The document provides a scoring guideline for Document Based Questions (DBQs) in history. It lists the following points that can be earned: 1 point for a relevant thesis, 1 point for using all documents, 1 point for grouping documents into at least 3 categories, 2 points for supporting the thesis with evidence from documents, 1 point for analyzing the point of view in 3 documents, and 1 point for identifying an additional useful document and explaining how it would help answer the prompt. The guideline also provides reminders about answering the prompt, using evidence from documents instead of own outside knowledge, using all documents, having 3 or more groups, and explaining point of view and additional documents.

1. Scoring Guideline for DBQs
• 1 point for relevant thesis
• 1 point for using all the docs
• 1 point for grouping the docs (at least 3)
• 2 points for supporting the thesis with evidence
from the docs
• 1 point for analyzing point of view (try 3)
• 1 point for identifying an additional document
and explaining how it would be useful in
answering the prompt (try 2).

2. Thesis Paragraph- answer
the prompt
(1 pt)
• Body Paragraphs-
use doc #s, give groups
and explain each
document in one sentence
(4 pts)
• POV Paragraph-
explain the POV of three
docs (1 pt)
• Add Doc Paragraph-
explain 2 additional docs
(1 pt)
REMINDERS
• Answer the prompt!
• Finish!
• The more you quote
directly from the docs
the lower your score.
• Use all the docs
• 3 or more groups
• EXPLAIN the POV
and Add docs

3. DBQ 2009 – Bam!
10 minute reading period . . .
• Read the docs and group them by
how they “answer the prompt”
– 3 or more groups/subgroups of
documents
– document can be in more than one
group
– 2 docs can make a group
– try to put all the docs into one of the
groups

4. • Write a thesis paragraph that
answers the prompt (no doc #s
needed)
• In the late 1800s and early 1900s during the
Scramble for Africa, Africans were forced to
respond to European occupation. The
African actions and reactions shown in the
documents were ______, _______, _______,
and _______.

5. • Write body paragraphs for EACH “group”
of actions/reactions.
– topic sentence with a group (use doc #s)
– write a sentence for each doc in that group
(use #). Use all the docs.
• One African reaction to Europeans during
the period of imperialism was _______
(docs 3,4,7). In doc 3, the Menelik II shows
(the reaction of ____ ) by …

6. • Write a paragraph that gives the
point of view for THREE of the docs
(use doc #s).
• Remember you have to EXPLAIN WHY
the author / speaker / painter has their
particular point of view.

7. POV
Analyze the point of view of 3 of the
authors. (put in a separate paragraph
without a topic sentence – no
transition needed)
• Choose three documents - give &
explain the author’s point of view.
• Write why the author says what he
says . . . (SOAPSTone categories are
possible)
– Speaker – Christian, Soldier, etc
– Purpose – rally warriors, seek peace, show

8. • Write a paragraph that gives
TWO sources that are “missing”
and could help answer the
prompt.

9. Additional Doc
Identify and explain the need for additional
type of document
• What type of African action / reaction is
missing?
• What type of people or group of people did
NOT give their reaction?
• Social Class, Gender, Region?
• FLIP the perspective –a source named or
described but who doesn’t give their
reaction.

10. Pre-Write
Read the prompt. Then read the
documents to answer that prompt.
Write a word or phrase for each doc that
describes the African action/reaction
 Example:
 Doc 1- African chiefs signed the doc to “sell”
land to British
 Doc 2 – Ashanti rejected protection, wanted to
still be allies
• List the groups (types) of African
actions/reactions you found in the
documents.