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Advanced Placement Essays

Achieve a top score on AP essays with exceptional control of literature, outstanding writing competence, and flawless grammar. Understand and analyze texts with originality and precise references, all while showcasing advanced organization and diverse word choice. Your key to success!

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Advanced Placement Essays

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  1. Advanced Placement Essays Self Evaluation Rubric

  2. To receive a score of 8-9

  3. Overall impression • Demonstrates excellent control of the literature • Demonstrates outstanding writing competence • Writing is: • Thorough • Effective • incisive

  4. Understanding of the Text • Excellent understanding of the text • Exhibits perception and clarity • Original or unique approach • Includes apt and specific references

  5. Organization and Development • Meticulously organized • Thoroughly developed • Coherent • Unified

  6. Word Choice • Interesting • Effective • Virtually error free

  7. Grammar and Usage • Virtually error free

  8. To receive a score of 6-7

  9. Overall Impression • Demonstrates good control of literature • Demonstrates good writing competence • Less thorough than an 8 paper • Less incisive than an 8 paper

  10. Understanding of the Text • Good understanding of the text • Exhibits perception and clarity • Includes specific references

  11. Organization and Development • Well-organized • Well-developed • Coherent • unified

  12. Use of Sentences • Varied • Interesting • Few errors

  13. Word Choice • Generally interesting • Generally effective • A few errors

  14. Grammar and Usage • Occasional minor errors

  15. To receive a score of 5

  16. Overall Impression • Reveals simplistic thinking and/or • Immature writing • Adequate skills

  17. Understanding of the Text • Superficial understanding of the text • Elements of literature vague • Mechanical • Over-generalized

  18. Organization and Development • Reasonably organized • Reasonably developed • Mostly coherent • Mostly unified

  19. Use of Sentences • Occasionally interesting • Occasionally effective • Several errors

  20. Grammar and Usage • Several minor errors

  21. To receive a score of 3-4

  22. Overall Impression • Incomplete thinking • Fails to respond adequately to part or parts of the question • May paraphrase rather than analyze

  23. Understanding of the Text • Misreadings and lack of persuasive evidence from the text • Meager treatment of literary elements • Unconvincing treatment of literary elements

  24. Organization and Development • Somewhat organized • Somewhat developed • Some incoherence • Some lack of unity

  25. Use of Sentences • Somewhat varied • Marginally interesting • One or more major errors

  26. Word Choice • Somewhat dull • Somewhat ordinary • Some errors in diction

  27. Grammar and Usage • Some major errors

  28. To receive a score of 1-2

  29. Overall Impression • Unacceptably brief • Fails to respond to the question • Little clarity

  30. Understanding of the text • Serious misreadings • Little supporting evidence from the text • Erroneous treatment of literary elements

  31. Organization and Development • Little or no organization • Little or no development • Incoherent • Void of unity

  32. Word Choice • Mostly dull • Mostly conventional • Numerous errors

  33. Grammar and Usage • Severely flawed • Frequent major errors

  34. Magical at times Attempts more challenging concepts Mature beginnings Takes risks Always under control Figurative language Symbolism Extended metaphor Organization Pacing Narrative strategies Descriptors for a 9

  35. Strong sense of control-organization Mature in style & vocabulary Tight link of support (text references to author’s intent) Attempts more challenging concepts Figurative language Symbolism Extended metaphor Organization Pacing Narrative strategies Descriptors for an 8

  36. More fluid in style Sections insightful Often one section well developed by student & affected by time Clear or implied thesis – tied to general intent of question Attempts more difficult tasks Sense of completion Descriptors for a 7

  37. Inconsistent - but adequate Less difficult concepts Linear organization Step by step laborious Rigid organization Occasional insight Summary conclusion “Once over lightly” Descriptors for a 5 & 6

  38. Listers, labelers No analysis Paraphrasing Limited task (diction only) Proving the obvious Poor analogies Obviously, use of you Colloquial diction Implied analysis Funnel opening Truisms Immature focus “gets the reader’s attention” 0 sense of completion Descriptors for a 3 & 4

  39. Off topic Soap box lecture “I” Argues against writer’s position – instead of analysis Testimonials Teacher lecture Defining of terms Major grammar problems Brevity Summary 0 analysis inaccuracies Descriptors for a 1 & 2

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