<p>Which study guide should I look off to prepare for the FR and DBQs? Is there any specific book that gives you good tips and strategies on how to tackle these sections? How should I prepare? Should I just keep writing FRs and DBQs over and over again? Thanks.</p>
<p>Go to the collegeboard website and look at the different DBQ's and FRQ's they've given before. As you go through your class or textbook, think of different questions they might ask on the exam, if your teacher doesn't go over essay writing with you guys. It's still early in the year though, so they might.</p>
<p>are you in an AP class?? I am in the same boat as you, but I am not in an AP class. I need to figure out how to write them my self, but it cannot be too hard, can it?</p>
<p>Any other tips??</p>
<p>For DBQs: first, read the question multiple times, make sure you understand it. before even looking at the documents, write down the facts you know about the time period, the issue, ect and write a rough thesis. after doing this, thoroughly examine each doc, make note of which side the doc is on, who wrote it, and when it was written and then improve your thesis. this should all take about 10-15 minutes, i think that was the reading period. then write your essay and make sure you 50% outside info and 50% from the documents, this is crucial. use the documents to support outside information. and then my advice is to practice.</p>
<p>FRQs: read the question and then organize your facts. then with your facts, choose a side and write a strong thesis choosing a side. then outline an essay with at least 2-3 points and support them with evidence. make sure you don't include things from the wrong time period although you can go back (i.e. talk about LA purchase in essay about missouri compromise but not vice versa) um that's all i can think of for now.</p>
<p>A really good strategy to prepare for DBQ on the AP Exam is to look over a list of all the past DBQ's and see what HASN'T been asked yet, or which topic HASN'T been covered yet. Obviously, the DBQ topic for this year's exam can't be the same exact thing as the previous year's DBQ. Then, you can focus on the topics that might be covered on the upcoming exam. </p>
<p>Another key tip is practice, practice, practice! There are tons of tips online that can help you formulate good thesis paragraphs. Your teacher is also a good resource, since he/she can critique your essays and give you extra advice on how to improve. The DBQ's/FRQs assigned by your teacher should be enough practice for the exam.</p>
<p>A really good book that can help you with writing AP US history essays (if you have AP USH) is the one with the american flag as a book cover. Sorry, I couldn't remember the publisher. :P</p>
<p>Some final tips:</p>
<p>-DBQs are basically free response essays, but the only thing is, you have to prove your thesis using the documents they give you. No quoting allowed! You have to analyze the documents and figure out which will prove your thesis, meaning you don't have to use ALL the documents to get full credit. </p>
<p>-Free Response: Always brainstorm and write out ALL the things you know that are related to the topic of the question before you write. This will get your mind going and prevent you from drawing blanks. Remembering key events from the time era is always good.</p>