How to WRITE DBQs Faster! (3 Tips)

[@polotrav3439]

Thanks for your wise words, Heilmer! I got a 7/7 on last month's DBQ and I really want to maintain that level of success nearing the end of the schoolyear. You're a great help.

[@calebc2067]

Wow! 7/7 seems impossible, especially that last analysis "unicorn point". How'd you do it?

[@joshboevers7982]

How do you see your score on each essay?

[@polotrav3439]

@@calebc2067 what do you mean by unicorn point?

[@sumiM27]

@@polotrav3439 the unicorn point represents a complex understanding beyond just knowing the content. It’s called a unicorn point bc it's kind of unspoken and isn't part of any of the historical thinking skills or requirements on the essays 🦄

[@polotrav3439]

@@sumiM27 then to achieve said unicorn point you just have to know the question really well - exactly what it’s asking and how you can stretch your answer to fit all of the necessary criteria

[@Cherr1Ann]

Thanks for this video good sir! I did a practice DBQ in my APWH class for the first time and I didn’t include some important things (like outside evidence and complexity) since I didn’t have time. I basically wrote “World War One bad. Colonized lands didn’t like mother countries. Colonized lands angry. Colonized lands rebel.” My main issue was because my contextualization was too long. ABSOLUTE LIFESAVER

[@meeesssheepgaming4010]

“World War One bad” “Colonized lands rebel.” Colonized lands angry.” Colonized lands didn’t like mother countries.” He is speaking the language of the gods.

[@Dara._.Sa0]

I have DBQ practice exams in 2 days so this came at the perfect time, thanks!

[@King_TeaS]

I'm usually getting 4/7 on practice DBQs and this can help me solidify that. Thanks

[@growtopiaisboring5093]

Can u help me out man

[@zanfq24]

i really needed this thank you, i have been practicing in class, but i take too long analayzing the docs

[@Addie2422]

You are singlehandedly getting me through APUSH

[@honestchin621]

I think it’s a little too late for that sheet. Test in 7 hrs 💀

[@benjaminmontgomery6831]

You were cooked last year... And I am cooked in about 9 hours lol

[@halfglassfull5335]

In 4

[@justaguywhocommentsforfun]

In 1 💀💀💀

[@mahkayla1307]

Test in 30 minutes! Little nervous but I think I should be okay 🙏🙏

[@justaguywhocommentsforfun]

Update, test in 15 mins 💀

[@peterstroe1216]

I appreciate it greatly. I will look into the past high scoring DBQs now that you advised me to.

[@illuminatinglee6902]

Our first practice DBQ in class I was so stressed that I wrote 6 pages, almost a page per document, and I only later found out that the other students had barely wrote 2 sentences per document.

[@alonraz6477]

Thank you heimler! I took the test today and it was great! I hope to never see you or anything that has happened before the 2000s ever again!

[@rudyo2328]

what was the dbq

[@alonraz6477]

@@rudyo2328 nice try college board, but I know that if I tell you'll disqualify my exam

[@rudyo2328]

@@alonraz6477 huh? also nah, how did u do test if its tmw for all students?

[@alonraz6477]

@@rudyo2328 apush

[@rudyo2328]

@@alonraz6477 bruh sorry 😞 ap world

[@joshuayoo1306]

Can we get something like this for LEQs? It would help a lot.

[@f1shh0]

i have my exam in an hour and am currently trying to cram 👌👌

[@moonlight-gu7of]

im gonna need therapy for both myself and my hand after this exam

[@aldrydd1]

Thank you very much for the advice Mr. Heimler!

[@user-zi8kl1fv5v]

Recommended to me hours after the exam. Thank you dearly, KZbin.

[@ryanrichter357]

This is extremely helpful but I have to say this is the reason I hate tests like the APs. It isn't about how well you write: It's how well you know the rubric. Of course writing is the more important part but I personally don't think you should be tested on how much you prepared for a test and rather how much you know about the material. That being said I do not know what the alternative would be to remove this "writing to the rubric" but I hope that someone comes up with an alternative.

[@johnnyrockets6667]

I'm having trouble writing one rn, so this came at the perfect time

[@_mchy]

Apush exam is my second ap exam I’m taking out of my 4 😭 I got a 4 on ap world. Heimler carried me fr

[@hibye8500]

i have a dbq tommorow so thank you

[@kara4152]

this is what i was really worried about! youre the best mr. heimler! :)

[@egg04]

posted 2 mins after my in class dbq ;_>; Thank you a million and one for making these though!

[@ironninjapi3870]

Took a DBQ today in class and it felt like that hour was sped up tenfold

[@Paulo-zc6wp]

"Believe you can, and you're halfway there" -Teddy Roosevelt

[@nikplaysgames4734]

Here is how you get faster: On the midterm for my class, the DBQ took me an hour 30 and I was finishing in like the last 2 minutes Then, he gave us a DBQ to write in 1 class period (39 minutes) as a 30 point graded assignment, and gave us 5 documents instead of 7. That right there is how I was forced to learn to write the DBQ fast, since if I didn’t, my grade would die

[@PROJECTYTE]

I'm having PTSD rn because of the painting in the back, I had to analyze it for one of my DBQs :'D

[@LilaRoberts]

any chance you can tell me what it is abt?

[@chisatofan2]

heimler the goat fr

[@trishlittlejohn1509]

"what does this have to do with anything" the amount of times ive said this exact phrase...

[@pearsonglynn8884]

so like whole page on contextualization is too much eh?

[@parky7417]

Anyone have tips if I just simply take too much time reading the same source over and over to understand it. Like I try my best to read one source and understand it quickly but I keep having to reread it about 2-9 times

[@remembertofeelreal]

same here, it’s like i can’t understand the words ☠️

[@Luna-kt9fo]

I just can’t English

[@AnimationKid]

Try this, go through the whole document and use a pencil and underline things that stick out! That way so when you go through it again you read parts that are already underlined and skip over the unnecessary bits, it’s risky but but better than reading it over 9 times

[@bezhfezh]

It feels like jargon

[@Steve-ry4jg]

Today is the day

[@aron1864]

Thanks so much you helped me get a 100 on my practice DBQ in class

[@evaxie1437]

Mr. Heimler, how to be success on grouping and classifying categories for DBQ? It seems hard for me to identify the categories

[@evaxie1437]

@Ashmi Pednekar thank u so much!! will try to improve my DBQ skills

[@vatanasevda]

@@evaxie1437 if you struggle to organize with the previously recommended categories, I also recommend writing two body paragraphs, especially if the presented documents are in a different century or share a specific difference

[@albionbodle6403]

I honestly have no idea how to write a dbq and have the test tomorrow.....

[@marquezremastered]

like everyone says, i’m watching this 20 mins before my exam

[@saturnaliaaa]

so basically college board made us a nyt connections with the documents but we have to find out the categories

[@bignoonzz]

I have to write a dbq tmrw, thanks!

[@airplanemode2087]

thank you!!!!!

[@mbdg6810]

Great thumbnail

[@erinschlueter3009]

You are freaking awesome

[@erenjager4698]

Also, writing in script is faster if your good at it, so if you aren't good at it, practicing might be a good idea

[@The_Fellow]

I love you Heimler

[@iffyduxk]

too late for the sheet.. never did the practice dbq's during class

[@JasonMartinez-xn2zj]

Idk If I’m good at dbqs but I got a 6/7 on most of them or it’s my teacher who doesn’t grade as strict

[@elibirger6619]

Nice shirt

[@mohammedb4ig]

why do i find this right after my exam...

[@marina-wq3fy]

i am 41/55 on MCQ and 4/7 on DBQ worthy. i have a 5 with the curve.

[@jaydensile]

I didn’t know you could see the scores for each section

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