Name________________________________________________Period_______Date_________
WORLD HISTORY MIDTERM
SECTION II
Part B
(Suggested planning and writing time—40 minutes)
Directions: You are to answer the following question. You should spend 5 minutes organizing
or outlining your essay. Write an essay that:
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Has a relevant thesis and supports that thesis with appropriate historical evidence.
Addresses all parts of the question.
Uses historical context to show continuities and changes over time.
Analyzes the process of continuity and change over time.
Choose ONE of the areas listed below and analyze how the area’s relationship to global trade
patterns changed from 1450 to 1900. Be sure to describe the area’s global involvement in global
patterns around 1450 as your starting point.
Latin America
East Asia
Eastern Europe
South and Southeast Asia
Sub-Saharan Africa
Generic Core-Scoring Guide for AP World History
Change and Continuity Over-Time Essay
What you need to do to get the point :
BASIC CORE
Historical skills and knowledge
required to show competence
Points
Thesis must address change and continuity throughout time
1. Has acceptable thesis.
1
period given and region(s). Use the chart. Explain what the
(Addresses the global
region was like when you “Set the Stage” and then explain
issues and the time
what the region was like at the end of the period given. This is
period(s) specified.)
the most important part of your essay.
2. Addresses all parts of
2
the question.
(Addresses
most parts
(1)
of the
question: for
example,
addresses
change but not
continuity.)
3. Substantiates thesis
2
with appropriate
historical evidence.
(Partially substantiates (1)
thesis with appropriate
historical evidence.)
4. Uses relevant world
historical context
effectively to explain
change over time
and/or continuity.
5. Analyzes the process
of change over time
and/or continuity.
DO NOT WRITE THAT THERE WERE A LOT OF CHANGES AND
CONTINUITIES.
You must address BOTH changes and continuities in your essay.
For Two Points:
The essay provides relevant discussion of both continuity and
change within the time period
For One Point:
The essay provides relevant discussion of either continuity or
change within the time period
For Two Points:
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Use a minimum of eight pieces of evidence of change and
continuity
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Change must be a concrete example and be connected to
a specific country
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Continuity evidence may be general to the selected region
For One Point:
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Provides seven pieces of accurate evidence of change
AND/OR continuity
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Evidence of change must be related to a country or
countries
1
You must connect the changes and continuities in the region(s)
to the major trends in the world at that time. Also what is
going on in the world during the time period(s) could explain
why there are changes going on in the region(s).
1
This is the analysis for the essay. You have to explain why each
change and continuities occurred.
Points
given
COT
Cont
Evidence
Subtotal
7
If you achieve a score of 7 you are eligible to earn an extra 2 points in the expanded core.
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Has a clear, analytical and comprehensive thesis
Addresses all parts of the question (as relevant):
comparisons, chronology, causation, connections,
themes, interactions, content.
Addresses all parts of the question evenly
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Provides ample historical evidence to substantiate
thesis.
Provides links with relevant ideas, events, trends in
an innovative way