A. Thesis: 0-1 point Skills assessed: argumentation + targeted skill States a thesis that directly addresses all parts of the question. The thesis must do more than restate the question. – 1 point B. Analysis of historical evidence and support of argument: 0-4 points Skills assessed: use of evidence, argumentation, + targeted skill (e.g., comparison) Analysis of documents (0-3 points) Offers plausible analysis of the Offers plausible analysis of BOTH Offers plausible analysis of content of a majority of the the content of a majority of the BOTH the content of all or documents, explicitly using this documents, explicitly using this all but one of the documents, analysis to support the stated analysis to support the stated explicitly using this analysis thesis or a relevant argument thesis or a relevant argument; to support the stated thesis AND or a relevant argument; OR at least one of the following for OR AND the majority of the documents: at least one of the following • intended audience, for all or all but one of the • purpose, documents: • historical context, and/or • intended audience, • the author’s point of view • purpose, • historical context, and/or • the author’s point of view 1 point 2 points 3 points AND/OR Analysis of outside examples to support thesis/argument (0-1 point) Offers plausible analysis of historical examples beyond/outside the documents to support the stated thesis or a relevant argument – 1 point 2 Adapted from the College Board’s AP United States History Curriculum Framework, 2014-2015, pp. 121-123. C. Contextualization: 0-1 point Skill assessed: contextualization Accurately and explicitly connects historical phenomena relevant to the argument to broader historical events and/or processes – 1 point
A. Thesis: 0-1 point Skills assessed: argumentation + targeted skill States a thesis that directly addresses all parts of the question. The thesis must do more than restate the question. – 1 point B. Analysis of historical evidence and support of argument: 0-4 points Skills assessed: use of evidence, argumentation, + targeted skill (e.g., comparison) Analysis of documents (0-3 points) Offers plausible analysis of the content of a majority of the documents, explicitly using this analysis to support the stated thesis or a relevant argument OR Offers plausible analysis of BOTH the content of a majority of the documents, explicitly using this analysis to support the stated thesis or a relevant argument; AND at least one of the following for the majority of the documents: • intended audience, • purpose, • historical context, and/or • the author’s point of view OR Offers plausible analysis of BOTH the content of all or all but one of the documents, explicitly using this analysis to support the stated thesis or a relevant argument; AND at least one of the following for all or all but one of the documents: • intended audience, • purpose, • historical context, and/or • the author’s point of view 1 point 2 points 3 points AND/OR Analysis of outside examples to support thesis/argument (0-1 point) Offers plausible analysis of historical examples beyond/outside the documents to support the stated thesis or a relevant argument – 1 point 2 Adapted from the College Board’s AP United States History Curriculum Framework, 2014-2015, pp. 121-123. C. Contextualization: 0-1 point Skill assessed: contextualization Accurately and explicitly connects historical phenomena relevant to the argument to broader historical events and/or processes – 1 point
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