Lesson 4: From Business Culture to Great Depression DBQ Essay
Duration of Days: 1
Lesson Objective
Students will be given one hour to respond to a Document Based Essay Question from an earlier AP Exam
In the early nineteenth, Americans sought to resolve their political disputes through compromise, yet by 1860, this no longer seemed possible. Analyze the reasons for this change.
same as first lesson
HS.SS.3B - 3B. Analyze how historical contexts and enduring themes shaped and continue to shape people’s perspectives.
Students will practice the DBQ from the AP exam. The question is at a DOK of 3-4.
Students will be given the question several days before writing the essay.
Students will be assessed based on the AP DBQ Rubric.
AP College Board AP DBQ Essay prompt from the 1920s era