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AP Lang Essay Grader for Practice Essays

AP-specific scoring is not enabled yet. You can still use the general custom-rubric workflow with criteria you are authorized to provide.

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Try General Essay Grading

Teacher-reviewed feedback draft, not auto-final grading.

Current mode is shown before users enter the workspace.

Current support

Coming soon

AP-specific automated scoring is coming soon. Use the general workflow only with a classroom rubric you are authorized to provide.

Audience

AP English Language teachers and students preparing for timed essays

Use case

Evaluate AP Lang practice essays with a clear warning that AP-specific rubric grading is not available yet.

Mode

coming_soon

Rubric options

No rubric enabled yet

AP Lang-specific scoring is not available yet. You can use the separate general workflow with your own rubric.

How it works

A simple teacher-reviewed workflow

Add the prompt and response

Use the tool page to prepare an AP Lang practice workflow before AP-specific scoring is released.

Review the current support notice

The page explains that AP-specific scoring is not enabled and points to the general custom-rubric workflow.

Choose whether to continue

Teachers can wait for AP support or continue with a classroom rubric they are authorized to provide.

Sample essay

Rhetorical Analysis of a Public Health Speech

Analyze how the speaker uses rhetorical choices to persuade the audience to support a public health initiative.

The speaker begins with a personal story rather than statistics, inviting the audience to see policy as a human issue. Later, she shifts to repetition and direct address, making the listeners feel responsible for the next step.

Illustrative output example

Overall score: AP-specific scoring coming soon

The response identifies meaningful rhetorical choices and explains their persuasive effect. AP Lang-specific automated rubric scoring is not currently enabled in the grading workspace.

This synthetic example demonstrates the report format. It is not a validation result or a substitute for teacher judgment.

Strengths

Recognizes shifts in strategy across the speech
Connects personal anecdote to audience engagement
Uses textual references instead of broad summary only

Improvements

Explain how rhetorical choices build toward the speaker's purpose
Reduce device naming when the effect is not fully analyzed
Add a more precise line of reasoning in the thesis

Rubric breakdown

What the tool reviews

The exact dimensions come from the rubric you provide and confirm before grading.

Thesis

AP mode coming soon

Looks for a defensible claim about the writer's rhetorical choices and purpose.

Evidence and Commentary

AP mode coming soon

Reviews how evidence is selected and how commentary explains rhetorical effect.

Sophistication

AP mode coming soon

Considers complexity, rhetorical situation, and nuance in the analysis.

Who this is for

AP English Language teachers and students preparing for timed essays

Evaluate AP Lang practice essays with a clear warning that AP-specific rubric grading is not available yet.

Use this page as the starting point for the AP Lang essay grader workflow, then continue into Rubric AI to upload the essay, choose the rubric context, and review the feedback draft.

FAQ

Frequently asked questions

Practical answers for teachers evaluating whether this tool fits their grading workflow.

Is this an official AP scoring tool?

No. Rubric AI is an independent feedback tool and is not affiliated with or endorsed by College Board.

Is AP Lang rubric grading available today?

Not yet. AP-specific automated scoring is coming soon. A separate general workflow accepts teacher-provided rubrics.

Will AP essays be automatically graded with TOK criteria?

No. Rubric AI shows a coming-soon notice for AP Lang traffic and does not silently map AP Lang essays to TOK.

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