For a history AP, I used several of the documents in multiple groups each.</p>
For example, assuming there are ten documents:
group 1: Docs 1, 2, 3, 4
group 2: Docs 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
group 3: Docs 4, 6, 7, 9</p>
Will this hurt my score? By how much? Could I get a 0 on the DBQ because of it?</p>
<p>Why would reusing documents hurt your score? I’d figure the more groups you have, the better your chances of a good score are. I feel like the bigger issue would be that you didn’t group some documents i.e. 8 and 10 but that’s just me.</p>
<p>Definitely not! You’re allowed (and even encouraged) to reuse documents. As long as you use ALL documents at least once and at least 2 in each category you’re set!</p>
<p>However, if you do not use one or more documents you will lose a core point immediately, possibly even more (depending on how detrimental it is for your argument).</p>
<p>@kylet800 I thought we just had to use a majority, i.e. 50+%?</p>
<p>@Shinchang Nope, All of them. Though you are allowed to misinterpret 1, but you have use all of them</p>
<p>From what I understand, the number of required documents for the core point depends on which AP history course you are taking. In World History, I am pretty sure that you have to use all of the documents, or all but one, to get the point. In European History, however, I think that you just have to use the majority of the documents to get the point.</p>
<p>@tardisgirl17 Oh yeah lol. I’m talking Euro. Thanks @ everyone, though.</p>