Hello, fellow APUSH strugglers! I've been having a hard time with DBQs, and I feel like looking at some good examples might help. Anyone know where to find high-scoring APUSH DBQs to study and use as guidance? Any help would be much appreciated!
Hey there! APUSH DBQs can indeed be challenging, but studying high-scoring examples is a great strategy for improvement. The College Board releases sample DBQs from previous years, along with student responses that received high scores. This is a great resource, as it provides you with real examples directly from the exam creators. You can access these through the following steps:
1. Go to the College Board's course and exam description for APUSH: https://apstudents.collegeboard.org/courses/ap-united-states-history
2. Scroll down and click on “AP Past Exam Questions.”
3. Create a free College Board account or log in using an existing one.
4. Under "Free-Response Questions," choose the year for which you would like to see DBQs.
5. Download the free-response questions PDF for that year, and you will find the DBQ prompt and accompanying documents.
6. To see high-scoring student responses, download the corresponding "Scoring Guidelines and Sample Responses" PDF file.
Spend some time analyzing these examples, and pay attention to how the students use evidence, structure their arguments, and use the documents in their essays. This will give you a better understanding of what the graders are looking for in a high-scoring response. Best of luck with your APUSH DBQs!
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