Topics for AP US History Essays
How to Write an AP US History Essay
Ten Commandments for Good Historical Writing
Basic Rules--Commas, Apostrophes, Capitals
Blending Quotations--Scroll down to the section headed "How do I embed a quotation into a sentence?" (The rest of this page contains additional useful information about using quotations in your essays.)
Scoring Rubric for the Long-Essay Question
Scoring Rubric for the Document-Based Question
Purdue On-Line Writing Lab (Follow the links for Mechanics, Grammar, and Punctuation)