Writing A DBQ Essay
During this year of high school, I have been given a lot of work and have been challenged by all my classes. I am enrolled in two AP classes and the work has been tough. These classes are two main areas in which this challenge has come from. In my AP US History class, we have been focusing on the writing portion of the exam for quite some time now. The writing portion includes a DBQ (Document Based Question), a LEQ (Long Essay Question), and a short answer section. The DBQ and LEQ are two types of writing styles that I had never heard or done before.This was going to be a challenge I knew that I needed to overcome. In my AP English Language class we have been working on a civil rights project and have to take action on our issue. The issue
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I chose was the unequal pay gap between genders because I feel that it's unfair to give someone less pay just because they are not a certain gender. My ability to gain more knowledge and use it to benefit me is a better way to become a Academic Student.
The way that this has happened was through my learning of how to write a DBQ and a LEQ. Through the process of learning to write these types of essays, I have learned much more about how to write proper essays. I have also learned to use documents as sources to help my writing become stronger and to help make my arguments more credible. To write a DBQ you must first read through all the sources provided and write an analysis for each. This is so when you choose what documents to use, you know how to utilize them in your essay. With this the sources are now used to support your argument. This type of writing can be used in many different ways. The analysis of sources and the usage of them, can be used to write argumentative essays or to help make a point about a topic. This writing isn't limited to just an A.P test because in college I am sure that the professors will have me writing papers and having a better understanding on how to write one, will put me at an advantage over other students. The LEQ is another type of writing on the A.P test. This type of writing requires you to already have knowledge on the topic and take a side on a viewpoint of the topic. This in turn will help me write better papers about my
ideas. In English we are doing a project to raise awareness about an issue we thought was important. My topic was on the pay gap between genders, specifically how women are paid less than men. This is an issue that has been going on for some time now and one that needed to be addressed.Women on average make 77 cents to a males 1 dollar of pay in about every occupation. This makes it so women aren’t being given the same amount of pay as their male counterparts. This pay gap isn’t something to take lightly because it affects many women no matter the race or job title. An example of this pay gap is when actress Jennifer Lawrence spoke up about her not being paid the same as her male counterparts on movies she has appeared in. This has led to many speculating why that is. If it can happen to an actress, what stops it from happening to everyday people?
I chose was the unequal pay gap between genders because I feel that it's unfair to give someone less pay just because they are not a certain gender. My ability to gain more knowledge and use it to benefit me is a better way to become a Academic Student.
The way that this has happened was through my learning of how to write a DBQ and a LEQ. Through the process of learning to write these types of essays, I have learned much more about how to write proper essays. I have also learned to use documents as sources to help my writing become stronger and to help make my arguments more credible. To write a DBQ you must first read through all the sources provided and write an analysis for each. This is so when you choose what documents to use, you know how to utilize them in your essay. With this the sources are now used to support your argument. This type of writing can be used in many different ways. The analysis of sources and the usage of them, can be used to write argumentative essays or to help make a point about a topic. This writing isn't limited to just an A.P test because in college I am sure that the professors will have me writing papers and having a better understanding on how to write one, will put me at an advantage over other students. The LEQ is another type of writing on the A.P test. This type of writing requires you to already have knowledge on the topic and take a side on a viewpoint of the topic. This in turn will help me write better papers about my
ideas. In English we are doing a project to raise awareness about an issue we thought was important. My topic was on the pay gap between genders, specifically how women are paid less than men. This is an issue that has been going on for some time now and one that needed to be addressed.Women on average make 77 cents to a males 1 dollar of pay in about every occupation. This makes it so women aren’t being given the same amount of pay as their male counterparts. This pay gap isn’t something to take lightly because it affects many women no matter the race or job title. An example of this pay gap is when actress Jennifer Lawrence spoke up about her not being paid the same as her male counterparts on movies she has appeared in. This has led to many speculating why that is. If it can happen to an actress, what stops it from happening to everyday people?