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In your response you should do the following: Respond to the prompt with a thesis that presents a defensible position. Provide evidence to support your line of reasoning. Explain how the evidence supports your line of reasoning. Use appropriate grammar and punctuation in communicating your argument.
1 Essays earning a score of 1 meet the criteria for a score of 2 but are undeveloped, especially simplistic in their analysis, or weak in their control of language. 0 Indicates an on-topic response that receives no credit, such as one that merely repeats the prompt.
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AP Research Performance Task Sample and Scoring Information Archive. Download sample Academic Papers along with scoring guidelines and scoring distributions. If you are using assistive technology and need help accessing these PDFs in another format, contact Services for Students with Disabilities at 212-713-8333 or by email at ssd@info ...
Philip Boffey, for example, develops an argument about policy regarding cloning. Nobel Prize–winning physicist Stephen Weinberg’s stance on missile defense argues against pure as opposed to applied science as a practical motive influencing political and industrial decisions.
book in an English class includes a troubling scene or offensive language, when a lesson in a science class addresses material that may go against someone’s beliefs, or when a particularly troubling period of history is to be covered in a history class. Consider this information about trigger warnings and their potential requirement
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Students were expected to respond to the prompt with a thesis that takes a defensible position; provide evidence to support their line of reasoning; explain how the evidence supports their line of reasoning; and use appropriate grammar and punctuation in communicating their argument.
AP Lang., PHHS clause -- A grammatical unit that contains both a subject and a verb. An independent, or main, clause expresses a complete thought and can stand alone as a sentence. A dependent, or subordinate clause cannot stand alone as a sentence and must be accompanied by an independent clause.
