Name:___________________
DBQ Essay Score:______________
Scoring Guide
DBQ Essays will be scoring using this Scoring Guide
Scoring Criteria
Possible
Points
Requirements to Earn Full Credit
Basic Core Points
1
1
___ Thesis clearly addresses all parts of the question
___ All parts of thesis are explicit and 100% clear and does not require
interpretation
___ Thesis does not simply restate the question
___ Thesis appears in both the introduction and conclusion
___ Concluding thesis does not simply “copy & paste” intro. thesis
1
___ ALL or ALL BUT TWO of documents are addressed individually and
specifically
___ Documents are clearly identified by number and source
___ Documents are not merely listed as part of a group. Student provides
discussion of all document individually
1
___ Response demonstrates accurate understanding of all or all but two
documents
___ Student does not misinterpret more than one document
___ Documents are not merely listed as part of a group
___ Response addresses all documents.
Thesis
2
Addresses
Majority
documents
3
Demonstrates
understanding
of Majority
documents
4
***A student may not earn this point if he/she did not earn the previous point***
1
Uses
evidence/data
from
documents to
support thesis
5
***A student may not earn this point if he/she did not earn the previous point***
1
___ At least FIVE documents are analyzed for POV
___ Response goes beyond mere attribution
___ Response includes a discussion of WHY for each POV
1
___ Documents are grouped into at least THREE appropriate groups
___ ALL groups address the question
___ ALL groups are used to support the thesis
___ Each group contains at least 2-3 documents
___ Each group is introduced using a topic sentence/claim that clearly
addresses the question and identifies the documents to be used in that group
1
___ Essay is well organized into paragraphs and easy to follow
___ All body paragraphs begin with a topic sentence/claim
___ Response is written in complete sentences
___ Response contains few errors in spelling, grammar, punctuation, etc.
___ Response avoids the use of personal pronouns (I, me, my, you, we us)
Point of View
POV
6
Grouping of
documents
7
Writing
Conventions/
Organization
___ Essay contains a valid thesis.
___ All or all but two of documents are used as evidence to answer the
question
___ All or all but two of documents are used as evidence to support the thesis
___ Specific evidence/data is pulled from each document to support thesis
___ Response avoids the use of quotes
Points
Earned
Name:___________________
DBQ Essay Score:______________
Scoring Guide
Expanded Core Points (Student is eligible for these points ONLY if he/she has earned all 7 basic core points)
Going above
and beyond!
Comments:
2
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Document
Number
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USE
___ Response has earned all 7 basic core points
___ Has a clear, analytical, and comprehensive thesis
___ Addresses all parts of the question thoroughly
___ Contains ample evidence from each document
___ Analyzes POV for most of the documents
___ Provides additional groups that accurately address the question
___ Brings in “outside” knowledge not found in the documents
___ Demonstrates thorough and accurate understanding of all documents without
misinterpretation
Refer to the checklist for each area of scoring criteria (1-7). If you see a “check mark” in the
blank, you fulfilled that requirement adequately. If you do not see a checkmark, you failed to
adequately address that particular aspect of the rubric. Pay close attention to the areas where
you fell short. You must have adequately addressed all required components of each scoring
criterion to earn the corresponding point.
UNDER
EV.
POV
Comments
Name:___________________
DBQ Essay Score:______________
Scoring Guide