Valley Forge DBQ Day 2 - US History

Today was the day to have your documents done.  Hopefully, you did the analysis last night for homework.  If not take a peek here.  I went through and added the information to each document that might be of assistance to you.  Feel free to take a look.  Hour 2, Hour 5, Hour 7.  Click on the link for the PDF we did in class.  If you need a new blank DBQ since I am all out, click here.

US History: Valley Forge DBQ

Today we worked with the DBQ method - breaking down our background information and using that to interpret documents in order to take a stance on the question.  The Valley Forge DBQ asks you to place yourself in the boots (or bare feet) of the soldiers in the Continental Army.  Knowing what they went through, if you were one of those soldiers, would you re-enlist and continue to fight the good fight for independence from the tyrannical King George the Nerd!?!?!

Here is the blank DBQ in case you lost yours or you were absent and want to stay up to date.  Here is the work we did together in Hour 2. Here is the work we did in Hour 5. (I know it says Hour 3 - I don't have a 3rd hour class.  You guys are my 3rd class of the day! Oops!)  Here is the work we did in Hour 7. Feel free to take a look at what the other classes came up with!

By tomorrow, please have the Document Questions answered for Documents A-D.  We will not be going through them together. 

The essay itself is due Friday!

APUSH - 9/15/2014

Now that you have really broken down and analyzed the documents and are ready to write your essay, here are some of the pieces we used in class.  They are readily available here, anytime you need them.  Click on them to enlarge them or feel free to download them to your phone/computer.

APUSH 9/12/14 JumpStart on Writing Your DBQ!

If you are interested in getting started on your DBQ, we are going to work on your intro and conclusion paragraphs on Monday.  Here is the Prezi that we will be using.  Feel free to take a look!  If the link doesn't work on your phone, let me know.

Have a great weekend!!

Let's Get Writing

You have done all the leg work for your DBQ, now we start writing.  I know some of you have already begun working on this at home, which is awesome.  Today will be the only day in class that we have to work on it, as tomorrow we move to the Industrial Revolution.  Your Final Draft of your DBQ is due Monday, May 12, 2014.  After that date I will not ask you for it, but you may turn it in anytime before June 6th.

Today we went back through the structure of your essay from this DBQ.  I know it is kinda scary to be writing so much, but you got this. 

Don't forget...for each of your body paragraphs, you need to provide EVIDENCE or PROOF from your documents.  Otherwise this would just be a plain old boring essay, as opposed to a Document Based Question.  You don't want to be boring, do you??

Revolution Essays are still due Friday!

Toussaint Louverture DBQ Part 3

Putting it all together!  Today is the day we take all the puzzle pieces and put it together.  In case you have been absent, HERE is part 1 and HERE is part 2.

Today we are work with Part 3, in case you left/lost your DBQ packet, HERE it is.

We worked with the Bucketing, discussed the documents that you have been working with since last week, and categorized them into three categories - Military Leader, Leader of SD and Liberator of Slaves.  He was indeed all three of these, but you need to decide what evidence PROVES that he was.

After you have completed your categorization of the documents (make sure you also did the analysis of each document, using the questions under each one) you can move on the the Chicken Foot graphic organizer on the same page. This will give you the Thesis statement for all of your paragraphs.  (HINT - We wrote several thesis for the opening grabber, you could probably apply one to your conclusion paragraph!)

From here, complete page 123's organizer and start writing.  Be sure to refer back to the document you are using as evidence and use QUOTES when citing it verbatim! We will have time tomorrow for the rough draft, but that will be the end of class time for this essay.

It is due NEXT MONDAY - May 12th.  You can send me the link or document through email, or you can attach your Google Docs link HERE in the comments section.

Good luck!

PS - Revolution Essays are still due Friday - NO EXCUSES!

Toussaint Louverture DBQ Part 2

Yesterday we started working with the background information needed to ROCK the TL DBQ Essay you are going to compose next week.  Today, we are continuing that quest. This packet is considered Assignment #34.

Part 2 begins today and the whole purpose of today's portion in document analysis.  The very word analysis takes us beyond WHAT the words say and into WHAT DOES THAT TRULY MEAN?  To look beyond the literally wordage of the document and into the perspective of the time period AND the author.  Which side of the issue was that person on?  What conclusion can YOU draw from the data provided based on the information YOU bring to the table.  This does require YOU to be actively involved in the reading of these documents.  

By Monday, please complete the Question led Analysis of Documents A-F, even if we did not complete them in class.  I have included them in the link above, in case you were absent or forgot your packet at school.

Some Reminders:

• TOMORROW - we have service learning with Pardeep.  Bring something to write with AND a focused attitude.
• TOMORROW - Your French Revolution assignment is due - 3 of the 7 Tasks are required AND 1 of the 2 Extension Activities!  Let me know if you need my Glogster code for your poster activity!
• TOMORROW IS FRIDAY!  You made it! 

How Should We Remember Toussaint Louverture?

That is the focus of our DBQ.  DBQs are great for your brain.  They force you to pull stuff out of the storage portion of your brain and meld it with the newly analyzed documents in front of you and create an evidence based essay, where you use the data you extrapolated and analyzed into a knock your socks off essay.  Holy Higher Level of Thinking, Batman! 

So, today we looked at the background information.  Combine this with your notes from the video yesterday AND what you smart kids already know about the other revolutions to start putting this puzzle together, piece by piece.  You got this.  

Here is the handout that you are responsible for by tomorrow. 

When you come to class tomorrow, we will be going through the documents one at a time in order to make sure that you understand them and are ready to do the pre-writing activities over the weekend.  

You got this!  Your reading and writing skills are soaring with all this hard work!  It will pay off!!  See me if you have any questions - hit me up on Twitter, FB or by email.

Happy Hump Day!