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Argument Essay AP Language

AP argument essay

Rubric Code: BXA3435

By dhmeanmommy

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Subject: English

Type: Writing

Grade Levels: 9-12, Undergraduate

AP Language Argument Essay
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Superior

100 points

9 pts

Very effective

8 pts

Effective

7 pts

Adequate

6 pts

Somwhat Limited

5 pts

Limited

4 pts

Inadequate

3 pts

Little Success

2 pts

Simplistic/very weak

1 pts

Blank/off topic/repeats prompt

0 always

0 pts

Argument essay

Write an essay that defends, challenges or qualifies the position. Support your argument with appropriate evidence from your reading, observation, or experience.

Superior

Sophisticated in argument through its development or particularly impressive in its control of language.

Very effective

Effectively defends, challenges or qualifies. The evidence and explanations are appropriate and convincing. The prose demonstrates a consistent ability to control a wide range of elements of effective writing.

Effective

Fits the description of a 6 but provides a more complete explanation, more thorough development, or a more mature prose style.

Adequate

Adequately defends, challenges or qualifies. The evidence and explanations are appropriate and sufficient. The writing may contain lapses in diction or syntax but generally the prose is clear.

Somwhat Limited

Adequate position that defends, challenges or qualifies, but the evidence or explanations used may be uneven, inconsistent, or limited. The writing may contain lapses in diction or syntax, but it usually contains the author's ideas.

Limited

Inadequately defends, challenges or qualifies. The evidence or explanations may be inappropriate, insufficient, or less convincing. The prose generally conveys the writer's ideas but may be less consistent in controlling the elements of effective writing.

Inadequate

Demonstrates less success than a 4 in defending, challenging, or qualifying. The paper shows less maturity in control of writing.

Little Success

Demonstrates little success in defending, challenging, or qualifying. This paper may misunderstand the prompt, or substitute a simple task by responding to the prompt tangentially with unrelated, inaccurate, or inappropriate explanation. The prose often demonstrates weaknesses in writing, such as grammatical problems, a lack of development or organization, or a lack of control.

Simplistic/very weak

Undeveloped, especially simplistic in the explanation and argument, or weak in the control of language.

Blank/off topic/repeats prompt

on-topic response that receives no credit, such as one that merely repeats the prompt; Blank; off topic responses such as your thoughtful retelling of the 3 little pigs.