1. Pre-Write
Read the prompt. Then read the
documents through that “filter”.
Write a word or phrase for each doc
that describes the African
action/reaction
 Example:
 Doc 1- gave land away to europeans for $
 Doc 2 – reject protection, still be friends
• List the groups and subgroups
(types) of African actions/reactions
you found in the documents.

2. Document-Based Essay
Question
1. Has an acceptable 5. Analyzes the
thesis (1) documents by
2. Understands the basic grouping them in three
meaning of the ways, depending on
documents. (1) the question. (1)
3. Supports thesis with 6. Identifies and explains
appropriate evidence the need for 2 types of
from all the appropriate additional
documents. (2) documents or sources.
4. Analyzes the point of (1)
view in 3 documents.
(1)

3. DBQ 2009 – Bam! ANSWER THE PROMPT
• Read t he docs and gr oup t hem
– (3 or m e gr oups/subgr oups – docs can be i n m e
or or
t han one gr oup)
• W i t e a t hesi s par agr aph t hat answ s t he
r er
pr om (no doc #s)
pt
• W i t e body par agr aphs f or EA H gr oup.
r C
– t opi c sent ence w t h a gr oup (use doc #s)
i
– w i t e a sent ence f or each doc i n t hat gr oup (use
r
#)
• W i t e a par agr aph t hat gi ves t he poi nt of
r
vi ew f or TH EE docs (use doc #s).
R
• Write a paragraph that gives TWO sources that
are “missing” and coul d hel p answ t he
er
pr om .
pt

4. Thesis Paragraph & Topic Sentence
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 _______.
One African reaction was _______
(docs 3,4,7). In doc 3, the author
shows ____ by …

5. POV
Analyze the point of view of 3 of the
authors. (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

6. 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?
– FLIP the perspective – An additional
document that would help assess African
reactions in this period would be a document
by the Ashanti chiefs who listened to Yaa
Asantewa’s speech (Doc 6)