AP US HISTORY - TIMED LEQ WRITING
Read the following question and spend 5 minutes planning your response. You should use the space below
the question for notations/outlines/thinking maps, etc. to help you prepare.
You then have 30 minutes to prepare a response on your own paper. Prepare a proper introductory paragraph
(background & time period, thesis, POA) and in the body paragraphs, cite LOTS of relevant historical evidence
(LOTS of specific facts, examples, and illustrations) in support of your generalizations and present your
arguments clearly and logically. Make sure that you are answering all parts of the question.
DOUBLE-SPACE YOUR ANSWER, WRITE ON THE FRONT SIDE ONLY OF THE PAPER IN BLUE OR
BLACK INK AND BE SURE THAT YOUR HANDWRITING IS LEGIBLE!
A rubric is provided on the back of this page.
Prompt:
Compare and contrast the home front experiences of women and minorities during the Second World War.
[Old prompt: Analyze the home-front experiences of TWO of the following groups during the
Second World War: African Americans, Japanese Americans, Jewish Americans, Mexican Americans]
APUSH Long Essay Rubric
Name: ___________________________
Thesis
(0-1 pts)
0 points
1 point
 Thesis is missing or does not
address all parts of the question
 Thesis simply restates the question
 Thesis sets up the argument and
addresses all parts of the question
 Thesis addresses the targeted skill
 Thesis does more than restate the
question
 Includes evidence but its use to
advance the argument of the
essays is limited
 Does not clearly connect the
evidence to the thesis or argument
 Somewhat well-organized and
written essay
 Lacks hard facts or does not include
any outside evidence
 Does not clearly connect the
evidence to the thesis or argument
 Poorly organized and written essay
Support for
Argument
(0-2 pts)
Essay topic: _______________________
2 points
 Supports the stated thesis (or makes a
relevant argument) using specific
evidence
 Uses evidence explicitly to
support/prove the thesis/argument
 Establishes clear linkages between the
evidence and the thesis or argument
 Well-organized and written essay
ONLY ONE OF THE FOLLOWING TARGETED SKILLS WILL BE REQUIRED: KNOW WHICH ONE!
Application of
Periodization
(0-2 pts)
Application
of CCOT
(0-2 pts)
 Does not adequately address the
ways in which the historical
development in the prompt was
different or similar from what
preceded and/or followed it
 Describes the ways in which the
historical development specified in
the prompt was different from OR
similar to developments that
preceded and/or followed
 Analyzes the extent to which the
historical development specified in the
prompt was different from AND similar
to developments that preceded and/or
followed, providing specific examples
to illustrate the analysis
 Limited understanding of the
question asked
 Does not address either continuity
OR change
 Describes BOTH continuity and
change over time
 Describes BOTH continuity and change
 Analyzes specific examples of
continuity AND change
 Does not describe similarities and
differences
 Describes similarities AND
differences among historical
developments
 Describes similarities AND differences
among historical developments,
providing specific examples
 Analyzes the reasons for the
similarities AND/OR differences
OR, Depending on the Prompt
Evaluates the relative significance of
the historical developments
 Does not adequate address cause
or effect of a historical
development
 Describes causes AND/OR effects
of a historical development
 Describes causes AND/OR effects of a
historical development
 Analyzes specific examples that
illustrate causes AND/OR effects of a
historical development
Application of
Comparison
(0-2 pts)
Application of
Causation
(0-2 pts)
Response synthesizes the argument, evidence, and context into a coherent and persuasive essay by
accomplishing ONE or more of the following as relevant to the question.
Synthesis
(0-1 pt)
You can get up to ONE point for demonstrating 1+ of the following skills.
 Appropriately extends
or modifies the stated
thesis or argument
(ex. provides a
counter-argument)
Teacher Comments:
O
R
 Explicitly and effectively employs
appropriate categories of analysis
(ex. Political, economic, social,
geographical, etc.) beyond what is
called for in the prompt
O
R
 Appropriately connects the question to
other historical periods, geographical
areas, contexts or circumstances (i.e.,
the big picture)
Your score: ________
Long Essay
Score
6
5
4
3
2
1
Points
Out of
50
44
38
35
30
20