AP U.S. History STUDENT NAME:____________________________

Mr. Mercado

DBQ ESSAY RUBRIC GRADE SHEET

AP ESSAY RAW SCORE: (0-9)

AP GRADE: (1-5)

CLASS GRADE: (% of 100)

Superior Essay “5”: AP Score of 8-9 ____ Superior thesis ____ Excellent use of documents (at least two more than half) ____ Excellent use of outside information ____ Excellent analysis of key issues ____ Excellent use of concrete facts ____ Extremely well-organized essay ____ Addresses all areas of the prompt ____ Extremely well-written essay	Strong Essay “4”: AP Score of 6-7 ____ Strong thesis (contains general analysis) ____ Good use of documents (at least 1 more than half) ____ Good use of outside info. (needs more) ____ Good analysis of key issues (needs more) ____ Well-organized essay ____ Addresses all areas of the prompt; may lack some balance between major areas ____ Well-written essay
Adequate Essay “3”: AP Score of 5 ____ Clear thesis – needs general analysis ____ Adequate use of documents ____ Fairly well-organized essay ____ Addresses all areas of the prompt but essay may lack balance. ____ Includes some outside information (but clearly needs more) ____ Needs more analysis of key issues ____ Contains some evidence; more needed ____ May contain some historical errors ____ Contains facts irrelevant to the time period	“2” Essay: AP Score of 2-4 ____ Undeveloped thesis (simple thesis) ____ Thesis does not fully address question ____ Poor use of documents ____ Documents control the essay ____ Weak organization ____ Lacks outside information ____ Essay does not address one or more aspects of the question: __________________ ____ Lacks analysis of key issues ____ Lacks evidence to support main ideas. ____ Contains major historical errors ____ Much irrelevant information to time period
“1” Essay: AP Score of 1 ____ No documents used ____ No thesis ____ Facts not specific, accurate & relevant. ____ Poor or no analysis of key issues	“0” Essay: Did not do the question

General Comments:

Thesis/intro: complex-split __; complex-simple ___; split-simple ___; simple ___; too much info __

____ Contains vague statements or generalizations not supported by facts.

____ Cite all documents ____ Use more documents ____ Document quotes are too long ____ Document(s)misused: #___________ ____ Laundry list ____ Don’t explain documents

____ Strong conclusion ____Weak conclusion _____ No conclusion

____ Strong topic sentences ____ Weak topic sentences ____ Strong linking sentences

____ Don’t use “I,” “you,” “our,” “us,” “we” ____ Don’t connect issues to “today” (unless asked)

____ Poor spelling and grammar ____ Poor penmanship: essay difficult to read