APUSH DBQs and FRQs.

Test Preparation AP Test Preparation
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<p>My teacher has a pretty intense format that he wants us to follow:</p>

<p>1) Introduction
2) Historical background
3-5) Support paragraphs
6) Concession (Some historians may argue that... but they're wrong because...)
7) Conclusion</p>

<p>It's hard to fit this in 45 minutes, but my class and I can sorta actually manage now due to a lot of practice. BUT I'd feel a lot better if some of you got 9s with 5-paragraph essays. :) Have you?</p>

<p>Also, for DBQs, does quantity of documents used matter a lot? I've only used 3 in every DBQ test in class so far (due to time constraints), and I've been getting 8s. If I can actually get an 8, I'd be happy, but do the AP graders consider the quantity more than my teacher does? The rubric seems to weigh quantity pretty heavily.</p>

<p>Only three more weeks, guys! :D</p>

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<p>I basically do that format, without the concession part. It’s pretty difficult to do 5 paragraph DBQ’s, simply because there are so many different topics integrated into one question.</p>

<p>The number of documents used is definitely very important. I don’t see how you got 8’s by using 3 (less than 50% of the documents). The balance between document citation and outside info is crucial and I almost always use all of the documents (getting mostly 8’s like you).</p>