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iRubric: AP Government and Politics: Free Response Essay Rubric

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AP Government and Politics: Free Response Essay Rubric AP Government and Politics: Free Response Essay Rubric Rubric Code: ZXA49A3 By Jbeaubouef Draft Public Rubric Subject: Political Science Type: Assessment Grade Levels: (none)

Free Response Essay
	Poor 2 pts	Fair 3 pts	Good 4 pts	Excellent 5 pts
Thesis	Poor Thesis statement is missing.	Fair Includes thesis but may may not adequately describe the meaning of the essay.	Good Good thesis that is clear but may lack depth.	Excellent Excellent thesis that clearly describes the meaning of the essay.
Addressing the Task	Poor Some aspects of the task are not answered in the essay.	Fair All aspects of the task are answered but with little depth and analysis. Some aspects of the task are not answered but the others are answered with depth and analysis. Contains factual errors.	Good All aspects of the task are answered with some depth and analysis. Some aspects of the task are answered with more depth and analysis than others. May contain minor factual errors.	Excellent All aspects of the task are answered with depth and analysis. Contains little or no factual errors.
Historical and Present-Day Evidence	Poor Does not included relevant historical or present-day evidence to support the thesis.	Fair May include some relevant historical or present-day evidence to support the thesis. Contains factual errors.	Good Includes relevant historical and present-day evidence to support the thesis. May contain minor factual errors.	Excellent Includes relevant historical and present-day evidence to richly support the thesis. Contains no factual errors.
Organization	Poor No organizational structure. Essay is only one paragraph.	Fair Essay is two paragraphs and is missing either an introduction or a conclusion.	Good Essay has good structure. Includes an introduction, body, and conclusion. Thesis is not at the end of the introduction. May be missing topic sentences.	Excellent Essay has excellent structure. Includes and introduction, body, and conclusion. Thesis is at the end of the introduction. Includes all topic sentences.