AP® WORLD HISTORY
2014 SCORING GUIDELINE
Question 1
BASIC CORE (competence)

0–7 Points

1. Has acceptable thesis.
The thesis must address a relationship between Chinese peasants and the Chinese
Communist Party using evidence from the documents.
• The thesis must be further qualified if it simply states a positive/negative or good/bad relationship. • The thesis must be explicitly stated in the introduction or the specified conclusion of the essay. • The thesis may appear as one sentence or multiple sentences.
• A thesis that merely restates the prompt is unacceptable.
• The thesis CANNOT count as meaning, evidence, or grouping.

1 Point

1 Points
2. Understands the basic meaning of documents.
• Students must address all nine of the documents.
• Students must demonstrate understanding of the basic meaning of at least eight documents. • Students may demonstrate the basic meaning of a document by grouping it in regard to a relationship between Chinese peasants and the Chinese Communist Party.
• Merely restating verbatim or quoting the content of the documents without context does not adequately demonstrate an understanding of basic meaning.
3. Supports thesis with appropriate evidence from all or all but one document.
For 2 points:
• Specific and accurate evidence of a relationship between Chinese peasants and the
Chinese Communist Party. Must be explicitly drawn from a minimum of eight documents. • A document that is simply listed does not count as using the document as evidence.
For 1 point:
• Specific and accurate evidence of a relationship between Chinese peasants and the
Chinese Communist Party. Must be explicitly drawn from a minimum of seven documents. • A document that is simply listed does not count as using the document as evidence. 4. Analyzes point of view in at least two documents.
Students must correctly analyze point of view in at least two documents.
• Point of view explains why this individual might have this opinion or what feature informs the author’s point of view.
• Students must move beyond mere description by explaining a document’s tone, the characteristics of the author, the intended audience, or how the intended outcome may have influenced the author’s opinion (or some combination of these).
• Students may challenge the veracity of the author’s opinion or point of view, but they must move beyond a mere statement that the author is “biased” by providing some plausible analysis of how or why.
• Mere attribution is not sufficient. Attribution is copying or repeating information verbatim from the source line of the document..
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2 Points

1 Point

1 Point

AP® WORLD HISTORY
2014 SCORING GUIDELINE
Question 1 (continued)
5. Analyzes documents by grouping them in two or three ways, depending on the question. • Students must explicitly and correctly group the documents in two ways demonstrating a relationship between Chinese peasants and the Chinese Communist Party.
• An extended discussion of a minimum of two documents (used appropriately) constitutes a group or subgroup.

1 Points

6. Identifies and explains the need for one type of appropriate additional document or source.
• Students must identify an appropriate additional document, source, or voice and explain how or why the document or source will contribute to analysis of a relationship between
Chinese peasants and the Chinese Communist Party.

1 Point

Subtotal

7 Points

EXPANDED CORE (excellence)

00-2 Points

Expands beyond basic core of 1–7 points. The basic core score of 7 must be achieved before a student can earn expanded core points.
Examples:
• Provides consistent discussion of a relationship between Chinese peasants and the
Chinese Communist Party throughout the essay.
• Has a clear, analytical, and comprehensive thesis. o Goes well beyond the minimally acceptable thesis.
• Shows careful and insightful analysis of the documents. o Recognizes the historical