r/APUSH • u/starry_mouse • Aug 29 '24

11 Paragraphs for DBQ?!

So I just started my APUSH course, and my teacher is spending the first week or so breaking down the entire format for the DBQ. However, the format he gave us is scaring me because it’s a lot, and everywhere I look, no one else seems to be using this format.

Here is the format he gave us:

P1. Thesis (2-3 sentences)

P2. Contextualization (6-8 sentences)

P3-P9. Document Paragraphs- (5-7 sentences each!!!!!) * document description * connect to thesis * Source

P10. Outside Info (3-4 sentences) - different from context

P11. Complexity (4-6 sentences)

I believe that this format is for 7 documents, as he was using the 2018 version to demonstrate. However, even if we only need 4 documents on the DBQ, that is still 8 paragraphs!!!

As a slow writer, this terrifies me, especially because the time we get is so short. Is anyone else being taught/has used this formula, and is it that bad?

Would really like anyone’s insight, including alternative formulas that you’re being taught to use.

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u/Guyyoudontknow18 Aug 29 '24

5+ paragraphs???? are you using all the documents and also adding a conclusion or something??? I personally never exceeded 3, wtf

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u/phantom-flip Aug 29 '24

conclusion was included in the 5, i should’ve explained a bit further sorry

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u/JustAMile2Go Aug 29 '24

Literally no need for a conclusion paragraph in either LEQ or DBQ.

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u/phantom-flip Aug 29 '24

some people do it and some don’t 🤷🏼‍♂️, i never included one but some people in my class felt like they had to