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Tailor-Made "Micro-Qs"

Same DBQ Process, with Fewer Documents

Tailor-Made"Micro-Qs" Same DBQ Process, with Fewer Documents

Adjusting to the World of Remote Learning

This school year has been a challenge, to say the least. In many places, schools have had to transition to remote learning, which has been accompanied by huge learning curves for both educators and students. One challenge teachers are reporting is that it is taking them twice as long to get through their lessons when teaching virtually compared to in-person. In order to help teachers tackle this challenge, I've created shorter "Micro-Q" lessons out of some of our Mini-Q lessons. Below is a brief description of each, along with a short video on how to create your own Micro-Qs.

- Mollie Hackett, The DBQ Project

Lessons by Grade-Level Lessons by Grade-Level

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4th Grade
  • Original Question: Photographing the Dust Bowl and Japanese Internment: What Is Dorothea Lange Saying?
  • Modified Question: Photographing Japanese Internment: What Was Dorothea Lange Arguing?

Includes:

  • same hook activity

  • shortened background essay,

  • 2 documents

  • a 2-paragraph writing task.

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5th Grade
  • Original Question: Money or Power: What Was the Main Reason for the Boston Tea Party?
  • Modified Question: The Boston Tea Party: Why Did the Colonist Dump the Tea?

Includes:

  • new hook activity
  • shortened background essay
  • 2 documents
  • a 2-paragraph writing activity
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6th Grade

Same Question: The Great Wal of China: Did the Benefits Outweigh the Costs?

Includes:

  • same hook activity
  • same background essay
  • 2 documents
  • a 2-paragraph writing activity

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7th Grade

Original Prompt: Mansa Musa's Hajj: A Personal Journal

Modified Question: Mansa Musa's Hajj: How Did It Change Mali's Relationship with the World?

Includes:

  • new hook activity
  • modified background essay
  • 2 documents
  • a one-paragraph writing activity

Tips for Creating Your Own Micro-Q in DBQ Online Tips for Creating Your Own Micro-Q in DBQ Online

Making Micro Qs
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8th Grade

Original Prompt: Was the United States Justified in Going to War with Mexico?

Modified Question: A Matter of Perspective: Was the US Justified in Going to War with Mexico?

Includes:

  • same hook activity
  • same background essay
  • 2 documents
  • a one-paragraph writing activity
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10th Grade

Original Prompt: What Was the Driving Force Behind European Imperialism in Africa?

Modified Question: How Did the Industrial Revolution Drive Imperialism in Africa?

Includes:

  • same hook activity
  • modified background essay
  • 2 documents
  • a two-paragraph writing activity
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11th Grade

Original Prompt: Berlin, Korea, and Cuba: How Did the US Contain Communism?

Modified Question: How Was the Korean War a Manifestation of the Cold War?

Includes:

  • same hook activity
  • modified background essay
  • 1 documents
  • a one-paragraph writing activity
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12th Grade

Same Question: Should the Electoral College Be Abolished?

Includes:


  • same hook activity
  • same background essay
  • 4 documents
  • a 3-paragraph writing activity
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