DBQ Review

What is a thesis statement?

• The topic sentence at the beginning of the paragraph
• The two categories you are going to be writing about.
• Your argument you are going to prove in your essay

What is a bridge?

• The topic sentence at the beginning of the paragraph
• The two categories you are going to be writing about.
• Your argument you are going to prove in your essay

What is a hook?

• The topic sentence at the beginning of the paragraph (in the introduction)
• The two categories you are going to be writing about.
• Your argument you are going to prove in your essay

When should you use the word "I" in a DBQ?

• Whenever you want
• Only if it is in a direct quote

Which one of these is a primary source?  

• An artifact
• A textbook
• A comic strip about Benjamin Franklin

What is usually the author's purpose in writing a document? 

• To inform or persuade
• To demonstrate or follow

When should you rewrite your thesis statement?

• Absolutely never
• Only as an intro sentence for your body paragraphs
• As the intro sentence for your body paragraphs and your conclusion paragraph
• Only when you feel like it