What is a DBQ?
DBQ stands for document based question. Like the LEQ, DBQ essay prompts focus on one of the three historical reasoning skills: causes/effects, comparisons, or continuities/changes over time. However, DBQs provide students with seven documents that must be analyzed, used, and cited to respond to a given prompt. DBQ essays should take anywhere between 50-60 minutes to write. DBQ Essay Rubric
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