APUSH question about the DBQ & Thematics

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<p>Hey guys. So I'm still not too clear on this. For the DBQ, do we first have 15 timed minutes to read, highlight, annotate, write a thesis etc., then we stop and wait for the proctor to tell us to start writing the DBQ? And in the thematics, do we have 5 minutes to make a brief outline, etc., stop, then the proctor tells us to start writing?</p>

<p>P.S.- And also, does anyone have a list of all political parties and their platforms?</p>

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<p>It depends on your proctor. Allegedly, they don't mind if you start writing before the end of the initial fifteen or five minutes.</p>

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<p>45 min for dbq? like 15 to read and 30 to write?</p>

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<p>No, the DBQ is an hour. TCB recommends 15 minutes of reading and planning and 45 minutes of writing.</p>

<p>The free-response is 35 minutes [5, 30].</p>

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<p>Is the reading mandatory? You can't write for 15 minutes?</p>

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<p>I just looked it up and yes, the 15 minutes is mandatory.</p>

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<p>yes, its definitely mandatory. there are two booklets, one has the essays and the other has the paper that you write on. you cant break the seal of the paper that you write on until the 15 minutes are up.</p>

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<p>Can you write on the page that has the question before the 15 minutes is up? Like writing little notes on the documents or making an outline?</p>

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<p>Here's the deal: </p>

<p>You will have 15 minutes of "reading" time (mandatory) in which you can write in your booklet which has the questions. You may not write in your actual essay booklet until those 15 minutes are up. You may also spend those 15 minutes looking at and planning for the FRQs. After the 15 minutes, you get 115 minutes to write the DBQ and both FRQs. The College Board recommends you spend 45 minutes of this time writing the DBQ, 10 minutes planning the FRQs and 60 minutes writing both the FRQs. If you really want, you can make notes in your book for 15 minutes on the DBQ and then write for 115 minutes on just the DBQ. However, you are the one responsible for ensuring you finish all three of the essays. Any more questions?</p>

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<p>you want some pho?</p>