AP English Classwork/Homework

You are receiving the Student Scoring Samples for Kogawa’s Obasan. You should begin them in class. Remember to judge the essay as a WHOLE. Do not fixate on only one part that annoys you. Be receptive and fair-minded.

1. Read and annotate each one.2. Grade each one as per the grading instructions provided.3. Chart your grade

Essay #: ________AP Grade: ______

Rubric Elements that applies to that essay.

Break them apart so you can see each one.

Examples from the text that exemplify that rubric element.

Make the examples you choose representative of the OVERALL quality of the essay. Don’t fixate on only one annoyance.

A full explanation of• Why that example you

chose is exemplary of the rubric criterion

• Suggest what they could have done better, or what would a lower scoring example have been like. Be specific!