<p>If anyone can give me an idea of how long they should be (both FR and DBQ) I would greatly appreciate it</p>
<p>DBQ - I write about 3.5 pages
FR - 3 pages each.</p>
<p>That seems a bit long, anyone else?</p>
<p>nearly two for fr. possibly 3 (b/c of all the quoting from the docs) for the dbq.</p>
<p>Wow, mine are always really short. About one and a half pages for each FRQ, then about 2 pages for the DBQ. Then again I have a history of doing poorly on history AP exams, and that might be why.</p>
<p>2 to 2.5. Mine are never too long. Meh, whatever.</p>
<p>Last year, I wrote 1.75 pages for DBQ, about 1.25 for the other two. Got a 5.</p>
<p>JimmyEatWorld, it's the same for me. 1.5 for FR and 2 for DBQ. But then again, my writing is very small (but very neat and distinctive). I write roughly 13-17 words per line.</p>
<p>I don't think you should be that concerned with essay length. Last year I was, because it seemed like many wrote twice as much as I did. But it doesn't matter as long as you cover the points.</p>
<p>For the DBQs...I thought you weren't supposed to quote. That's what my teacher has been saying to us. He said we should reference to the documents after we talk about them by doing something like this...</p>
<p>Document C
Speech by Washington warning against political parties</p>
<p>Your essay:
(I'm sure you'll write better..this is just for a quick example)
Washington believed that political parties were unnecessary and damaging (C). </p>
<p>Does anyone know what we are supposed to do, and if this is right? I'm just going by what my teacher said...not really sure what the correct format should be.</p>
<p>last year for me - 4 pages on DBQ, 3 pages for each FR</p>
<p>I usually write 1.5-2 pages, don't they say to try to keep it bs-free (haha unless you hav no other choice) and I never really have 4 pages of material memorized in my head</p>
<p>I second acacia's questoin, whats the proper way to reference material from the documents?</p>
<p>I third my question! (can I do that?...oh well I just did)
Yea it's kind of late to be asking and yea I'm probably going to follow my teacher's advice but now I'm having last minute jitters (what if he's wrong!)
so please help out someone! =)</p>
<p>Acacia, that's what my teacher said.</p>
<p>Blah blah, failing this thing, blah blah (Doc. A)</p>
<p>Last year on euro I wrote about 3.5 on the dbq and around 2 on each FR. I got a four, but I attribute that to poor performance on the MC (nowhere near finishing.)</p>
<p>Thanks spets! =)
By the way good luck tomorrow! DId you end up finishing all your prep?</p>
<p>I'm not sure that there's a "correct" format. My teacher says that you can put something like "(Document A)" at the end of whatever you're referring to, but he told us that the graders know what all the documents are, so it's not mandatory, and usually makes for a more intelligent-sounding essay if you just simply refer to the person, possibly the date.</p>
<p>As far as quoting, I don't know why you wouldn't want to quote. Again, you don't have to, but the best way to incorporate the documents into your essay is to use quotes to support your assertions.</p>
<p>Whatever you decide to do, though, don't directly refer to the documents. In other words, don't say something like this:</p>
<p>In Document X, blah blah blah...</p>
<p>That's the only thing that The College Board tells you not to do.</p>
<p>Oh I see...so I guess quoting is ok? I'll think about it later...like tomorrow morning...=)</p>
<p>Acacia-</p>
<p>No, I hardly feel prepared. I think I should easily be able to pull off a 4, but I desperately want a 5 :(</p>