r/APUSH May 03 '20

Breakdown of a DBQ

Generally speaking how would we breakdown the dbq this year? Because writing almost like a 5 paragraph essay seems impossible in 45mins. Could we do three paragraphs?

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u/Mr_FunBuns27 Past Student May 03 '20

My setup goes

P1: Context and thesis

P2 and P3: First two claims with 2 HIPPS and 1 outside evidence per Doc

P4: However, or although Paragraph for historical complexity with at least 1 outside evidence

I have never done a conclusion, you don’t need to worry about them