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DBQs:
When I first heard the phrase, DBQs, I thought "What are these and just how would these be helpful to students"? DBQs are primary sources from which student are asked questions. They can include diaries, music, news articles from the time, anything written by those who participated in or witnessed an event in history. Students review these documents and use many cognitive skills in processing what they see and read. The next step of the process is the development of an essay citing several of the documents reviewed.
Here's a sample of how you can use a DBQ in your social studies classroom.
Life on the Homefront during World War 2
2. Your second task is to respond to the questions following each website.
3. Finally, write an essay citing 3 of the sources and involving the responses you made to the questions. You can also include any outside information you have learned about the topic, Life on the Home front during World War 2. Proofread your work and then write a final draft.
1.
Link 1
Link 2
A. What was the point of these posters?
B. Why was it important to write letters to servicemen?
C. What were two things people were encouraged to do ?
D. What does the first poster want to express about the shortages they had at home during the war?
2.
Link 3
Link 4
Link 5
A. Who does Mr. Shickelgruber represent in the cartoon?
B. What were people to do with the grease that was collected. Why?
C. Why do you think selling paperback books began during WW2?
3.
Link 6
A. Most women didnt work outside the home before WW2. Why did posters such as this one encourage women to work during the War?
B. If husbands were at war and women were working, what were some of the problems for many women workers with families?
C. Before the war, most women had long hair styles and wore dress. How did hair and clothing styles change with women working in factories?
D. Women workers were called Lumberjills, Rosie the Riveter, Winnie the Welder and Dames for Defense. After the war, women were again encouraged to stay home and stop working. Why do you think many women would want to continue to work when the war had ended?
4.
Link 7
A. Describe four shortages on the homefront during ww2.
B. Why were stars on flags placed in windows back home?