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1 Question | 40 Minutes | 15% of Exam Score
Students explain and analyze significant issues in world history.
Students develop an argument supported by an analysis of historical evidence.
The question choices focus on the same skills and the same reasoning process (e.g., comparison, causation, or continuity and change), but students choose from 3 options, each focusing primarily on historical developments and processes in different time periods—either 1200–1750 (option 1), 1450–1900 (option 2), or 1750–2001 (option 3).
Uses historical reasoning (ex: comparison, causation, CCOT) to frame or structure an argument that addresses the prompt. (1pt)
*CCOT = Change & Continuity over Time
Contextualization (1pt) -
Describe the broader historical context (background info) relevant to the prompt.
Planning the LEQ
AP+World+LEQ+Organizer.pdfThesis (1pt):
Responds to the prompt with a historically defensible claim that establishes a line of reasoning.
(Simple Thesis) [Restate important parts of the prompt], Because A (evidence 1) and B (evidence 2).
Writing the LEQ Essay
Evidence (0-2pts):
Provides specific examples of at least 2 pieces of evidence relevant to the topic of the prompt. (1pt)
Supports an argument in the prompt using at least 2 pieces of specific and relevant evidence. (1pt)
Analysis/Reasoning (0-2 pts):
Uses historical reasoning (ex: comparison, causation, CCOT) to frame or structure an argument that addresses the prompt. (1pt)
Demonstrates a complex understanding of the historical development that is the focus of the prompt, using evidence to corroborate, qualify, or modify an argument that addresses the question. (1pt)
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