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Document-based Questions have been part of History classrooms for years, particularly in AP courses. However, DBQs are also a great tool for use in the ELA classroom, and with the right scaffolding and support, used with students at all levels, from grades 4-12. Using DBQs, literary and nonfiction texts can be “chunked,” with the process of evidence-based argument writing broken down into its root parts, facilitating deep thinking throughout. Using a mixture of fiction and nonfiction texts ("documents"), DBQs can sharpen students’ critical thinking, close reading, and evidence-based argument writing skills.