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Free Response Questions
Although the specific indicators vary from
question to question, there are some generic standards that apply
to the grading of all FRQ’s. Paying attention to these standards
will help you to write better essays and ensure your success in
this class.
The Free Response Questions are graded
holistically. The extent to which your essay reflects the
characteristics of the various categories will determine your
essay grade.
***The FRQ Generic Standards changed in 2007. Only use the
standards given to you on this page and in class this year.
Older essay rubrics will not reflect the new standards.
9-8
- Thesis is explicit and
fully responsive to the question
- Organization is clear,
consistently followed, and effective in support of the argument
- Essay is well balanced; all
major topics suggested by the prompt are all covered at some
length
- All major assertions in the
essay are supported by multiple pieces of relevant evidence
- May contain errors that do
not detract from the argument
7-6
- Thesis is
explicit and responsive to the question
- Organization
is clear, effective in support of the argument, but not
consistently followed
- Essay is
balanced; all major topics suggested by the prompt are covered
at lest briefly
- All major
assertions in the essay are supported by at least one piece of
relevant evidence
- May contain
an error that detracts from the argument
5-4
- Thesis is explicit, but
not fully responsive to the question
- Organization is clear,
consistently followed, but not effective
- Essay shows some
imbalance; some major topics suggested by the prompt are
neglected
- Most of the major
assertions in the essay are supported by at least one piece
of relevant evidence
- May contain a few
errors that detract from the argument
3-2
- No
explicit thesis or a thesis that merely repeats/paraphrases
the prompt
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Organization is unclear and ineffective
- Essay
shows serious imbalance, most major topics suggested by the
prompt are neglected
- Only one
or two major assertions are supported by relevant evidence
- May
contain several errors that detract from the argument
1-0
- No
discernable attempt at a thesis
- No
discernable organization
- One or none
of the major topics suggested by the prompt is mentioned
- Little or no
supporting evidence used
- May contain
numerous errors that detract from the argument
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