LEQ Chalkboard Talk. This video by Mr. Geoffrion does an excellent job explaining how to conquer the AP World History long essay question. It’s the first part of a five part series where he takes you through the rubric and each of the four historical thinking skills that are needed for this question.
The AP U.S. History Exam will continue to have consistent question types, weighting, and scoring guidelines every year, so you and your students know what to expect on exam day. The overall format of the exam—including the weighting, timing, and number of questions in each exam section—won’t change.
DBQ Practice: AP World History. Dialog The AP World History exam contains three different types of essays: a COMPARE AND CONTRAST essay, a CHANGE OVER TIME essay, and a DOCUMENT-BASED QUESTION. For the next few days, we will focus on the last form of essay, which is commonly referred to as a DBQ. A DBQ requires analysis of primary sources.
AP Study Notes - this site has links to chapter outlines (from American Pageant, 13th ed.), vocabulary terms, court cases and practice quizzes for each APUSH period. So helpful and well organized! If you prefer to print out an overview of the entire course then see the full summary study guide link below.
This type of essay was the part of AP history exams in the past but now it is gaining popularity. Many students find it difficult to answer such questions due to lack of awareness but this guide will help you in writing the best document based question essay. Previous knowledge is a major component for writing a DBQ essay.