It is suggested that you spend 15 minutes reading the documents and 40 minutes writing your. Most progressives shared the goals of limiting the power of big businesses, improving democracy for the people, and st. Progressive era the progressive leaders led the reform process of the nations industrial economy in the early years of the 20th century. Meyer progressive era dbq toward the latter part of the 19th century, bustling america, in response to the trends of industrialization and urbanization that characterized its gilded age, began its new century by entering into a new historicalpolitical epoch that came to be known as the. The progressive era was a period in american history in which improving working conditions, exposing corruption, improving the way of life, expanding democracy, and making reforms were the objectives at hand. Follow these easytoread stepbystep instructions to learn how to write a dbq thesis, body. Given the timed nature of the exam, responses may contain errors that do not detract from their overall. Progressive era and gilded age figures of the era gallery walk is a miniproject focused on eight figures of the progressive era. The documentbased question dbq is the second most important part of the apush exam, weighing in at 25% of your total score. Ap united states history samples and commentary from the 2019 exam administration. How to get contextualization on the dbq and leq video. Revised apush dbq 2003 b progressive reform author.
Links to other websites are provided for the users convenience. The bulk of the questions focuses on the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. Remember to illustrate your understanding of chronology and theme by explaining the context of the prompt in general. Through the antirust acts, inspection acts, and regulations on trading, progressive reformers reshaped the way the economy ran. The rubrics for the ap history documentbased question dbq and long essay question leq have been modified for the 201718 school year, using feedback received from ap teachers and readers and in tandem with recently announced changes to the course and. Progressivism and the age of reform the progressive era was a period in the late 19th and early 20th centuries during which social, economic, and political reforms aimed to end the dominance of large businesses and wealthy business owners and increase equity and opportunity for the less affluent members of. Youre averaging a 3 periods 38 17541980 dbq is not designed to see what a good writer you are, but rather if youre a good historian i. Dbq the prohibition movement in the united states was very successful during the era of progressive reform, from 1900 to 1919. Evaluate the effectiveness of progressive era reformers and the federal government in bringing about reform at the national level. The essay is graded on a 7point rubric and will count for 25% of your overall exam score.
The general dbq outline states that the duration is 3 hours and 15 minutes. With the emergence of the progressive era two important figures gradually emerged as well. Evaluate the effectiveness of progressive era reformers in bringing about reform at the. Evaluate the effectiveness of progressive era reformers and the federal government in bringing. Step 5 complete practice dbq use rubric to help guide you this is just practice, but i would have someone else read it. The progressive era was a long period of reform in the united states from the 1890s to the early 1920s. Must be printed and handed to me or in my mailbox by the end of the day.
For both part iithematic and part iii b dbq essays. An optional photojournalism rubric can be used to evaluate the photo project or power point. Five sample essays are included in this collection. Ap united states history exam sample responses jackson local. Score levels 5 and 1 have two papers each, and score levels 4, 3, and 2 have three papers each. Argumentation more sentences located in one place, the introduction 1 point develops and supports a cohesive argument that accounts for. You may begin writing your response before the reading period is. Each part of the unit can be downloaded as an individual pdf, or the entirety can be downloaded at once. Its important that you understand the rubrics and question styles going into the exam. Students work in partners or small groups to create a gallery display for one of 8 figures of from the progressive era. Rating the essay question 1 follow your schools procedures for training raters. Overall, the complete package is ageappropriate, while also challenging students to.
In a political cartoon by the washington post in 1907, president roosevelt is on a dead raccoon with the words bad trust. Thesis 1 point 2 presents a thesis that makes a historically defensible claim and points responds to all parts of the question. Using information from the documents and your knowledge of united states history and. To evaluate the impacts of immigration, urbanization, and industrialization on the united states of america and determine which had the greatest impact still today. You will be given seven documents to analyze and will be expected to write a thesisdriven essay using evidence. E progressive era dbq located in curriculum booklet. Introduction to the task raters read the task raters identify the answers to the task. The progressive era of the 19th century 1463 words 6 pages. Question 1 documentbased question evaluate the extent to which the progressive movement fostered political change in the united states from 1890 to 1920.
Meyer progressive era dbq toward the latter part of the 19th century, bustling america, in response to the trends of industrialization and urbanization that characterized its gilded age, began its new century by entering into a new historicalpolitical epoch that came to be known as the progressive era. Students will summarize the work, subject and results of seven muckrakers on a chart. Ap united states history 2018 freeresponse questions. Use these sample essays to better understand how graders evaluate the dbq rubric. Weve compiled a sortable list of all the apush past prompts. Question 1 documentbased question suggested reading and writing time. Detailed outline for progressive dbq evaluate the extent to which progressive reformers and the federal government maintained continuity as well as fostered change during the period 19001920.
Ap united states history samples and commentary from the 2019 exam. The following question requires you to construct a coherent essay that integrates your interpretation of documents aj and your knowledge of the period referred to in the question. Score of 1009054 score of 8980 43 score of 7970 32 score of 6960 21 thesis 10 well developed. Please analyze three of the before conditions that plagued our society and after reforms in order to illustrate how the united states government improved our laws to protect our people from the exploitation of big business. Participants also spend time analyzing students work and norming student essays using the dbq project rubric. Unit 6, period 7 part 1 document analysis progressivism. Introduction thesis argument, answer to the prompt. The goal of the dbq i created was to design and utilize a generative question, documents, and scaffolding questions that. During the period of 1900 to 1920, progressive era reformers and the federal government were only able.
Rank the 4 progressive era problems from most to least urgent with explanations. In your answer, be sure to analyze the successes and limitations of these efforts in the period 19001920. In your answer be sure to analyze the successes and limitations of these efforts in the. Each point of the rubric is earned independently, e. Define the parameters of this prompt, and characterize the era local context. Evaluate the effect efforts at the federal level had on the political debate regarding the role of the federal government. Part a specific rubric documentbased question june 2010. Apush free response questions frq past prompts fiveable.
You will be given seven documents to analyze and will be expected to write a thesisdriven essay using evidence from the documents and your knowledge of us history. Describe the social and political conditions that existed in america just prior to the progressive movement. In your answer be sure to analyze the successes and limitations of these efforts in the period 19001920. This dbq is due on schoology on friday 417 by midnight.
Commentary explaining the specific score awarded to each paper. High scores will be earned only by essays that both cite key pieces of evidence from the documents and draw on outside knowledge of. The purpose of this lesson will be to introduce students to key themes of the progressive era, by engaging them in the concept that the progressive era was a period characterized by reaction to the changes of the gilded age and the need for human intervention to solve social problems. Revised dbq united states history 2003 form b total. An optional writing rubric below can be used to assess the promotional speech or the news coverage. Unit 6, period 7 part 1 document analysis progressivism dbq. I have taken the dbq questions from the june 2010 us regents exam, which focused on the progressive era. Evaluate the effectiveness of progressive era reformers and the federal government in bringing about change at the national level. Ap united states history 2003 scoring guidelines form b. Documentbased assessment for global history johnston county. Introduction to the progressive era statement of purpose. Revised dbq united states history 2003 form b total time. Time management is essential for a successful grade in this form of examination. Thesisclaim 0 1 responds to the prompt with a historically defensible thesisclaim that establishes a line of reasoning.
The college board and educational testing service ets are dedicated to the principle of equal opportunity, and their. Using information from the documents and you knowledge of united states history and government complete the following tasks. The progressive movement that began in the late 1800s was an attemptto bring about governmental reforms and to correct injustices in american life. These rubrics require that students demonstrate historically defensible content knowledge. Document based evidence in bold and outside knowledge evidence in italics. During the late 1800s and early 1900s, progressive reformers worked to improve the social, political, and economic problems in american society.
Progressive era dbq the progressive era was a period bursting with the desire to improve life in the indusuial age by making moderate political changes and social improvements through government action. This is because of the social composition of the prohibitionists, their motives, strategy, and pressuregroup tactics, and the relationship of prohibitionism to progressive reform. This unit on the progressive era consists of seven teaching activities, which build upon each other and culminate in an optional service learning project exploring modern day progressivism. The result was a shortlived era of reform, in which social, political, and industrial conditions were targeted and improved. The following pages present the dbq documents along with the key aspects of. Sample apush dbq questions help you get prepared to write a killer essay on test day. History from the first european explorations of the americas up through modern times. This is a modified documentbased question and essay dbq that has been edited to allow students to practice incorporating additional outside information.
Exam topics include political institutions and behavior, public policy, social and economic change, diplomacy and international. The response must relate the topic of the prompt to broader historical events, developments, or processes that occur before, during, or continue after the time frame of the question. Tonights homework, a long assignment due after break, will help further the connection between reform in the progressive era and reform efforts today. Ap united states history 2003 scoring guidelines form b these materials were produced by educational testing service ets, which develops and administers the examinations of the advanced placement program for the college board. Below is the the dbq itself, the modified rubrice and a powerpoint that will help you with it. All student products should be evaluated with the technology rubric. The ap us history essays or all written portions are 60% of the exam including shortanswer questions saqs, longessay questions leqs, and documentbased questions dbqs. The progressive movement in the united states from 1890 to 1920 fostered great political change, such as rooting out corruption in government, eliminating. Spend around 15 minutes planning, 2 hours and 45 minutes writing, and 10 minutes proofreading. Jul 18, 2017 sample apush dbq questions help you get prepared to write a killer essay on test day. As these web sites are independently maintained, the pittsford central school district is not responsible for any information, facts or opinions contained on any of these web sites. Documentbased question r scoring guideline r student samples. Information booklet for scoring the regents examination in global history and geography and united states history and government.