Score my AP World History DBQ?

keeponreaching
Wed, 20 Apr 2011 22:13:48 +0000

Well, I received a 5 on this exam last year and I think you did a good job. I don’t see any problem with saying “Document 1 shows that…” That’s how I was taught to cite sources and I was taught this in two different schools with extremely high pass rates. I do agree that your thesis needs work. I personally think an introduction really isn’t necessary and all you need is a very strong thesis before you delve into your body paragraphs. I think you need to be more specific in how the natives reacted…it’s hard for me to say how to improve without the actual documents.

But you wrote a strong DBQ so don’t stress too much! Good luck on your AP exams!