AP Essays

Rubrics

• Thesis

• Contextualization

• Use of Evidence

• Document Analysis ... AKA "POV Statements" (see HIPPO below)

• Complexity ... the nuance details that further one's understanding as to the nature or significance of an event, person, place, or thing. 

LEQ Tips

DBQ 

• Predict the issues based on the prompt.

• Read all of the documents.

• Determine to which side of the argument the document best relates.

• Make notes about audience, POV, purpose, or historical situation

• Group documents based on the issues.