WHP AP DBQ Organizer
Name:Date:Name:Date:STUDENT MATERIALSS-1DBQ ORGANIZER WORLD HISTORY PROJECT - AP Directions: Use this organizer to help you prepare to respond to the DBQ.Prompt: Step 1 – ContextualizationFrom your knowledge of this time period in history, what do you know that could help you analyze (or put into context) the topic of the DBQ? When writing a DBQ, this would be your introductory paragraph.Step 2 – SourceChoose ANY FOUR of the provided documents to source. Remember, the AP exam only asks you to source three documents, but we source four documents so you have some room for error.CriteriaQuestions to think aboutHistorical SituationWhat was the historical situation of the document? Y (why)—What about the HISTORICAL SITUATION of the document might have impacted what was recorded?AudienceWho was the intended audience of the document? Y (why)—What about the INTENDED AUDIENCE of the document might have impacted what was recorded?Point of ViewWho wrote the document? Y (why)—What about the POV (point of view) of the author might impact what was recorded? PurposeWhat was the purpose of the document? Y (why)—What about the PURPOSE of the document might have impacted what was recorded?
Name:Date:Name:Date:STUDENT MATERIALSS-2DBQ ORGANIZER WORLD HISTORY PROJECT - AP Source 1:HAPPY Analysis Sourcing InformationChoose and circle one aspect of the source to analyze. Write your sourcing analysis in the next column. Remember the Y(why)!Historical SituationAudience Point of ViewPurposeBased on this source, what did you learn that will help you respond to the DBQ?Source 2:HAPPY Analysis Sourcing InformationChoose and circle one aspect of the source to analyze. Write your sourcing analysis in the next column. Remember the Y(why)!Historical SituationAudience Point of ViewPurposeBased on this source, what did you learn that will help you respond to the DBQ?
Name:Date:Name:Date:STUDENT MATERIALSS-3DBQ ORGANIZER WORLD HISTORY PROJECT - AP Source 3:HAPPY Analysis Sourcing InformationChoose and circle one aspect of the source to analyze. Write your sourcing analysis in the next column. Remember the Y(why)!Historical SituationAudience Point of ViewPurposeBased on this source, what did you learn that will help you respond to the DBQ?Source 4:HAPPY Analysis Sourcing InformationChoose and circle one aspect of the source to analyze. Write your sourcing analysis in the next column. Remember the Y(why)!Historical SituationAudience Point of ViewPurposeBased on this source, what did you learn that will help you respond to the DBQ?