AP Research Rubric
Mechanics______ (20%)
Punctuation/Capitalization -5 each Spelling/Informal Diction- 10 each
Wrong Tense- 6 each Sub- Verb Agreement-10 each
Fragment/Run-on/Comma splice- 15 each Contractions- 5 each
Awkward-5 each Expletive There-5 each
Passive Sentences-5 each Use of 2nd or unnecessary 1st person- 20 each
Format____ (20%) NOT ADHERING TO MLA FORMAT WILL RESULT IN FAILING GRADE
Heading proper/improper -20 points
Page numbering proper/improper – 20 points
Bib/Note Cards In order/out of order- 20 points
Separated/not separated -10 points
Envelope All contents/missing contents- 20 points _________________
Order of Paper In order/out of order- 10 points
MLA Format proper/improper spacing -20 (of total grade)
proper/improper margins -20 (of total grade)
proper/improper font or word size -50 (of total grade)
Documentation______ (10 %)
Sources insufficient -20 per missing source
Parenthetical Citations improper punctuation -5 each
indented quote improper form – 10 each
Quotes – Excessive amount of lengthy quotes-20 each
Back-to-Back quotes -20 each
Quote requirement per paragraph- 20 per missing quote
Correlating notecard – 20 per missing notecard (exception is primary source)
Plagiarism- 50 per incident (of entire grade)
Plagiarism of entire paragraphs/large portions of paper/flagrant cheating will result in an
automatic F for the research paper, write-up, and possible loss of NHS.
Work Cited___________________________ (Individual Test Grade)
Not in alpha order -20 missing bib. Info- 20 each
Not double-spaced -20 incorrect format -20
No hanging indent- 10 padded bibliography -20 per source
mis-punctuation -5 each
Textual Support_____________________________ (20%)
Proper amount of quotes excellent / good / average / poor
Excessive/Unnecessarily lengthy quotes -10 each instance
No quote when there needs to be one -10 for each instance
Quotes not used for analysis-10 for each instance
Back-to-back quotes-20 for each instance
Sufficient use of primary source excellent / good / average / poor
AP Literary Analysis Rubric
Analysis/Content ______________________________ 30%
Intro_____________________________________/10
thesis statement excellent / good / average / poor
insightful analytical topic excellent / good / average / poor
concluding sentences excellent / good / average / poor
use of transition words and phrases excellent / good / average / poor
Section 2 Authors Style_______________________/20
Discussion of Style excellent / good / average / poor
Supports Thesis excellent / good / average / poor
Thorough analysis of authors style excellent / good / average / poor
Textual Support from Primary text excellent / good / average / poor
Textual Support from criticisms excellent / good / average / poor
Organization excellent / good / average / poor
Section 3 Authors Techniques____________________/20
Discussion of 3 techniques (-10 for each missing technique) excellent / good / average / poor
Supports Thesis excellent / good / average / poor
Thorough analysis of authors techniques excellent / good / average / poor
Textual Support from Primary text excellent / good / average / poor
Textual Support from criticisms excellent / good / average / poor
Organization excellent / good / average / poor
Section 4 Novel’s Structure____________________/20
Discussion of Structure excellent / good / average / poor
Supports Thesis excellent / good / average / poor
Thorough analysis of novel’s structure excellent / good / average / poor
Textual Support from Primary text excellent / good / average / poor
Textual Support from criticisms excellent / good / average / poor
Organization excellent / good / average / poor
Section 5 Novel’s Theme____________________/20
Discussion of Structure excellent / good / average / poor
Supports Thesis excellent / good / average / poor
Thorough analysis of novel’s theme excellent / good / average / poor
Textual Support from Primary text excellent / good / average / poor
Textual Support from criticisms excellent / good / average / poor
Organization excellent / good / average / poor
Conclusion _______________/10
Doesn’t just reiterate quote
Reflects what was learned
Does not add any additional information