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iRubric: AP US History rubric

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AP US History Free Response and DBQ Question Rubrics Rubric Code: B33XBC By dkealy Ready to use Public Rubric Subject: History Type: Writing Grade Levels: 9-12, Undergraduate

Free Response Essay/DBQ Essay
	Brilliant/Excellent 5 pts	Good 4 pts	Okay/Adequate 3 pts	Demonstrates Problems 2 pts	Fails to Meet Standards 1 pts
Format	Brilliant/Excellent Format includes excellent concrete details. Format includes insightful commentary	Good Format includes good concrete details. Format includes insightful commentary but less so than a 5 paper	Okay/Adequate Follows format (ratio; word counts; sentence layout paper required) Acceptable concrete detail Obvious, superficial, simplistic, generic or irrelevant commentary	Demonstrates Problems Does not follow the format (ratio; word counts; sentence layout) Weak concrete detail; factual errors Weak commentary	Fails to Meet Standards No paper turned in.
Connections	Brilliant/Excellent Finds connections	Good Finds connections but less so than a 5 paper	Okay/Adequate Finds connections but less so than a 4 or 5 paper.	Demonstrates Problems Mainly a summary of the reading	Fails to Meet Standards
Organization	Brilliant/Excellent Organization is clear and logical	Good Organization is clear but not as skillfully done as the 5 paper	Okay/Adequate Organization is present but less skillfully done than the 4 paper	Demonstrates Problems Organization is unclear Does not address the prompt	Fails to Meet Standards
Mechanics	Brilliant/Excellent Very, few, if any, mechanical errors	Good Some mechanical errors may be present, more than the 5 paper	Okay/Adequate Some mechanical errors may be present, more than the 4 paper	Demonstrates Problems Too many mechanical errors	Fails to Meet Standards
Vocabulary	Brilliant/Excellent Powerful vocabulary	Good Good vocabulary	Okay/Adequate Average, simple vocabulary	Demonstrates Problems Simple vocabulary or inappropriate word choice	Fails to Meet Standards
Sentence variety	Brilliant/Excellent Excellent sentence variety	Good Above average sentence variety	Okay/Adequate Average sentence variety	Demonstrates Problems Little or no sentence variety	Fails to Meet Standards
Transitions	Brilliant/Excellent Correct and skillful use of transitions	Good Correct use of transitions	Okay/Adequate Limited use of transitions	Demonstrates Problems No transitions	Fails to Meet Standards
Repetition	Brilliant/Excellent Repeats little or not at all	Good Repeats little or not at all	Okay/Adequate Repeats are a problem Avoids you, yours, would, should, could, may, might (for a 3 or higher)	Demonstrates Problems Repeats are a bigger problem than with a 3 paper.	Fails to Meet Standards