AP World History Change Over Time Essay Generic Rubric



AP World History: Continuity & Change Over Time (CCOT) Essay Rubric

|Basic Core |Expanded Core |

|Historical skills and knowledge required to show competence. |Historical skills and knowledge required to show excellence. |

|1. Has acceptable thesis 1 Point |Expands beyond basic core of |

|(addresses the global issues and |1-7 Points. The basic core of a 0-2 Points |

|the time period specified) |score of 7 must be achieved |

| |before a student can earn expanded |

|2. Addresses all parts of the 2 Points |core points. |

|question, though not | |

|necessarily evenly or thoroughly. |Examples: |

| |Has a clear, analytical, and comprehensive thesis |

|(Addresses most parts of the (1) |Analyzes all issues of the question (as relevant): global context, |

|question: for example, addresses |chronology, causation, change, continuity, effects, content. |

|change but not continuity) |Addresses all parts of the question evenly. |

| |Provides ample historical evidence to substantiate thesis. |

|3. Supports thesis with 2 Points |Provides links with relevant ideas, events, and trends in an innovative|

|appropriate evidence. |way. |

| | |

|(Partially substantiates thesis with (1) | |

|appropriate evidence.) | |

| | |

|4. Uses relevant world historical 1 Point | |

|context effectively to explain | |

|change over time and/or continuity. | |

| | |

|5. Analyzes the process of change 1 Point | |

|over time and continuity. | |

|(tell why things are continuous | |

|and why changes have occurred). | |

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|Subtotal 7 Points |Subtotal 2 Points |

TOTAL 9 Points

*Note that to achieve the analysis point, you must compare change over time with the starting point/year from the prompt. Within each body paragraph, you should address the starting point for that topic just after your topic sentence. The rest of your paragraph should address changes and continuities from the starting point to the ending point, as well as relevant world historical context.

*The unit introductions in your textbook are great overviews to help prepare for this essay.

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Strategies for the CCOT essay:

Prompt: Describe and analyze the cultural, economic, and political impact of Islam on ONE of the following regions between 1000 C.E. and 1750 C.E. Be sure to discuss continuities as well as change.

West Africa

South Asia

Europe

When you write a CCOT essay thesis, make sure you complete the following tasks:

1) In your thesis include the dates or time period.

For example: “Between 1000 and 1750 C.E. . . . “

2. Include the region or country (or other topic from prompt) you chose.

Example: “Between 1000 and 1750 C.E. Islam impacted West Africa . . . “

3. Tell what changed and what stayed the same using the categories stated in the prompt. Example Thesis: economic

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Between 1000 and 1750 C.E. Islam entered West Africa and increased its trade and political → centralized its politics, but many aspects of African religion and gender roles remained unchanged. ↑

cultural

Other strategies

• This essay will probably allow some choices: e.g. pick 2 of the following 3 countries, religions, etc.

• The topics on the CCOT essay tend to be global such as technology, trade, demographics or culture (think G-SPRITE!).

• You must discuss both continuities and changes over time: contrast change over time with starting point and discuss what stayed the same.

o Discuss how things were prior to the change near the beginning of each body paragraph.

o Do not jump from the starting point to the ending point in your essay. Rather, describe/analyze what was happening throughout this era too.

o Discuss causes or events that caused changes.

• To achieve the relevant world historical context point, discuss historical developments beyond the region(s) in the prompt that contributed to changes or continuities discussed in your essay.

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