DBQ Scaffolds for ELs 

The DBQ Project makes wonderful Document Based Questions to answer. I use their DBQs probably every unit. In the beginning and for my EL Students I create a pre-writing activity in which students have to match evidence with claims. I write down evidence from the DBQ and also write down various claims. Their task it to match the claim with the piece of evidence. I also sometimes provide the claims but they have to find the evidence, or vise versa, I will provide the evidence and they will have to make the claims. So many ways to teach the DBQ process.