AP® European History 2024 Scoring Guidelines - Document-Based Question Set 1

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AP® European History 2024 Scoring Guidelines (Set 1) provide detailed rubric criteria and decision rules for a 19th-century feminist movement Document-Based Question. The prompt evaluates whether the movement was motivated primarily by economic equality or political equality (economics vs politics). The guidelines explain how to earn points for thesis/claim and contextualization, stressing historically defensible content knowledge, a clear line of reasoning, and appropriate, relevant historical context. They also include scoring notes clarifying what responses do and do not qualify.

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General Scoring Notes

Question 1: Document-Based Question

Reporting Category: Thesis/Claim

Reporting Category: Contextualization

2024 # AP® European History Sample Student Responsesand Scoring CommentarySet 1 Inside: Document-Based Question ☑ Scoring Guidelines ☑ Student Samples ☑ Scoring Commentary © 2024 College Board. College Board, Advanced Placement, AP, AP Central, andthe acorn logo are registeredtrademarks of College Board. Visit College Board on the web: collegeboard.org . AP Central isthe official online home forthe AP Program: apcentral.collegeboard.org . AP® European History 2024 Scoring Guidelines Question 1: Document-Based Question, 19th Century Feminist Movement Econ vs Pol Equality 7 points ## General Scoring Notes • Except where otherwise noted, each point of these rubrics is earned independently; for example, a student could earn a point for evidencewithout earning a point for thesis/claim. • Accuracy: The components of these rubrics require that students demonstrate historically defensible content knowledge. Given the timed natureof the exam, essays may contain errors that do not detract from their overall quality, as long as the historical content used to advance theargument is accurate. • Clarity: Exam essays should be considered first drafts and thus may contain grammatical errors. Those errors will not be counted against astudent unless they obscure the successful demonstration of the content knowledge, skills, and practices described below. Evaluate whether the feminist movement of the 1800s was motivated primarily by a desire to achieve economic equality or a desire to achieve politicalequality. © 2024 College Board AP® European History 2024 Scoring Guidelines | ReportingCategory | Scoring Criteria | | | --- | --- | --- | | Row A
Thesis/Claim
[0-1 points] | 0 points
Does not meet the criteria for one point. | 1 point
Responds to the prompt with a historically defensible thesis/claim that establishes aline of reasoning. | | | Decision Rules and Scoring Notes | | | | Responses that do not earn this point:
• Are not historically defensible.
• Only restate or rephrase the prompt.
• Do not respond to the prompt.
• Do not establish a line of reasoning.
• Are overgeneralized. | Responses that earn this point:
• Provide a historically defensible thesis or claim about whether the feministmovement of the nineteenth century was motivated primarily by the desire forpolitical or economic equality. The thesis or claim must either provide someindication of the reason for making that claim OR establish categories of theargument. | | | Examples that do not earn this point:
Provide a restatement of the prompt
• “Political rights and economic opportunity were both important tofeminists ofthe 1800s. ”
Provide a historically defensible claim, but do not establish a line ofreasoning
• “Feminists were primarily interested in achieving political equality.”
Do not respond to the prompt
• “The feminist movement was unable to achieve its goals in the1800s.” | Examples that earn this point:
Establish a line of reasoning that evaluates the topic of the prompt
• “While feminists were mostly motivated by the desire to achieve political equalitythrough voting rights, many of them saw this as a means to gain economic equalityin the workplace. ”
Establish a line of reasoning that evaluates the topic of the prompt with analyticcategories
• “Women’s movements of the 1800s were primarily motivated to achieve politicalequality in two forms—the right to vote and the recognition of various legalrights. ”
Establish a line of reasoning
• “Feminists mostly fought for political equality by attempting to secure the right tovote.” [Minimally acceptable thesis/claim] | | | Additional Notes:
• The thesis or claim must consist of one or more sentences located in one place, either in the introduction or the conclusion [which may not be limited to thefirst or last paragraphs] .
• The thesis or claim

FAQs

What does the question evaluate in the AP European History 2024 Document-Based Question?

It evaluates whether the feminist movement of the 1800s was motivated primarily by a desire for economic equality or a desire for political equality.

What must a thesis/claim include to earn the Thesis/Claim point?

It must respond to the prompt with a historically defensible thesis/claim that establishes a line of reasoning, rather than only restating the prompt or being overgeneralized.

What counts as earning the Contextualization point?

It must accurately describe broader historical context relevant to whether the feminist movement in the nineteenth century was primarily motivated by economic or political equality.

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