19th Century DBQ Approaches
Manchester DBQ Approaches
1. Carefully READ THE QUESTION!
a) Know what you need to address in your thesis and in your essay. It will help you to organize better if you can correctly assess the task that you are given.
b) The rubric requires an “explicitly stated thesis that addresses all parts of the question.”
The prompt here is: Identify the issues raised by the growth of Manchester and analyze the various reactions to those issues over the course of the 19th Century.
Here is an organization that tracks the prompt and will lead to a solid thesis:
Issues
Positive Reactions
Negative Reactions
1 (massive growth)
6 (disease, bad health, bad morals)
8 (short life span)
3 (better lives)
9 (workshop to world)
10 (conditions improved)
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1. Carefully READ THE QUESTION!
a) Know what you need to address in your thesis and in your essay. It will help you to organize better if you can correctly assess the task that you are given.
b) The rubric requires an “explicitly stated thesis that addresses all parts of the question.”
The prompt here is: Identify the issues raised by the growth of Manchester and analyze the various reactions to those issues over the course of the 19th Century.
Here is an organization that tracks the prompt and will lead to a solid thesis:
Issues
Positive Reactions
Negative Reactions
1 (massive growth)
6 (disease, bad health, bad morals)
8 (short life span)
3 (better lives)
9 (workshop to world)
10 (conditions improved)
2