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I'm starting a How-To on DBQs. I don't fully understand how to write a DBQ, so I'm going to need lots of help. - Pingveno 23:56, 13 Dec 2003 (UTC)

The village pump discussion

I'm thinking of writing a HOWTO for Document Based Queries (DBQ) here. I'm particularly running into problems writing DBQ's for an AP history class. The HOWTO would be at HowTo write a DBQ.

Maybe this should be put into wikibooks, but I think it would be too hard to find. - Pingveno 22:20, 13 Dec 2003 (UTC)

Correction: Document Based Question (DBQ) - Pingveno 23:26, 13 Dec 2003 (UTC)

I would say write an introductory material here about what a DBQ is, where it's used, etc., and link to the full howto which you write at wikibooks. Dori | Talk 23:44, Dec 13, 2003 (UTC)
But where would I write the How To? I haven't found a good, obvious spot at [[1]] - Pingveno 00:01, 14 Dec 2003 (UTC)
You might get an answer quicker if you ask at the Wikibooks Staff Lounge rather than here. Angela. 00:07, 14 Dec 2003 (UTC)


The beginning

I might start with placing some links to outside sites. There's already quite a bit of material on the Internet, but there are copyright problems with using it directly - Pingveno 00:04, 14 Dec 2003 (UTC)


You might want to read http://www.oswego.org/staff/tcaswell/wg/dbq.htm -- The Anome 00:19, 14 Dec 2003 (UTC)

Thanks for the info. I just added that to the external links. - Pingveno 00:34, 14 Dec 2003 (UTC)

The plan:

  1. Get links to help in the mean time
  2. Get a (better) definition. See: Document Based Question
  3. Obtain a DBQ for an example, including:
    1. The primary history sources
    2. Any notes taken on the history
    3. The DBQ essay itself
  4. Break the pieces of the DBQ up, explaining step by step how everything is done

I'm going to also place a redirect at Document Based Query, and maybe move the article for Document Based Question into the How to. - Pingveno 02:26, 14 Dec 2003 (UTC)

Should be the other way around: keep the article at Document Based Question, move any "how to" information into it. That's more in line with our naming conventions. Martin 13:44, 28 Mar 2004 (UTC)
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