Wimmer Module 6 Activity Checklist

DBQ Performance Checklist

Central York High School 601 Mundis Mill Road York, PA 17402

Student’s Name:

Teacher’s Name: Mr. Wimmer

Reading the Document Based Question

Well Defined

Satisfactory

Incomplete

Notes:

Lists the time frame of the question Lists, if any, geographic areas involved Lists eras in U.S. History defined in the question Underlines all “questioning” words found in the question Explains, “This question wants me to...” Writing a Thesis Statement

Write a preliminary thesis that incorporates the addresses the question After documents analysis, 2-3 sentence thesis that solidifies DBQ concepts Organizing the Essay

Diagram of essay reflects the flow between topics mentioned in thesis After document analysis, each paragraph is outlined to prove the thesis Defining Outside Information

Has a list of substantial, relevant outside information related to the topic Analyzing the Documents

Underlines the author, date, and any clear bias for the document Circles key words or phrases in the document Lists the main points of each document Indicates how the document relates to the organizational structure

WELL DEFINED - 2 POINTS, SATISFACTORY - 1 POINT, INCOMPLETE - 0 POINTS

TOTAL SCORE _______/30 POINTS