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United States and Mexico Geography Quiz & Mexican-American War DBQ Essay

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United States & Mexico Geography Quiz (3)

Like vocabulary quizzes, geography quizzes are also worth 25 points and will test how well you have learned certain aspects of American geography. For the quiz, you will have to match certain regions and/or countries with their location on the map. The following is the breakdown:

  • 25 matching questions (0.5 points each)

  • 12.5 points are automatically given

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Mexican-American War DBQ Essay

Now you are ready to start writing. You will be formulating an argument based on the overall DBQ question—make sure you have done your prewriting and understand the question before starting! Your essay will need to include five paragraphs (one introduction, one conclusion, and three body paragraphs) and must be typed in MLA format. Hand written essays will not be accepted and essays not formatted properly will lose points. Once you finish writing, you also need to highlight certain elements, please watching the example video below so you know what to highlight. Below is the rubric for DBQ essays:

  • Spelling & Grammar (20 points)

  • Format (5 points)

  • Thesis Statement (5 points)

  • Introduction & Conclusion (5 points)

  • First Body Paragraph (5 points)

  • Second Body Paragraph (5 points)

  • Third Body Paragraph (5 points)

Please note that highlighting is REQUIRED:

In the introductory paragraph:

  • Full thesis statement (yellow)

  • Reason #1 that corresponds with Body Paragraph #1 (blue)

  • Reason #2 that corresponds with Body Paragraph #2 (red)

  • Reason #3 that corresponds with Body Paragraph #3 (green)

In each body paragraph:

  • Baby Thesis where you restate the reason for the paragraph (yellow)

  • Fact/Piece of Evidence #1 with citation (blue)

  • Fact/Piece of Evidence #2 with citation (red)

  • Fact/Piece of Evidence #3 with citation (green)

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DBQ Essay Rubric


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