Transcript tackling the essays test prep APWH

 Know the rubric
 Quickly tackle the documents to look for categories
to form your thesis
 Draft your thesis and note your groups
 Draft your topic sentences
 Find your evidence (from the documents)
 Tackle your documents again for POV (a 3rd time)
 Finish your outline, THEN write your essay
 You can score 9 points on
the DBQ.
 You can score 7 points on
the Core.
 In you earn all 7 points on
the core, you might be able
to earn 2 bonus points.
 If you follow this advice, you
won’t even need to worry
about the expanded core –
you will have it.
If you don’t have
a thesis or you
have a really bad
one it could cost
you THREE
points.
 EVERY DOCUMENT must be
mentioned at least ONE time in your
essay.
 You cannot “double-dip” for document
points (besides mentioning them). You
must use documents more than once
for it to count more than once.
 Understanding means you interpret it
correctly (discuss/analyze it).
 You then use the document as
evidence.
 To get points for grouping, you only
need to put it in a group.
Think: Start with thesis…
1.If it includes dates, they are important – what is
important about the dates?
Should include the dates in the thesis statement.
2. Factors: Hmmm? What about SPRITE or PERSIA –
could these be factors?
SPRITE
PERSIA
S – Social (women, labor, class
structure)
P – Political (or military)
P – Political (or military)
R – Religious
I – Intellectual (ideas, books,
art, culture)
T – Technological (inventions,
new resources, etc.)
E – Economic
E – Economic
R – Religious
S – Social
I – Intellectual (ideas, books,
art, culture)
A – Around (think geography)
Factors, factors?
PEACE or
nationalism???
Factors…factors…
Nationalism or the
economy!! Oh, how about I
use the same document in
two groups?
Oh… this is also about making
money – economics – 2 documents
make a group.
Think of your thesis in three parts…
1. Answer the question that is asked in one
or two CONNECTING sentences (this is
your argument).
2. Indicate the groups (3) that you will use to
address the question. You will have more
groups than just 3 – more later.
3. Give a “hint” as to what you will address
in each group (especially if it is a very
broad category).
In 1892 plans were being made to reestablish the Olympic
Games. The first modern Olympic Games were held in 1896. The
initial goal was to promote world peace, but from 1892 to 2002
many other factors shaped the modern Olympic movement.
These factors included political factors such as demonstrating
the political and military power; intellectual factors, such as
the rise of nationalism; and social factors such as the rise of
feminism. Economics, especially for the profit of corporations,
also was a factor in later years.
This isn’t great, but it will get
the points every time!!!!!!
DO NOT try to be creative or
persuasive in your essay!!
These are historical
INFORMATIVE essays and the
only thing that matters is if
you use evidence to support
your argument.
In 1892 plans were being made to reestablish the Olympic Games. The first modern Olympic Games were held in
1896. The initial goal was to promote world peace, but from 1892 to 2002 many other factors shaped the modern
Olympic movement. These factors included political factors such as demonstrating the political and military
power; intellectual factors, such as the rise of nationalism; and social factors such as the rise of feminism.
Economics, especially for the profit of corporations, also was a factor in later years.
Group 1
Topic
Sentence
Group 2
Topic
Sentence
Evidence
from
Docs.
Evidence
from
Docs.
Conclusion
Group 3
Topic
Sentence
Evidence
from
Docs.
In 1892 plans were being made to reestablish the Olympic Games. The first modern Olympic Games were held in
1896. The initial goal was to promote world peace, but from 1892 to 2002 many other factors shaped the modern
Olympic movement. These factors included political factors such as demonstrating the political and military
power; intellectual factors, such as the rise of nationalism; and social factors such as the rise of feminism.
Economics, especially for the profit of corporations, also was a factor in later years.
One of the factors that
shaped the modern
Olympic Games was
political, including
nationalism.
Evidence
from
Docs.
Another
factor was
feminism.
Evidence
from
Docs.
Conclusion
Finally, economics
played a major role
in shaping the
modern Olympics.
Evidence
from
Docs.
In 1892 plans were being made to reestablish the Olympic Games. The first modern Olympic Games were held in
1896. The initial goal was to promote world peace, but from 1892 to 2002 many other factors shaped the modern
Olympic movement. These factors included political factors such as demonstrating the political and military
power; intellectual factors, such as the rise of nationalism; and social factors such as the rise of feminism.
Economics, especially for the profit of corporations, also was a factor in later years.
Political,
including
nationalism
3 pieces
of
evidence
Feminism
Economics
3 pieces
of
evidence
3 pieces
of
evidence
Conclusion
POINT OF VIEW – 3 Ws
1. WHO says it…
2. WHAT does he/she say
(this could be used as
evidence to support your
thesis)
3. WHY does he/she say it
(this is the POV and this
is where you get POV
points.
Attempt to do POVs for
EVERY document…Yes,
every document.
Do enough correctly and
you get into the expanded
core!!!!
Willy Brandt, Chancellor of West Germany
expressed great support for the ECC. Brandt
stressed the importance of the ECC and how it
might lead to lasting peace in Europe. According
to Brandt, the ECC would be as significant to
Europe as the Marshall Plan was; however, since
Brandt made these comments at Harvard
University, he might have chosen the American
Marshall Plan to highlight so that he could better
connect with the American audience (doc. 9).
 Consider the following about each person
 Title, position, or job (economic motives, political motives, etc.)
 Male/female
 Country or religion of the person (in favor of country or historically
doesn’t like people from a different country; supports or dislikes a
religious group)
 Date the statement was made (around a war)
 Consider the type of document and why it was created…
 Political speech, diary entry, newspaper article )what type of paper)
 Maps, graphs, charts – who created it and why???
 Pictures, paintings – who paid for it?
 The additional document…
 This is simple, if you do it right…you are really saying whose
voice is NOT heard and what their voice would add to the
discussion.
 Women
 Poor
 Those who “lost”
 Workers
 Ethnic Groups
 Look for obvious omissions
 Officially, anywhere, but just like POV, about ½ of the
“additional documents” are wrong, so I say include
one per group – REMEMBER TO SAY WHY –
ANALYSIS
Does any of these relate
to FACTORS that shaped
the Olympics?
So any additional document
would have to apply to
attitudes toward
technology…
What about the EXPANDED
CORE?
Forget about it…
You are going to provide POV
for each document and at least
3 additional documents (one
per group) – your Expanded
Core is met!!!
 Same as DBQ for thesis (groups and
time period); the global issue is the
topic
 Evidence – Rule of 3 – include three
pieces of evidence (facts, dates,
names, etc) to prove your thesis.
These must be discussed and/or
analyzed in order to count!!!
 What happened in the world that
made this happen. Include
something outside of the region.
 How/why was this a change? What
happened? What was the process
that led to change and how/why did
some things STAY THE SAME?
1.
2.
3.
4.
Know that something changed and something stayed the same or they
would not have asked the question.
Note the topic – formation of national identities.
Time Period – what is the significance here (hint it has something to do
with war)
Specific countries in the region – do you know at least 3 countries in each
of the regions??? If no, learn them before the test.
Middle East – Egypt,
Israel, Iran, Iraq,
Turkey
Southeast Asia –
Vietnam, Laos,
Cambodia, Indonesia,
Malaysia
Sub Sahara Africa –
Nigeria, Sudan,
Ethiopia, Angola,
Democratic Republic of
the Congo, South
Africa
Quick Brainstorm
Thesis – follow same rules – 3 groups; include time period;
answer question; provide hints about what changed and what
stayed the same over time; include key changing event
Group 1
What it was
like at the
beginning?
Evidence –
include
WHY it was
like this
Group 2
What was
the key
changing
event?
Evidence –
include
WHY the
key event
happened
Group 3
What was it
like after
the
change?
Evidence –
include what
was the same
and what
was different
and WHY
 Wrong Regions
 Wrong Time periods
 Not saying what stays the same
 No/little analysis – what did change and why did
they NOT change
 Make a global or world connection – mention
something that is happening in another region or
something that is worldwide
 Not addressing the question (or all parts of the
question)
 Comparison means to
say what is the same
and what is different.
 This says at LEAST one
– you need THREE –
Rule of 3!!!
 Analyze means to say
why – Why is there a
difference or
similarity?
Remember you only get
points for pointing out the
similarities and differences.
Consider the following…
Where are you
going to
compare and
contrast???
Can work, but not
always
This requires a lot of
prewriting – if you
have time, do this!!!
Thesis – Same as before – answer question,
use groups, and give hints
Political
Goals and
Outcomes
Evidence
Economic
Goals and
Outcomes
Evidence
Conclusion
Military
Goals and
Outcomes
Evidence
Describing the two things/events
separately (with great evidence) but
never comparing and/or
contrasting – NO POINTS FOR
DESCRIBING
Confusing dates, people, and places
Running out of time and not
finishing