WHP AP SAQ Tool
OER PROJECT: WH APSAQ TOOLUnless otherwise noted, this work is licensed under CC BY 4.0. Credit: “SAQ Tool,” OER Project, https://www.oerproject.com/1Directions: Follow each of the steps below.Step 1 – Rewrite the PromptsRewrite the SAQ prompts. Put them into your own words and make sure to rephrase the task verbs “describe,” “identify,” and “explain,” using the College Board definitions as your starting point. Here are the definitions:•Describe: “Provide a description or explanation of similarities and differences.”•Identify: “Indicate or provide information about a specified topic, without elaboration or explanation.”•Explain: “Provide information about how or why a relationship, process, pattern, position, situation, or outcome occurs, using evidence and/or reasoning.”Prompt A: _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________Rewritten Prompt A:Prompt B: _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________Rewritten Prompt B:Prompt C: _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________Rewritten Prompt C:
OER PROJECT: WH AP SAQ TOOL2Step 2 – Review the ContentChoose three themes that the prompt connects to (remember the PIECES acronym) and brainstorm relevant historical developments and concepts from this time period or topic that align to the AP themes. AP Theme: AP Theme: AP Theme:Step 3 – Analyze and AnnotateRead the source provided as part of the SAQ and highlight any text that may help you respond to the prompt. Color code each section according to the theme from step 2 that it represents. Step 4 – Answer the Prompts Use your ideas from step 2 as well as evidence from the source to help you answer the prompts. Don’t forget to use ACE (see below) to help you construct your response to each prompt. •Answer the prompt/make a claim.•Cite evidence. •Explain how the evidence supports the claim (show your reasoning).
OER PROJECT: WH AP SAQ TOOL3Prompt APrompt BPrompt C