Document-Based Assessment for U.S. History: Middle School

Guiding students step by step through the analysis of primary and secondary source quotations, reproducible handouts prepare students to write essay answers to document-based questions (DBQs) on 20 U.S. history topics. Students interpret five or six quotes, maps, or charts for topics such as, ''Why do we remember Thomas Jefferson?,'' and ''Why did the South lose the Civil War?'' Teacher's aids include a grading key and scoring rubric. Grades 5-8. JWW238.