<p> Renaissance Document-Based Question</p><p>DIRECTIONS: Record information about each document in the chart provided. Then, use your notes to answer the document-based question that follows. </p><p>Title Author Description Renaissance Themes</p><p>History of His Own Times in Italy and On Learning and Literature</p><p>Oration on the Dignity of Man</p><p>Book of the Courtier</p><p>Portrait of a Young Man and Portrait of a Young Man with an Apple</p><p>Vitruvian Man</p><p>DBQ: What values prevailed in the Renaissance, as displayed by art and literature of the time? Tips for Writing a DBQ</p><p> 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!</p><p> 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….</p><p> 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</p><p> Your Notes</p>