Name : Kevin Alcantara Date:

Ms. Sico Class: 603

DBQ Argument Essay

Introduction People use go and travel to hunt for food. Humans 8,000 B.C learned how to 
farm. Humans developed early agriculture. People settle down near rivers. 
Paragraph
Based on the document I think geography helped the development of civilization.   

Goal:​ Introduce the topic that you

will be writing about and state your
claim.

*Do NOT cite any documents or

use any quotes.

STEPS:

1. Reread the context on the

very ​first​ page of the
DBQ.
2. Underline 3 -4 sentences
that you understand.
3. Rewrite each of those
sentence in your own
words.
4. Write your claim in the
very last sentence of this
paragraph.

Claim Paragraph Geography helped the development of civilization because rivers helped people get 
food and it helped people fram. For example in document 2 “food could be stored 
for times of scarcity.. Crops could be planted after the flooding.” This let them 
Goal:​ Prove your claim! Convince
the reader why you’re right by
stored food for more crops.  
using evidence from the  
documents. Geography helped the development of civilization because silt material grow crops 
and they were able to stay in one place. In document 4 the text states, “ irrigation 
STEPS: and drainage made it possible to grow crops in a regular basis. As the sumerians 
developed agriculture and domesticated animals they were able to stay in one 
1. In your first sentence, place.” This shows geography helped because people stay in one place so they won't 
write your claim and one
keep moving around to grow food.  
reason that supports it.
2. Decide which document
 
has information that  
supports your reason.  
3. Cite the document and  
provide the information by In conclusion Geography helped of civilization because it help people stay and live 
using the following
by the nile river most people lived there. I think people live there for the water. I 
phrases: ​In document
___ the text states… ​or
think people lived there to grow crops get food and agriculture. Silt helps the 
In document ___ the crops grow and help farm   
chart/picture shows…  
to  
4. Explain how the evidence  
you just wrote supports   
your claim.
5. Write your claim again
and another reason that
supports it.
6. Repeat steps 2-4 as
many times as necessary
7. Write a concluding
sentence that sums up
what you discussed.