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Document Based Essay Cricket, South Asia (DBQ)

Directions: The following question is based on the ten (10) accompanying documents.
This question is designed to test your ability to work with and understand historical
documents. Write an essay that:
Has a relevant thesis and supports that thesis with evidence from the documents.
Uses all of the documents.
Analyzes the documents by grouping them in as many appropriate ways as possible does not simply summarize the documents individually.
Takes into account both the sources of the documents and the authors points of view.
Identifies and explains the need for two additional types of documents.
You may refer to relevant historical information NOT mentioned in the documents.
Question: Using the documents, analyze the relationship between cricket and politics
in South Asia from 1880 to 2005. Identify an additional type of document and briefly
explain how it would help analyze the relationship between cricket and politics.
Historical Background: Great Britain directly ruled the Indian subcontinent from 1858
to 1947, when the colony was split into the independent states of predominantly Hindu
India and predominantly Muslim Pakistan. (This sentence is NOT a document.)
Grading Matrix
a. Underline key words/phrases in the question.
b. Circle specific requirements of the question.
Summarize all documents with 4-6 word phrase written next to each document.
Analyzes documents by grouping them in at least four (4) ways (by what they have
in common - portrays patterns) Uses all documents - Write grouping of documents
here.
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Outline of thesis - brief, using phrases

Write on a separate sheet of paper.
Staple to essay, along with this Grading Matrix, when finished.
Thesis (answers question, using documents for support)
Briefly, Accurately, Answer Question w/ dates/time period BAAQ-date
reasonably and briefly addresses/indentifies a specific relationship between
cricket
and the politics of South Asia
(goes beyond restating question)
includes dates/time period

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separate paragraphs for each grouping of documents
shows understanding of the meaning of each document briefly summarize
each
document in each grouping paragraph
sites each document after showing understanding of its meaning in these
separate
paragraphs of the body of the essay (ie., doc. 3)
does not just simply quote sections of the document
ALL documents used in explanation and analysis of the relationship between
politics and cricket in South Asia from 1880 to 2005

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Analysis/Explanation of Point of View in three documents

what may have influenced or informed the authors opinion or point of view
(or reliability)
author characteristics, purpose of document, intended audience, tone of writing,
time period, years after event, etc.
(Explain in essay, NOT below.)
POV document #1
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POV document #2

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POV document #3

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Two additional types of documents needed to better assess and answer question
not specific, historical documents, but two types of additional, useful
documents
Explains WHY the two additional documents help to better understand or
explain
the relationship between cricket and politics, providing evidence or
perspectives that are different from the documents provided
(fill in gaps of
important information or opinions)
(Explain in essay,
NOT below.)
Additional document #1
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Additional document #2

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Brings in one example of relevant outside historical content or information

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5
Spelling, grammar, sentence and paragraph structure - minus one point for each error
TOTAL /80