APWH DBQ Rubric Check – Quiz Questions

What are the two main requirements for earning the thesis point on the DBQ?

• Mention the time period and list at least two documents

• Make a historically defensible claim and establish a clear line of reasoning

• Write a summary of each document in the introduction

• Include a counter argument

To earn the contextualization point, a student must:

• Reference events from a different region entirely

• Provide a brief summary of the documents' main ideas

• Describe a broader historical development relevant to the prompt

• Mention at least two outside pieces of evidence

What is required to earn both points in the evidence section of the rubric?

• Accurately describe three documents

• Use at least six documents as evidence to support an argument

• Summarize all documents without outside information

• List all document titles and authors

For the second evidence point, what must a student include in addition to using six documents?

• A description of at least one piece of relevant outside evidence

• A full citation for each document

• A quote from a modern historian

• A timeline of events

What does a student need to do to earn the sourcing point?

• Use at least three documents with analysis of the author’s point of view, purpose, historical situation, or audience

• Translate three documents into modern language

To earn the analysis and reasoning point, a student must:

• Use humor and storytelling to engage the reader

• Demonstrate a complex understanding of the historical development in the prompt

• Make three separate claims with no connection

• Add footnotes to the essay

What must the thesis do to earn the point on the LEQ?

• Restate the prompt in different words

• Present a historically defensible claim with a clear line of reasoning

• Include at least one quote from a document

• List the causes and effects without explanation

To earn the contextualization point, the student must:

• Explain a broader historical development related to the topic of the prompt

• Mention a similar event in another region

• Define a key term from the prompt

• State the time period

What’s required to earn one evidence point in the LEQ?

• Use at least three documents

• Provide specific historical examples relevant to the prompt

• List terms like “imperialism” or “industrialization”

• Summarize the prompt in their own words

What’s required to earn two evidence points?

• Provide multiple examples that support the argument and connect them to the thesis

• Use at least four documents