<p>The AP exams begin in less than 3 weeks. So now is the time to begin a program of strategic review. What is the best way to prepare for the AP Euro DBQ? It is important to remember that the AP Euro DBQ is different than the APUSH DBQ. Here are some strategic tips that should help:</p>
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<li>The best single chapter explaining the AP Euro DBQ can be found in AP European History Crash Course (Chapter 27). This chapter contains a very clear description of the AP Euro DBQ scoring system. It also contains a very unique annotated sample DBQ for the 2008 DBQ question.</li>
<li>AP Central is the authoritative source of information on the AP Euro DBQ. Here is the link:
AP</a> Central - The AP European History Exam
I recommend that APEuro students first check out the 2006 DBQ. Note that example 1A received a 9 (and is damn good), example 1B received a 5, and example 1C received a 3. Now move on to the 2007 DBQ. Example 1A received an 8 (and is very good), example 1B received a 6, and example 1C received a 3.</li>
<li>The 8 and 9 DBQs are very good. Don't let them intimidate you. On the 2009 Released AP Euro exam you needed 115 - 180 to receive a 5 and 94 - 114 to receive a 4. So your real goal is to write a 6 DBQ. Even a 5 is not fatal. So carefully study the 6 and 5 DBQs. They are very doable!</li>
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<p>Thanx so much DK. This is very helpful. I didn’t realize that AP Central has so much information.</p>
<p>Thank you once again, Dark Knight.</p>
<p>I usually get 8s and 9s on my DBQs but I have only gotten two 8s on my FRQs and sometimes get 6s. I’m more worried about the FRQs because they actually require prior knowledge unlike the DBQ, so if you are given topics you don’t know anything about, you can kiss your chances for a 5 goodbye…</p>
<p>^It’s a good thing that there are three choices for Part B and Part C of the exam.</p>
<p>If an FRQ asks for 2 things (like social AND political effects), and you know 1 very well (say political effects) but you have close to no idea for the other (social, in this case), would it be advantageous to just discuss 1 of them in depth and kind of gloss over the other?</p>
<p>Or would it be better to pick an FRQ where you have some knowledge (using the above example, more knowledge than you do about social effects, but less about political) about both parts and write decent paragraphs on each?</p>
<p>For the first situation, you still need to talk about social effects since it is stated in the prompt. If you fail to do that, the highest score you can get is a 4 or 5. If you provide little example for social, highest would be a 6.</p>
<p>For the second one, I think you can earn up to 6 or 7 if you provide less than sufficient examples.</p>
<p>Since 115 - 180 equals a 5 the goal is to average 6 on the essays and 60 of 80 on the multiple-choice.</p>
<p>With the FRQs, there is usually one on the Renaissnce/Reformation and then the French Revolution of Revolutions of 1848 in the first groupings, so those are good topics. The second grouping . . .I don’t know anything there.</p>
<p>How long are the essays usually?</p>
<p>The last DBQ I wrote was 3 and a half pages single sided, handwritten</p>
<p>Crash Course has the best DBQ chapter as well? I haven’t reached Chapter 27 yet.</p>