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Here are the Generic Scoring Guides for all the Writing Assignments in AP World History

 

 

Scoring Guide for AP World History
Change-Over-Time Essay

BASIC CORE
Historical skills and knowledge required to show competence.

Points

EXPANDED CORE
Historical skills and knowledge required to show excellence.

Points
  1. Has acceptable thesis.
    (Addresses comparisons of the issues or themes specified.)
  2. Addresses all parts of the question, though not necessarily evenly or thoroughly.
    (Addresses most parts of the question.)
  3. Substantiates thesis with appropriate historical evidence.
    (Partly substantiates thesis with appropriate historical evidence.)
  4. Uses historical context effectively to show change over time and/or continuities.

1



2


(1)

2

(1)


1

Expands beyond basic core of 1-6 points. A student must earn 6 points in the basic core area before earning points in the expanded core area.

Examples:

  • Has a clear, analytical, and comprehensive thesis.
  • Addresses all parts of the question (as relevant): global issues, chronology, causation, change, continuity, content.
  • Addresses all parts of the question evenly.
  • Provides ample historical evidence to substantiate thesis.
  • Provides links with relevant ideas, events, trends in an innovative way.

0-3

Subtotal

6

Subtotal

3

TOTAL = 9

 

 

Scoring Guide for AP World History
Comparative Essay

BASIC CORE
Historical skills and knowledge required to show competence.

Points

EXPANDED CORE
Historical skills and knowledge required to show excellence.

Points
  1. Has acceptable thesis.
    (Addresses comparisons of the issues or themes specified.)
  2. Addresses all parts of the question, though not necessarily evenly or thoroughly.
    (Addresses most parts of the question.)
  3. Substantiates thesis with appropriate historical evidence.
    (Partly substantiates thesis with appropriate historical evidence.)
  4. Makes at least one or two relevant, direct comparisons between or among societies.

1



2

(1)



2

(1)


1

Expands beyond basic core of 1-6 points. The basic core score of 6 must be achieved before a student can earn expanded core points.

Examples:

  • Has a clear, analytical, and comprehensive thesis.
  • Addresses all parts of the question (as relevant): comparisons, chronology, causation, connections, themes, interactions, content.
  • Provides ample historical evidence to substantiate thesis.
  • Shows the ability to relate comparisons to larger global context.
  • Shows ability (as appropriate) to show similarities as well as differences.
  • Makes direct comparisons consistently between or among societies.

0-3

Subtotal

6

Subtotal

3

TOTAL = 9

 

 

Scoring Guide for AP World History
Document-Based Question

BASIC CORE

Points

EXPANDED CORE

Points
  1. Has acceptable thesis.
  2. Uses all, or all but one of the documents.
  3. Supports thesis from appropriate evidence from documents.
  4. Understands the basic meaning of documents cited in the essay. (May misinterpret one of the documents.)
  5. Analyzes bias or point of view in at least two or three documents.
  6. Analyzes documents by grouping them in one or two or three ways, depending on the DBQ question.
  7. Identifies one type of appropriate additional document.

1

1


1


1



1


1



1

Expands beyond basic core of 1-7 points. A student must earn 7 points in the basic core area before earning points in the expanded core area.

Examples:

  • Has a clear, analytical, and comprehensive thesis.
  • Uses all documents.
  • Uses documents.
  • Uses documents persuasively as evidence.
  • Shows careful and insightful analysis of the documents.
  • Analyzes point of view or bias in most or all documents.
  • Analyzes the documents in additional ways - groupings, comparisons, synthesis.
  • Brings in relevant "outside" historical content.
  • Identifies more than one type of appropriate additional document.

0-2

Subtotal

7

Subtotal

2

TOTAL = 9

 

 

 

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