AP PARTSAP PARTS

AP PARTSAP PARTS

AAuthoruthor

PPlace and Timelace and Time

PPrior Knowledgerior Knowledge

AAudienceudience

RReason eason

TThe Main Ideahe Main Idea

SSignificanceignificance

The “Author”, “Place and Time”, “Audience”, and The “Author”, “Place and Time”, “Audience”, and “Reason” prompts encourage the student to “Reason” prompts encourage the student to consider the usefulness of the document as a consider the usefulness of the document as a piece of evidencepiece of evidence

The “Prior Knowledge” and “The Main Idea” The “Prior Knowledge” and “The Main Idea” prompts encourage the student to focus on the prompts encourage the student to focus on the message of the primary source. message of the primary source.

The “Significance” prompt encourages students The “Significance” prompt encourages students to ask, “after all this analysis, how useful if the to ask, “after all this analysis, how useful if the primary sources as evidence in the argument I primary sources as evidence in the argument I am trying to construct?” am trying to construct?”

Another StrategyAnother Strategy

SOAPS – Subject, Occasion, Audience, SOAPS – Subject, Occasion, Audience, Purpose, and SpeakerPurpose, and Speaker

APPARTS is another technique that APPARTS is another technique that promotes improved primary source promotes improved primary source analysis. All these techniques encourage analysis. All these techniques encourage a deeper understanding of primary a deeper understanding of primary sources. sources.

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Of all the info you look at in AP PARTS, Of all the info you look at in AP PARTS, you must determine what info is more you must determine what info is more significant to answer the DBQsignificant to answer the DBQ

Example 1:Example 1:

Prompt:Prompt:

Explain the end result of last Explain the end result of last night’s football game.night’s football game.

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Tom Robard, Newspaper Reporter, The Fort Tom Robard, Newspaper Reporter, The Fort Lauderdale Sun-Sentinel Lauderdale Sun-Sentinel

The annual Ely – Dillard football game ended in The annual Ely – Dillard football game ended in dramatic fashion when Donnell Wilson caught the dramatic fashion when Donnell Wilson caught the game winning touchdown pass as time expired. game winning touchdown pass as time expired. Wilson made a leaping catch and landed safely in Wilson made a leaping catch and landed safely in the end zone capping an improbable come from the end zone capping an improbable come from behind win for the Tigers. behind win for the Tigers.

(note: most high school game results are phoned (note: most high school game results are phoned into the newspaper sports desk)into the newspaper sports desk)

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Donnell Wilson, Ely Wide Receiver who Donnell Wilson, Ely Wide Receiver who caught the winning passcaught the winning pass

Did you see that catch?! I mean it was Did you see that catch?! I mean it was great! Man I knew I had it! That D-back great! Man I knew I had it! That D-back was nothing! I ran right by him and just was nothing! I ran right by him and just reached out and pulled it in. Focus, real reached out and pulled it in. Focus, real focus!! We’re number 1!focus!! We’re number 1!

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Clayton Sheffield, Offensive Coach, Ely High Clayton Sheffield, Offensive Coach, Ely High SchoolSchool

Great catch! Unbelievable! Donnell has heat Great catch! Unbelievable! Donnell has heat and quit in him. When it mattered I knew he and quit in him. When it mattered I knew he would come through. He’s tough, a real would come through. He’s tough, a real gamer! I had the team focused. We were gamer! I had the team focused. We were ready to play. Never a doubt!ready to play. Never a doubt!

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Demetrius Johnson, Defensive back who Demetrius Johnson, Defensive back who covered Donnell, Dillard HScovered Donnell, Dillard HS

We were robbed. That guy never caught We were robbed. That guy never caught the ball, he was lying there on the ground the ball, he was lying there on the ground and the ball fell in his hands. He pushed and the ball fell in his hands. He pushed me and the ref never saw nothing. Ely is me and the ref never saw nothing. Ely is nothing but a bunch of cheats!nothing but a bunch of cheats!

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Mark Burton, Defensive Coach, Dillard Mark Burton, Defensive Coach, Dillard HSHS

What can I say? Demetrius played him What can I say? Demetrius played him real tight. Ely ended up on the ground real tight. Ely ended up on the ground with the ball and the touchdown. Some with the ball and the touchdown. Some nights you just arent’ lucky, some you nights you just arent’ lucky, some you are.are.

Example 2: Example 2:

Prompt:Prompt:

Analyze one of the social Analyze one of the social issues of Africa. Explain in detail what issues of Africa. Explain in detail what the issue is and give at least one the issue is and give at least one example. Summarize varying view points example. Summarize varying view points about the issue and critique the points of about the issue and critique the points of view.view.

What to Do Now…What to Do Now… AP PARTS your documents. Determine if they AP PARTS your documents. Determine if they

are useful to answer the prompt. are useful to answer the prompt.

Prompt:Prompt:

Analyze one of the social issues of Analyze one of the social issues of Africa. Explain in detail what the issue is and Africa. Explain in detail what the issue is and give at least one example. Summarize varying give at least one example. Summarize varying view points about the issue and critique the view points about the issue and critique the points of view.points of view.

AAuthor, uthor, PPlace and Time, lace and Time, PPrior Knowledge, rior Knowledge, AAudience, udience, RReason , eason , TThe Main Idea, he Main Idea, SSignificanceignificance