Renaissance Document-Based Question

DIRECTIONS: Record information about each document in the chart provided. Then, use your notes to answer the document-based question that follows.

Title Author Description Renaissance Themes

History of His Own Times in Italy and On Learning and Literature

Oration on the Dignity of Man

Book of the Courtier

Portrait of a Young Man and Portrait of a Young Man with an Apple

Vitruvian Man

DBQ: What values prevailed in the Renaissance, as displayed by art and literature of the time? Tips for Writing a DBQ

 A DBQ essay is essentially a research paper that has already given you your o Do not refer to the documents by their numbers within your sources writing – use their titles!

 Don’t get caught up in trying to make the documents fit – answer the o Cite each document by its number like you would in a research question in your head first and then use the documents given to support paper your idea o Example - Thomas Hobbes’ social contract theory supports the  In your thesis: notion that people give up part of their free will to obtain security and relative peace under a sovereign (Doc 3). o Address the time period of the prompt  Make sure you discuss the point of view of at least 1 author in the essay o Provide an analysis, not just a re-statement of the prompt o What is his point of view?  In your introduction: o Why do you think he held that point of view? o Have a brief overview of the historical context of your paper  Make a request for an additional document to help you answer the  Group the documents in 3 ways (FOR THIS PAPER ONLY – There are only 5 question documents, so you may group them in 2 ways) o Can put within body paragraphs or in conclusion o Each topic sentence should be a statement that answers the question directly o Example: To better demonstrate the influence of the Enlightenment on the American Revolution, a copy of Locke’s Two o Topic sentences should, ideally, be arguable Treatises of Government would be helpful because….

o Sum up each paragraph with a reiteration of how that information  Have a conclusion connects to your thesis o Restate your thesis  Cite your documents o Summarize the main points of your essay

 Your Notes