Generate AP DBQ, LEQ, SAQ and IB History Paper 1/2 essays around YOUR primary sources. AI writes the prompt, HIPP scaffolding, rubric, and teacher notes — you supply the documents. Free for K-12 humanities teachers.
A Document-Based Question is an essay task where students construct an argument using a set of primary source documents plus outside historical knowledge. The AP DBQ is scored on a 7-point rubric (thesis, contextualization, evidence, analysis); IB History Paper 1 uses a similar source-based structure with four sources. DBQs are the flagship item type for AP US History, AP World, AP European History, and IB History.
Yes — teachers supply the sources so the packet is legally clean and pedagogically grounded in what students have actually read. Upload PDFs, DOCX, images, paste URLs or article text; the AI reads them and grounds the prompt in your materials. If you skip this step, the AI emits document BRIEFS (type + citation + what to look up) marked as placeholders so you know to add real texts before printing.
Yes. Pick the essay type (AP DBQ / LEQ / SAQ or IB History Paper 1 / Paper 2) and the AI adjusts rubric shape, source-count expectations, thesis conventions, and analysis expectations to match. A generic Document-Based Essay option covers state / custom rubrics.
No. The system is explicitly instructed to never fabricate quotes attributed to real people. If you don't attach a real source, the AI emits a document BRIEF (a description + citation for what to look up) instead of inventing content. The result UI surfaces a warning banner on any packet that shipped without real sources attached.
The intended user is the teacher — this is a lesson-prep tool, not a student-facing app. Export the DOCX (student version has the prompt + sources; teacher version has the rubric + notes) and distribute through your normal channels: print, Canvas, Schoology, Google Classroom.