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AP Lit Essay Rubric 
AP Lit Essay Rubric
Generic AP Literature and Composition essay rubric
Rubric Code: AXB4A63
By Migjeni
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Subject: English  
Type: Writing  
Grade Levels: 9-12

Powered by iRubric AP Literature Essay Rubric
 

6 pts


5 pts


4 pts


3 pts


2 pts


1 pts

Overall Purpose/Main Idea

6

Clearly establishes and cogently defines an insightful purpose
5

Clearly establishes and generally defines an appropriate purpose
4

Identifies and defines an appropriate purpose
3

Identifies and devlopes a mostly appropriate purpose
2

Attempts to identify but falls short of defining a clear purpose
1

Fails to identify the purpose of the essay
Handling of the Prompt

6

Clearly and completely addresses and directly answers each part of the prompt
5

Directly addresses and answers each part of the prompt
4

Answers each part of the prompt directly or indirectly
3

Answers most parts of the prompt directly or indirectly
2

Fails to address important parts of the prompt directly or indirectly
1

Does not address the prompt or misinterprets requirements of the prompt
Organization and Development

6

Insightfully organizes sequence of ideas according to the purpose of the essay; presents a cogent analysis using fully-developed, coherent paragraphs
5

Organizes material clearly and develops ideas with generally insightful evidence in unified paragraphs
4

Organizes conventional evidence or commentary in appropriate but perfunctorily arranged, formulaic paragraphs
3

Organizes material with little relation to the point or purpose of the essay; develops ideas adequately but with occasional irrelevancies
2

Organizes weak material in a confusing manner; generally ignores appropriate paragraph development
1

Lacks discernible organization; ignores relevant development of ideas
Sentence Structure

6

Uses clear, precise, and appropriately varied sentences to convey meaning and create effects
5

Uses clear sentences with appropriately varied structures to create interest
4

Consists of mostly clear sentences with some structural variety
3

Contains minor sentence errors and little sentence variety
2

Includes sentence errors that sometimes interfere with meaning
1

Contains serious sentence errors that obscure meaning
Use of Language

6

Uses precise and effective vocabulary extremely well-suited to the subject and hte audience
5

Contains vocabulary that clearly and accurately convey meaning
4

Uses conventional but generally correct and appropriate vocabulary
3

Uses ordinary vocabulary with some errors in diction or idiom
2

Contains awkward word choices and frequent errors in diction or idiom
1

Uses words that often obscure meaning
Grammar and Usage

6

Avoids all or virtually all grammar and usage errors
5

Includes occasional minor errors in standard English grammar and usage
4

Uses standard English grammar and usage but with several minor errors in standard English
3

Contains errors in standard English grammar and usage that occasionally obscure meaning
2

Contains errors in standard English grammar and usage that frequently obscure meaning
1

Contains several major erros in standard English grammar and usage that block meaning



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