This great DBQ asks students to describe the differences between the two Native American people groups that inhabited our country long ago: the lro... ByPowerpoint Maniac
Open Response Question on Christianity asks students to gather vocabulary and evidence to support their answers in the written assessment.
First... ByMichele Luck's Social Studies
Primary source documents are an important part of historical studies but are often negelected in favor of dull secondary source textbooks. This is ... ByMark Aaron
Machiavelli's The Prince examines politics during the Renaissance, changing the way people looked at government in the same manner that art and lit... ByCreative History
This includes 11 primary source pages (pictures, documents, quotations) for introducing Manifest Destiny. I use it like graffiti - on big paper. ... ByMrs. T
This DBQ was written for my 6th graders to introduce them to the DBQ process while working on our unit on Medieval Times. It is also a great mini-... ByGinger Scally
This is a perfect resource for you if:
You teach Global History in New York state; OR
You teach World History in another state; OR
You want to a... ByKara Vona
The 95 Theses of Martin Luther triggered the Reformation and brought an era of great change to Europe. It was the culmination of centuries of ques... ByCreative History
These documents and subsequent questions should be used with the American Revolution DBQ powerpoint which can be found on this account. There are 4... BySasha Growick
This Document Based Question is based on the rise of tension in the early stages of the Cold War and uses a variety of sources to allow students th... ByHistory Guru
This lesson introduces students to the requirements for AP European History DBQs and FRQs. It uses content related to rituals and festivals in Eur... ByCarrie Floyd Cagle
This includes a test (25 multiple choice, 10 fill in the blank, 8 essay/short answers), an answer key (for the multiple choice and fill in the blan... ByMrs. T
Easy to use DBQ Essay Grading Rubric for AP World History. The Rubric is organized into an easy to memorize acronym “CUPTAG” based on the categ... ByLady Lion
This document based essay question centers on the dropping of the atomic bomb. Students are asked to evaluate the action of the United States and c... ByHistory Guru
Have you ever started a lesson by asking your class to open their textbooks to page 77? It's important to get students engaged in the subject befor... ByLee Robie
Uses both literary (Wordsworth, Heinrich Heine) and historical sources to contrast reform in England with the Age of Revolution, culminating with t... ByJim Gregory
This is a rubric designed to be applied to any Document Based Question (DBQ). It is a 0-9 scale for a five paragraph essay and a score for mechani... ByAdam Nance
Finding Water in the Middle East CTL presents students with a short reading on the water issues (irrigation, water conservation, dams) in the regio... ByGo Social Studies Go
This activity was designed to help student begin to understand DBQ questions for AP European History. I used it in the Reformation Unit, but could... ByDean Damiani
This document explores the working conditions in English coal pits during the Industrial Revolution. It includes pre and post-activity discussion ... ByMrs. T
Analyzing cartoons about the Civil War and apply it to previous knowledge. I print out copies of the cartoons to pass around the class as we're dis... ByJen
Introduction to Hobbes and Locke/Enlightenment Activity. Includes discussion questions on good and evil and two short readings one from Hobbes and ... ByMrs. T
This includes a Review Sheet, Test (Definitions, Multiple Choice, Fill in the Blanks, DBQs and Open Responses). It includes an answer key for the ... ByMrs. T
This Document Based Essay Question centers on the changes and turmoil in the United States during the year 1968. Students are asked to explore a va... ByHistory Guru
In this one hour long lesson, students will be able to review multiple causes of the American Civil War. Students will be asked to look at a numbe... ByRob's History Lessons
This is a Document Based Question essay based on industrialization, immigration and closing of the frontier. It includes an essay question and doc... ByAdam Nance
HOWARD ZINN - A Young People's History of the United States VOL 1 - Chapter 1 - 12 writing prompts. Three writing prompts for each chapter based up... BySc Joye
This Document Based Question has been designed for the United States History and AP US History student to use documents to expand their writing of ... ByHistory Guru
This collection of documents are based around the question:
What is the history of the rise and fall of great nations? Which of the previous natio... ByMatthew Gwathmey
This is a four 90 minute class period research project where students design an AP Language & Composition style synthesis essay question (with sour... ByLindsay Gypin
This is the first lesson in a unit of study that looks at the Women's Movement in the United States in the 1960's. In this lesson, students begin w... ByRob's History Lessons
When I give my students a final essay, we work on it i class for a minimum of 5 class periods. The steps that we take to reach the final product a... BySharon Aiuvalasit
A sample DBQ for early in the school year. Each document is followed by short answer questions the student can answer prior to attempting either t... ByJim Gregory
This is an intriguing, intellectually stimulating synthesis prompt that can be easily adapted for the AP Language classroom. The topic/issue is on ... ByHttp://www.learning-centered.c
This is a complete lesson plan using the Reading for Meaning note taking strategy from Robert Marzano and the Strategic Teacher book from ASCD. It ... BySc Joye
This Document Based Question (DBQ) was created for 6th Grade World History. It could also be used in 9th grade Global Studies. The topic is The M... ByMrs. Brown
This group activity includes directions and primary sources for the activity. You will need as many envelopes as you have groups. Place direction... ByMrs. T
This unit project asks students to compare the 5 major world religions as a foundation to the first unit for AP World History. (Could be modified ... ByMichele Luck's Social Studies
Designed for 6th grade DBQ practice, this Document Based Question focuses on the reasons for and the effects of the Civil Rights Movement. Includes... ByMegan Mueller
Easy to use DBQ Essay Rubric based on New York State Global History & US History Regents Examination evaluation categories (Organization, Facts/Evi... ByLady Lion
A pair of essay rubrics, one for mechanics to use as you read all those sheepish insights bleeting from fields of marginally coherent verbiage. Th... ByCliff Green
Why did they say that? This fun investigation allows you to substitute people you know from your school into the story as students use analysis of ... ByHistory Guru
This worksheet leads students through the steps of answering the short answer questions and ultimately writing the DBQ essay of the Global Studies ... ByRoom 423