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DBQ Terms
Question | Answer |
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task | the topic or claim you prove in the easy. (Claim) |
thesis | a claim - the restatement of the task and your answer in 1 sentence. (Restatement of task and answer in 1) |
introduction | at least 3 sentence paragraph that gives the reader a general back ground about the topic. It usually tells who what where and when and includes thesis |
evidence | details from the document that support the thesis |
body paragraph | includes details from the documents and explanations that help prove part of the thesis |
transition word | words that help connect the thesis and the body paragraphs. Transition words help connect examples and ideas in the body paragraph. |
conclusion | a paragraph that starts with the thesis and includes a sum it up sentence |
topic sentence | first sentence in a body of a paragraph and a connection to the thesis. |
closing sentence | last sentence in a body paragraph it sums up the topic of the paragraph. |
explaining sentence | a sentence that tells the reader how the evidence from the document helps prove the thesis |
parenthetical citation (DOC #) | written after a sentence to tell in which document the evidence was found. |
sum it up sentence | a general sentence in the conclusion paragraph that gives gist of what you wrote |
reference to future | a sentence that shows how the topic of the essay relates to modern times or how the topic is important to the world today. |
* When putting words in documents put ( ) as an example (DOC. 1) |