USE OF EVIDENCE RUBRIC

AP World History Standards

 Common Core Standard CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RH.9-10.1: Cite specific textual evidence to support analysis of primary and secondary sources, attending to such
features as the date and origin of the information.

4 3 2.5 2 1 0
Exceeding Meeting Almost There Approaching Not Yet Met Insufficient
Standards Standards Standards Standards Evidence
Evidence used is: Evidence used is: Evidence used is: Evidence used is: Evidence used is: No evidence has
been submitted
 Content is correctly  Content is correctly  Content is correctly  Content is mostly  Content from at least or completed by
described described described correctly described 3 documents OR 1 the student.
 More than enough to  Enough evidence to  Enough evidence to  Evidence comes from additional piece of
support the claim (6 support the claim (6 support the claim (3 at least 3 documents evidence is correctly
documents + 1 documents) documents, and 1 AND 1 additional described
additional evidence  Well explained (key additional evidence piece of evidence  The connection
beyond documents) points, date, source, beyond documents) beyond documents between the claim
 Well explained and etc)  Well explained (key  The connection and the evidence is
detailed (key points,  Evidence is relevant to points, date, source, between the claim not clearly stated
date, source, etc) the claim and is used etc) and the evidence is
 Evidence is highly to explicitly support it  Evidence is relevant not always clearly -OR-
relevant to the claim to the claim and is stated
and is used to used to support it Unable to demonstrate
explicitly support it the standard without
help

4 point Grade Scale in Synergy

3.0 to 4 A

2.5 to 2.99 B

2.0 to 2.49 C

1.0 to 1.99 D

Below 1.0 F