Unit 10: DBQ Week
Description:Culminating unit of the year, in which students write a document-based essay.
Lessons include:
This resource is part of the Social Studies 7 course.
Last Updated:Feb-01-2010
Subject(s):- Language Arts
- Language Arts > Writing
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- Grades 6-8 / Ages 11-13
- middle
- 6th
- 7th
- 8th
- tween
- Curriculum: Unit
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- Contributed By: Robert Lucas
10.0 DBQ Documents
Description:Documents for Unit 10 DBQ essay.
The prompt is:
Use the documents provided and your knowledge of history to answer these questions:
What promise does America make with Ellis Island? To what extent has America remained true to that promise throughout its history?
This resource is part of Unit 10: DBQ Week and the Social Studies 7 course.
Last Updated:Feb-01-2010
Subject(s):- Language Arts
- Language Arts > Writing
- ...
- Grades 6-8 / Ages 11-13
- Grades 9-10 / Ages 14-16
- middle
- 6th
- 7th
- 8th
- tween
- high
- 9th
- 10th
- secondary
- freshman
- sophomore
- teen
- Book: Readings/Excerpts
Documents for Unit 10 DBQ essay. The prompt is: Use the documents provided and your knowledge of history to answer these questions: What promise does America make with Ellis Island? To what extent has America remained true to that promise throughout its history?
This resource is part of Unit 10: DBQ Week and the Social Studies 7 course.
10.0 DBQ Folder Stickers
Description:Stickers for DBQ folders.
This resource is part of Unit 10: DBQ Week and the Social Studies 7 course.
Last Updated:Feb-01-2010
Subject(s):- Social Studies
- Social Studies > Global Awareness
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- Grades 6-8 / Ages 11-13
- Grades 9-10 / Ages 14-16
- middle
- 6th
- 7th
- 8th
- tween
- high
- 9th
- 10th
- secondary
- freshman
- sophomore
- teen
- Other
Stickers for DBQ folders.
This resource is part of Unit 10: DBQ Week and the Social Studies 7 course.
10.0 DBQ Plan Sheet for Folder
Description:Planning sheet for students to put at the front of their DBQ folders--basically outlines DBQ writing week and maps the days to steps in the writing process.
This resource is part of Unit 10: DBQ Week and the Social Studies 7 course.
Last Updated:Feb-01-2010
Subject(s):- Language Arts
- Language Arts > Writing
- ...
- Grades 6-8 / Ages 11-13
- Grades 9-10 / Ages 14-16
- middle
- 6th
- 7th
- 8th
- tween
- high
- 9th
- 10th
- secondary
- freshman
- sophomore
- teen
- Activity: Graphic Organizer/Worksheet
Planning sheet for students to put at the front of their DBQ folders--basically outlines DBQ writing week and maps the days to steps in the writing process.
This resource is part of Unit 10: DBQ Week and the Social Studies 7 course.
10.0 DBQ Rubric
Description:Rubric for 7th grade DBQ essays.
This resource is part of Unit 10: DBQ Week and the Social Studies 7 course.
Last Updated:Feb-14-2010
Subject(s):- Language Arts
- Language Arts > Writing
- ...
- Grades 6-8 / Ages 11-13
- Grades 9-10 / Ages 14-16
- middle
- 6th
- 7th
- 8th
- tween
- high
- 9th
- 10th
- secondary
- freshman
- sophomore
- teen
- Curriculum: Rubric
Rubric for 7th grade DBQ essays.
This resource is part of Unit 10: DBQ Week and the Social Studies 7 course.
Lesson 10.1 SOAPS & DBQ Systems
Description:Introduction of new systems for DBQ week; groups begin to work on the DBQ itself.
This resource is part of Unit 10: DBQ Week and the Social Studies 7 course.
Last Updated:Feb-01-2010
Subject(s):- Language Arts
- Language Arts > Writing
- ...
- Grades 6-8 / Ages 11-13
- middle
- 6th
- 7th
- 8th
- tween
- Curriculum: Lesson Plan
Lesson 10.2 Grouping Documents & Topic Sentences
Description:Day 2 of DBQ week: groups organize their documents to fit into body paragraphs of their essays, then write topic sentences for those paragraphs.
This resource is part of Unit 10: DBQ Week and the Social Studies 7 course.
Last Updated:Feb-01-2010
Subject(s):- Language Arts
- Language Arts > Writing
- ...
- Grades 6-8 / Ages 11-13
- middle
- 6th
- 7th
- 8th
- tween
- Curriculum: Lesson Plan
Lesson 10.3 Outlining and Evidence
Description:Day 3 of DBQ week: students complete the graphic organizers from 10.2, outlining their essays and organizing evidence.
This resource is part of Unit 10: DBQ Week and the Social Studies 7 course.
Last Updated:Feb-01-2010
Subject(s):- Language Arts
- Language Arts > Writing
- ...
- Grades 6-8 / Ages 11-13
- middle
- 6th
- 7th
- 8th
- tween
- Curriculum: Lesson Plan
Lesson 10.4 Drafting
Description:Day 4 of DBQ week: writing a rough draft.
This resource is part of Unit 10: DBQ Week and the Social Studies 7 course.
Last Updated:Feb-01-2010
Subject(s):- Language Arts
- Language Arts > Writing
- ...
- Grades 6-8 / Ages 11-13
- middle
- 6th
- 7th
- 8th
- tween
- Curriculum: Lesson Plan
Lesson 10.5 Editing
Description:DBQ Week Day 5: Students Edit their DBQ drafts. Final drafts are homework.
This resource is part of Unit 10: DBQ Week and the Social Studies 7 course.
Last Updated:Feb-01-2010
Subject(s):- Language Arts
- Language Arts > Writing
- ...
- Grades 6-8 / Ages 11-13
- middle
- 6th
- 7th
- 8th
- tween
- Curriculum: Lesson Plan
End of Year Books
Description:Students create booklets reviewing what they have learned during the year. Meant to be used during the last few days of the year.
This resource is part of Unit 10: DBQ Week and the Social Studies 7 course.
Last Updated:Feb-01-2010
Subject(s):- Social Studies
- Social Studies > World History
- Grades 6-8 / Ages 11-13
- Grades 9-10 / Ages 14-16
- middle
- 6th
- 7th
- 8th
- tween
- high
- 9th
- 10th
- secondary
- freshman
- sophomore
- teen
- Curriculum: Lesson Plan
Students create booklets reviewing what they have learned during the year. Meant to be used during the last few days of the year.
This resource is part of Unit 10: DBQ Week and the Social Studies 7 course.
Philosophies of History
Description:Students learn about 4 philosophies of history (Herodotus, Thucydides, Livy, Marx) and decide which they agree with the most.
This is meant to be taught near the end of the school year, or at least when the students have already spent some time studying history.
This resource is part of Unit 10: DBQ Week and the Social Studies 7 course.
Last Updated:Feb-01-2010
Subject(s):- Social Studies
- Social Studies > Thinking & Problem Solving
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- Grades 6-8 / Ages 11-13
- Grades 9-10 / Ages 14-16
- middle
- 6th
- 7th
- 8th
- tween
- high
- 9th
- 10th
- secondary
- freshman
- sophomore
- teen
- Curriculum: Lesson Plan
Students learn about 4 philosophies of history (Herodotus, Thucydides, Livy, Marx) and decide which they agree with the most. This is meant to be taught near the end of the school year, or at least when the students have already spent some time studying history.
This resource is part of Unit 10: DBQ Week and the Social Studies 7 course.

