Seniors Joey Huang and Matthew Sue work on answering a data based question, more commonly known as a DBQ, in preparation for the AP U.S. history exam, Nov 3. 

DBQs are essay questions requiring students to analyze documents and incorporate them within a historical essay.  The document sources are used to back up their argument.

By the end of the year, the AP students will be expected to have mastered this skill along with two other forms of AP writing.

Sophomore Shauna Howard explains that she likes DBQs and that she believes she will be ready for the AP exam.

“I like the DBQs. I don’t think they’re necessarily harder, but they’re different from the kind of writing we’ve done before,” Howard said. “I feel like I’ll be able to nail them by the time the AP exam comes around. As long as I stay on track with doing my work and improving, I’ll be prepared.”

This year’s AP exam is May 11 nationwide and will be more than three hours long. The test is divided into two parts, one of which will contain a DBQ question that is weighted 25% of the final score. 

For more information about the AP exam on the College Board website.

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