AP United States History
DBQ Scoring Sheet
Grade:_______
Student Name:__________________
Period:_______
Basic Core Score Points Possible Points Earned
Has acceptable thesis statement 1
Uses majority of documents 1
Supports thesis with appropriate evidence from documents and outside information 2
Understands basic meaning of documents and outside information is cited in essay 1
Analyzes documents by grouping them in one or more ways 1
Total 6
Expanded Core Score
Expands beyond basic core, or 1-6 points. A student must earn 6 points in the basic core before earning points in the
expanded core area.
Has a clear, analytical, and comprehensive thesis
Uses all or almost all of the documents
Shows careful and insightful analysis of the documents
Analyzes bias or point of view within the documents
Analyzes documents in additional ways - additional groupings or forms of analysis Points Possible Points Earned
Thorough analysis of change over time 3
Total 3
*Grade Conversion (9=100, 8=94, 7=88, 6=82, 5=76,
4=70, 3=65, 2=55, 1=45, 0=0) Points Possible Points Earned
Overall
Score 9
AP United States History
DBQ Scoring Sheet
Grade:_______
Student Name:__________________
Period:_______
Basic Core Score Points Possible Points Earned
Has acceptable thesis statement 1
Uses majority of documents 1
Supports thesis with appropriate evidence from documents and outside information 2
Understands basic meaning of documents and outside information is cited in essay 1
Analyzes documents by grouping them in one or more ways 1
Total 6
Expanded Core Score
Expands beyond basic core or 1-6 points. A student must earn 6 points in the basic core before earning points in the
expanded core area.
Has a clear, analytical, and comprehensive thesis
Uses all or almost all of the documents
Shows careful and insightful analysis of the documents
Analyzes bias or point of view within the documents
Analyzes documents in additional ways - additional groupings or forms of analysis Points Possible Points Earned
Thorough analysis of change over time 3
Total 3
*Grade Conversion (9=100, 8=94, 7=88, 6=82, 5=76,
4=70, 3=65, 2=55, 1=45, 0=0) Points Possible Points Earned
Overall
Score 9
AP United States History
DBQ Scoring Sheet
Grade:_______
Student Name:__________________
Period:_______
Basic Core Score Points Possible Points Earned
Has acceptable thesis statement 1
Uses majority of documents 1
Supports thesis with appropriate evidence from documents and outside information 2
Understands basic meaning of documents and outside information is cited in essay 1
Analyzes documents by grouping them in one or more ways 1
Total 6
Expanded Core Score
Expands beyond basic core, or 1-6 points. A student must earn 6 points in the basic core before earning points in the
expanded core area.
Has a clear, analytical, and comprehensive thesis
Uses all or almost all of the documents
Shows careful and insightful analysis of the documents
Analyzes bias or point of view within the documents
Analyzes documents in additional ways - additional groupings or forms of analysis Points Possible Points Earned
Thorough analysis of change over time 3
Total 3
*Grade Conversion (9=100, 8=94, 7=88, 6=82, 5=76,
4=70, 3=65, 2=55, 1=45, 0=0) Points Possible Points Earned
Overall
Score 9