AP Research Past Exam Questions
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Scoring Guidelines - Academic Paper |
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Scoring Guidelines - Academic Paper Scoring Guidelines - Presentation Note: The Scoring Guidelines in this table were used for scoring the 2017 assessment. The revised Academic Paper rubric for the 2017-18 school year is available below in the Assessment Resources section. |
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Academic Paper Presentation |
High scoring samples Sample C (topic: History/Humanities) Sample G (topic: Social Science) Sample I (topic: Arts/Humanities) Medium scoring samples Sample E (topic: History/Humanities) Sample B (topic: Arts/Humanities) Sample A (topic: Social Science) Low scoring samples Sample J (topic: History/Humanities) |