Mrs. Ruland's Advanced Placement World History Course

Document Based Question (DBQ) Essay Generic Scoring Rubric

BASIC CORE (competence)	0-7 Points
1. Has acceptable thesis	1 Point
2. Addresses all documents. Understands the basic meaning of documents. (May misinterpret one document.)	1 Point
3. Supports thesis with appropriate evidence from all documents.	2 Points
(Supports thesis with appropriate evidence from all but one document)	(1 Point)
4. Analyzes point of view in at least two documents	1 Point
5. Analyzes documents by grouping them in two or three ways, depending on the question	1 Point
6. Identifies and explains the need for one type of appropriate additional document or source	1 Point
Subtotal	/7 Points
EXPANDED CORE (excellence) (Historical skills and knowledge required to show excellence) Expands beyond basic core of 1-7 points. A student must earn 7 points in the basic core area before earning points in the expanded core area. Examples: Has a clear, analytical, and comprehensive thesis Shows careful and insightful analysis of the documents Uses documents persuasively as evidence Analyzes point of view in most or all documents Analyzes the documents in additional ways - groupings, comparisons, syntheses Brings in relevant "outside" historical content Explains why additional types of document(s) or sources are needed	0-2 Points
Subtotal	/2 Points
TOTAL	/9 Points

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