DBQ Religious attitudes and Differences 600 BCE to 600 CE Key parts of the DBQ • Must have an acceptable thesis • Must address all of the documents and demonstrate understanding • Must support thesis with evidence from all the documents • Must analyze point of view in at least three documents • Must analyze the documents by grouping them in three or more ways • Must identify and explain the need for one other type of document or source The Prompt • Analyze similarities and differences in religious attitudes and traditions from 600 BCE to 600 CE. Identify an additional document and explain how it would help your analysis of religious attitudes and traditions. • Analyze similarities and differences in religious attitudes and traditions from 600 BCE to 600 CE. Thesis • Must answer the question • Must speak to similarities and differences • For analytical thesis, must give reasons for differences/similarities • Must identify the time period in the thesis Grouping • Documents must be in at least three groups • Use your groups to support your thesis • With this prompt, would suggest groupings by similarities and differences • You may easily have more than three with this prompt • Remember that documents can be used in multiple groups • A group is comprised of at least two documents • When referring to a document in your writing start the sentence with the documents name and end with document’s number in parenthesis • Plato states ………………………………………………….(doc.4) Point of view to remember • Point of view explains why the person might have a point of view on the topic or what factors might shape the author’s point of view. • Must explain why his/her characteristics might lead to the point of view, or why the author’s point of view might be affected by the intended audience or his/her intention in writing the excerpt • Include point of view when discussing the document in your group paragraphs Missing document • Suggestion to place it right after your opening paragraph so as not to forget it Essay outline by paragraphs 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. Opening paragraph with thesis Missing document paragraph Group 1 paragraph supporting thesis Group 2 paragraph supporting thesis Group 3 paragraph supporting thesis Restatement of thesis paragraph Suggestions for possible groups • Similarities in interest in the afterlife • Differences in emphasis on the afterlife vs. emphasis on human relations/societal order • Differences in views of Supreme Being as one god, multiple gods, or universal spirit • Similarities in the concept of a human soul • Differences in views of the afterlife • Differences in views of relationships between humans and Supreme Beings • Differences in universalizing vs. ethnic religions • Differences in views of the qualities that characterize spiritual figures • Similarities in seeing spiritual figures as having qualities that are superhuman Suggestions for missing document • Document from a religious person who describes reactions to another religion—to get the perspective of someone who lived in the time period but did not share the religious belief described • Document from an ordinary person—all documents are from religious/philosophical leaders or official sources • Document from a civilization in the Americas to better document the range of similarities or differences among religious groups
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