Ap World History Essay
AP® WORLD HISTORY
2012 SCORING GUIDELINES
Question 1
BASIC CORE (competence)
0–7 Points
1. Has acceptable thesis
• The thesis must address a specific relationship between cricket and politics in
South Asia, using evidence from the documents.
• The thesis must be explicitly stated in the introduction or the specified conclusion of the essay.
• The thesis may appear as one sentence or multiple sentences.
• A thesis that is split among multiple paragraphs is unacceptable.
• A thesis that merely restates the prompt is unacceptable.
• The thesis cannot be counted for credit in any other category.
1 Point
2. Understands the basic meaning of documents
• Students must address all 10 of the documents.
• Students must demonstrate …show more content…
The student addresses and understands all 10 documents (1 point) and uses them all as evidence (2 points). Point of view is clearly presented for Documents 1, 2, 3, 6, and 9, and is attempted for Documents 4, 7, and 10 (1 point). The student groups the documents in three ways: class (Documents 2, 3, and 4), rivalry (Documents 1, 6, and
10), and religious tensions (Documents 5, 7, 8, and 9) (1 point). There are two successful attempts at identifying the need for an additional document, each with clear explanations: one from a low-caste point of view and the other from a woman (1 point). The essay earned 1 expanded core point for the clarity of the thesis, multiple analyses of point of view, and strong requests for additional documents. Weak analysis of the documents kept the essay from earning the additional extended core score point.
Sample: 1B
Score: 5
The student presents an extended thesis in the introduction of the essay, focusing on unity among castes, religions, South Asia, and England, as well as political gain and oppression (1 point). The
2012 SCORING GUIDELINES
Question 1
BASIC CORE (competence)
0–7 Points
1. Has acceptable thesis
• The thesis must address a specific relationship between cricket and politics in
South Asia, using evidence from the documents.
• The thesis must be explicitly stated in the introduction or the specified conclusion of the essay.
• The thesis may appear as one sentence or multiple sentences.
• A thesis that is split among multiple paragraphs is unacceptable.
• A thesis that merely restates the prompt is unacceptable.
• The thesis cannot be counted for credit in any other category.
1 Point
2. Understands the basic meaning of documents
• Students must address all 10 of the documents.
• Students must demonstrate …show more content…
The student addresses and understands all 10 documents (1 point) and uses them all as evidence (2 points). Point of view is clearly presented for Documents 1, 2, 3, 6, and 9, and is attempted for Documents 4, 7, and 10 (1 point). The student groups the documents in three ways: class (Documents 2, 3, and 4), rivalry (Documents 1, 6, and
10), and religious tensions (Documents 5, 7, 8, and 9) (1 point). There are two successful attempts at identifying the need for an additional document, each with clear explanations: one from a low-caste point of view and the other from a woman (1 point). The essay earned 1 expanded core point for the clarity of the thesis, multiple analyses of point of view, and strong requests for additional documents. Weak analysis of the documents kept the essay from earning the additional extended core score point.
Sample: 1B
Score: 5
The student presents an extended thesis in the introduction of the essay, focusing on unity among castes, religions, South Asia, and England, as well as political gain and oppression (1 point). The