DBQ Essay Workshop

AP Psychology	Current Events	Resource Room (SETSS)
Period 1	Periods 3 & 5	Period 8
Mr. Ott	Mr. Ott	Mr. Ott

Essential Question: How do you write a DBQ Essay for a score of a minimum of three (3) for the Regents Exam?

Opening Move/Do Now: Complete DBQ Short Answer Doc #1

Lesson Overview:

Item	Approx Time
Opening Move	5-10 Min
Activity	35-40 Min

Lesson Plan

PLEASE NOTE: This is a writing assessment to determine what students remember and how they follow a rubric. Please limit assistance for all students including special education students. There will be an opportunity to revise their grade at the end of the process. We would like to see what each student can accomplish according to the rubric for a DBQ essay. This will determine future lessons for writing on a whole class instruction and individual basis.

Day 1:

Procedure:

1. Complete Do Now/Opening Move (10 Min)
2. Hand out DBQ Documents, have students work in groups to complete their documents, if not completed students should finish for

homework. Which will be checked for a completion grade. 0 = not completed, or # of docs completed for up to thirteen (13) total points. So if a student completed six (6) documents, their homework score is 60%.

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Day 2:

Procedure:

1. Check to see if students completed their documents. If not, please score on homework roster according to the grading above (homework

roster attached).

1. Give students a rubric and a writing paper. Students should use rubric as a guide.
2. Students should begin to write their essay, by end of day should have introduction, and one (1) body paragraph complete. If students

have not completed introduction and body paragraph, they will be responsible to complete for homework. Student will receive fifty (50) points for Introduction and fifty (50) points for Body Paragraph #1.

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Day 3:

Procedure:

1. Check to see if students completed their introduction and body paragraphs. Note scoring above and indicate on Homework Roster.
2. Students should complete second body paragraph and analyzing paragraph. If students have not completed introduction and body

paragraph, they will be responsible to complete for homework. Student will receive fifty (50) points for Body Paragraph #2 and fifty (50) points for Analyzing Paragraph.

1. Students will complete Conclusion at home with essay being due on Monday, September 19th, 2016. Students will have opportunity to revise for a better and final grade after they are scored and analyzed.

Classwork & Homework

Lesson Activity:

• Global History Students: DBQ - Geographic Factors
• US History Students: Geography - Expansion of the U.S. between 19th & 20th Centuries

Homework: See above.

Special Education Modifications

• Teaching Model: Co-Teaching
• Special Education Teacher will work with All students General Ed and Special Ed.
  • Special Ed Students:
    • Teacher will read-aloud to students when necessary.
    • Teachers will break down assignments into smaller tasks.
    • Teachers will work with students on vocabulary acquisition by breaking down words into prefixes/suffixes and etymology.
    • Teachers will group students according to learning style inventory as a homogeneous group.
    • Teachers will keep students on-task by managing distractions and on-task behavior.
    • Teachers will modify note-taking by modeling notes from PowerPoint to chalkboard/whiteboard.
    • Teachers will differentiate lessons by using; verbal cues for auditory learners, graphic organizers for visual learners, and hands-on cues for tactile learners.