APWH LEQ/DBQ Contextualization

According to the rubric, contextualization can be placed:

• Only before the time period of the prompt

• Only during the time period of the prompt

• Either before, during, or after the time period of the prompt

• Only after the time period of the prompt

What is the recommended rule of thumb for time when contextualizing?

• 10–20 years before the prompt

• 25–50 years before the prompt

• 50–100 years before the prompt

• 200 years before the prompt

What is the first major mistake students make in their contextualization paragraphs?

• Using too much evidence
  

• Writing about unrelated context, even if it’s true

• Forgetting to restate the thesis

• Writing more than 5 sentences

If the prompt is about Spanish colonization’s effect on social realities, which context earns the point?

• Advances in shipbuilding and navigation

• How societies in the Americas were structured before Spanish arrival

• The role of the astrolabe in crossing the Atlantic

• General facts about European exploration

What is the second major mistake students make in contextualization?

• Not tying the context to the thesis

• Using outdated historical facts

• Not being specific enough with evidence

• Writing too many sentences

Which phrase demonstrates being too vague in contextualization?

• "Before 1900, there was a lot of cultural and social tension in America."

• “Southern segregation and violence toward Black Americans led to the Exodusters migration."

• “The Gilded Age growth of industrial capitalism pushed people into cities for work.”

• “Southern resistance shaped internal migration patterns.”

What does the phrase “show, don’t tell” mean in contextualization?

• Use visuals in your essay

• Explain your reasoning by providing specific evidence that demonstrates your point

• Avoid writing too much detail

• Only summarize information without analysis

What is the suggested formula for writing contextualization in the video?

• Vocabulary → Evidence → Thesis → Conclusion

• Vocabulary → Explain → Vocabulary → Explain → Tie to thesis

• Thesis → Evidence → Vocabulary → Conclusion

• Background → Vocabulary → Quote → Tie to thesis

To earn the contextualization point, what must your final sentence do?

• Summarize the entire essay

• Tie the context you wrote back to the thesis/topic of the prompt

• Introduce a new piece of evidence

• Restate the rubric guidelines

Prompt: Evaluate the extent to which Portugal transformed maritime trade in the Indian Ocean in the sixteenth century.

Contextualization: “For centuries before the arrival of European merchants, the Indian Ocean had been the center of flourishing trade routes connecting India to East and Southeast Asia as well as with East Africa, Egypt, and Arabia.”

• YES, it earns the contextualization point.

• NO, it does not earn the contextualization point.

Answer explanation

Relates broader events and developments to the topic. Gives a glimpse of what Indian Ocean trade was like BEFORE the Portuguese entered.