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WORLD HISTORY PROJECTAPDBQ ORGANIZERUnless otherwise noted, this work is licensed under CC BY 4.0. Credit: “DBQ Organizer”, OER Project, https://www.oerproject.com/1Directions: Use this organizer to help you prepare to respond to the DBQ.Prompt:Step 1 –ContextualizationFrom your knowledge of this time periodin 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.CriteriaQuestionstothinkaboutHistorical SituationWhat wasthehistorical situation ofthe document?Y(why)—WhatabouttheHISTORICALSITUATIONofthedocumentmighthaveimpactedwhatwasrecorded?AudienceWho wastheintendedaudienceofthedocument?Y(why)—WhatabouttheINTENDEDAUDIENCEofthedocumentmighthaveimpactedwhatwasrecorded?PointofViewWhowrotethedocument?Y(why)—What aboutthe POV(point ofview) oftheauthormightimpact what wasrecorded?PurposeWhatwasthepurposeofthedocument?Y(why)—What aboutthePURPOSEofthedocumentmighthaveimpactedwhatwasrecorded?
WORLD HISTORY PROJECT APDBQ ORGANIZER2Source1:HAPPYAnalysisSourcingInformationChooseandcircleoneaspectof thesourcetoanalyze.Writeyour sourcing analysis in the next column.RemembertheY(why)!HistoricalSituation AudiencePointofView PurposeBased on this source, what didyoulearnthatwillhelpyou respond to the DBQ?Source2:HAPPYAnalysisSourcingInformationChooseandcircleoneaspectof thesourcetoanalyze.Writeyour sourcing analysis in the next column.RemembertheY(why)!HistoricalSituation AudiencePointofView PurposeBased on this source, what didyoulearnthatwillhelpyou respond to the DBQ?
WORLD HISTORY PROJECT APDBQ ORGANIZER3Source3:HAPPYAnalysisSourcingInformationChooseandcircleoneaspectof thesourcetoanalyze.Writeyour sourcing analysis in the next column.RemembertheY(why)!HistoricalSituation AudiencePointofView PurposeBased on this source, what didyoulearnthatwillhelpyou respond to the DBQ?Source4:HAPPYAnalysisSourcingInformationChooseandcircleoneaspectof thesourcetoanalyze.Writeyour sourcing analysis in the next column.RemembertheY(why)!HistoricalSituation AudiencePointofView PurposeBased on this source, what didyoulearnthatwillhelpyou respond to the DBQ?