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Free AP Rubric Tracker PDF

Free downloadable PDF with the rubric for every AP essay format on one printable page. DBQ, LEQ, SAQ, FRQ, AAQ, EBQ — all in one place.

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The single-page reference card with the rubric criteria for every AP essay format. Print it. Tape it to your desk. Refer to it every time you write practice essays.

What's On the PDF

  • APUSH/AP World/AP Euro DBQ rubric: Thesis (1), Contextualization (1), Evidence from documents (3), Evidence beyond documents (1), Analysis & reasoning (2). Total 7 points.
  • APUSH/AP World/AP Euro LEQ rubric: Thesis (1), Contextualization (1), Evidence (2), Analysis & reasoning (2). Total 6 points.
  • SAQ rubric (history): 3 parts × 1 point each. Total 3 points.
  • AP Lang rhetorical analysis rubric: Thesis (1), Evidence & commentary (4), Sophistication (1). Total 6 points.
  • AP Lang argument rubric: Thesis (1), Evidence & commentary (4), Sophistication (1). Total 6 points.
  • AP Lang synthesis rubric: Thesis (1), Evidence & commentary (4), Sophistication (1). Total 6 points.
  • AP Lit prose/poetry/argument rubric: Thesis (1), Evidence & commentary (4), Sophistication (1).
  • AP Psych AAQ/EBQ rubric: Each task category, with examples.
  • AP Bio/Chem/Physics FRQ rubric notes: Where points are typically lost.

How to Use It

  1. Print the PDF (single page, lands clean on standard paper).
  2. Keep it next to wherever you write practice essays.
  3. After each essay, score yourself against the rubric BEFORE looking at AimFive's AI grading. Compare.
  4. Over time you'll start scoring yourself accurately — that's the goal.

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