Procedure
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Directions
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Round 1: Pretesting and Reflection
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"This Was Hard"
Immediately after the essay, give students time to reflect on the following issues in small groups:
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Understanding the Rubric
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The New 'n Improved AP Lit Rubric
The AP has recently revised the classic 1-9 grading system to a 1-6 scale, using this rubric here: THE NEW AP FREE-RESPONSE RUBRIC This is, in essence, the yardstick by which your writing will be measured, so it really pays to know what that yardstick measures. |
Row1: The Thesis
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Basic Grade: Zero or One
The thesis statement is given either a grade of 0 or a grade of 1.
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Row 2: Evidence and Commentary
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Basic Grade: 0-4
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Row 3: The Elusive Sophistication Point
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Basic Grade: 0 or 1
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ACTIVITY: Self-Assessment // Peer Assessment
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Directions
EVALUATE THE THESIS: PEER ASSESSMENT
WRITING THE BODY: PEER ASSESSMENT
Overview For this part, have students review the page linked above. You will have them rewrite and submit the FIRST body paragraph only. (Why? Typically, problems in the first body will demonstrate themselves in the second body as well.) Students will then grade each other's paragraphs using the rubric. Procedure
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Grading Student Samples
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Released Student Samples - "Plants" (2018)
Overview One of the most effective ways of understanding the AP rubric is to think like the testmakers. In this exercise, students will assign a value to the student essays, working through the three rows of the rubric one by one. Directions
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