Another Aloha Falcon Friday!

Nelson Mandela (1918-2013)

Today, we are going to continue to analyze documents and begin to organize claims to support your thesis.

1.Discuss Docs A, D, E

2.Analyze Quotes (Docs B, C, F)

3.Organize Claims (reasons)

4.Select Documents to Support Your Claims (“bucketing”)

5.Organize Evidence

1.Discuss Docs A, D, E

2.Analyze Quotes (Docs B, C, F)

nWHERE: Where is the quote coming from? Is it from a literary work? Speech?

nWHEN: When was this written/said? Consider the context of that time.

nWHO: Who is speaking? What is their perspective? What is their bias?

nWHAT: What is the literal meaning? Figurative meaning? PARAPHRASE IT!

nHOW: How are these words being used? To persuade? To inform? What connotations (emotions/images) arise?

nWHY: Why is this quote significant (important)?

3.Organize Claims (reasons)

nUse the graphic organizer to:

nOrganize your supporting claims (reasons) to defend your thesis

nSelect documents to cite evidence (bucket)

nOrganize and cite evidence (analysis of details)

nDon’t list documents and their contents

4.Select Documents to Support Your Claims (“bucketing”)

5.Organize Evidence

nYou must use outside knowledge, not all information comes from the documents

nMaking an inference from the documents counts as outside knowledge

nUse specific names, terms, events (i.e. proper nouns)

nStay within the historical period

nAnalyze and make inferences from, not restate, contents of the document

nThis is not a laundry list of documents and their contents

nAvoid quotes, especially passages more than 3-4 words.

nMake sure to return to the main topic of the essay.

nRefer to the actual document/author/subject, not “Doc. A”

nDo not use “I” and write in past tense or past perfect (Carnegie argued/had argued)

“’Captains of Industry’ or ‘Robber Barons’?” DBQ Essay Rubric

8 – 9 (Exceeds Standards)

_____ Well-developed thesis that addresses the question (support of thesis is overwhelmingly persuasive)

_____ Considerable specific and relevant outside information to support thesis (information from documents and outside sources is balanced)

_____ Effective analysis of a substantial number of documents (half plus one), refutes counterclaims

_____ May contain minor factual errors that do not detract from the overall quality of the essay

_____ Well-written and clearly organized

5 – 7 (Meets Standards)


_____ Acceptable thesis (answers the question)

_____ Some specific and relevant outside information to support the thesis


_____ Effective analysis of some of the documents and outside information (explains the significance of the information/demonstrates an ability to make inferences/addresses and refutes counterclaim)


_____ Acceptable writing and organization


_____ May contain factual errors that do not seriously detract from the quality of the essay

2 – 4 (Approaching Standards)

_____ Thesis is nonexistent, confused, or unfocused


_____ Little specific or relevant outside information


_____ Little or no analysis of the documents


_____ Problems in writing and organization that detract from the quality of the essay

_____ Contains major factual errors

0–1 (Below Standards)

_____ Inaccurate or inappropriate response to the question; Little or no factual information; substantial factual errors

INC (Incomplete)

HW: 

1st period: 1st draft of essay & review Unit 2 test

2nd period: Finish Docs A-F and Create Thesis + Claims