CORE SCORING GUIDE
APEH DBQ
Argumentation
(2 points)
1pt. Presents a thesis that makes a historical defensible claim and responds to all parts of the question.
1pt. Develops and supports a cohesive argument that recognizes and accounts for historical complexity by explicitly illustrating relationships among historical evidence such as contradiction, corroboration, and/or qualification.
Document Analysis
(2 points)
1pt. Uses at least 6 of 7 documents to support thesis
1pt. Explains the significance of the author’s point of view (POV), author’s purpose, historical context, and/or audience for at least 4 documents
Using Evidence beyond the documents
(2 points)
1pt. Contextualization
1pt. Evidence Beyond the Documents
Synthesis
(1 point)
1pt. Different historical period, situation, or geographical area
Or
1pt. A course theme and/or approach to history that is not the focus of the essay
Or
1pt. A different discipline such as art, economics, government, and politics,etc.
Total possible score is a 7.