a woman, child, security guard (overhears


everything). PERFECT ADDITIONAL DOCUMENT IN MANY CASES - old people
DBQ Breakdown:
Expanded Core: Excellence

Points

Has a clear, analytical, and comprehensive

0-2

analysis.
Shows careful and insightful analysis of the
documents.
Uses documents persuasively as evidence.
Analyzes point of view in most or all documents.
Analyzes the documents in additional ways groupings, comparisons, syntheses.
Brings in relevant outside historical content.
Explains why additional types of document(s) or
sources are needed.
2

Subtotal

Point of View
- A + V + W = POV
- A = Author, V = Is the document valuable or not? (Self-incriminating is better than selfpraising, proof wise), W = Why is it valuable or not?

Comparison Essay* (*can be a lot simpler than it seems.)


Basic Core

0-7 points

Has acceptable thesis - addresses issues/themes

1 point

Addresses all parts of the question

2 points

Addresses MOST parts of the question

(1 point) (Related to above)

Substantiates thesis with appropriate historical


evidence

2 points

Partially substantiates thesis with evidence

(1 point) (Related to above)

Makes at least ice or two relevant comparisons

1 point

Analyzes at least one reason for sim/diff.

1 point

Subtotal

/7 points

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Four Point Essay


- Address two similarities, two differences, and give some historical evidence.
- Work it through in your head before you put it on paper.
- Let me get something from the religious category and make it cause something in
the social class.

- Within question, identity what subjects you have to write about, and whether or not it
is an and or on question in the relationship.

- Analyze the changes and continuities in the impact of technology on social and
economic class in ONE of the following regions from 600 to 1980.

- Write the thesis in the language of the question.


If you have any questions about the logic of these notes, feel free to dm me or text me!

Links to study:
Overall website - http://www.teacheroz.com/apexamreview.html
Past essay prompts - http://www.teacheroz.com/2002-15apwhessays.pdf
Review sheets/fill outs - http://www.freeman-pedia.com/in-review/
College Board summary of exam - https://apstudent.collegeboard.org/apcourse/apworld-history/about-the-exam?worldhist
College Board help - https://apstudent.collegeboard.org/apcourse/ap-world-history/
exam-practice

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