AP History Essay Grader
AP World, APUSH and AP Euro share the same College Board rubrics - LEQ, DBQ and SAQ. EssayGrader scores thesis, contextualization, evidence and analysis point by point, so you see exactly why an essay earned a 4 out of 6 - and your students do too.
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A grader for every history FRQ
Pick the format you're grading — each has its own tool, locked to the official rubric.
DBQ Grader
Document-Based Questions — document use, sourcing and complexity, checked point by point.
LEQ Grader
Long Essay Questions — thesis, contextualization, evidence and analysis & reasoning.
SAQ Grader
Document-Based Questions — document use, sourcing and complexity, checked point by point.
Works across AP World, APUSH and AP Euro
AP World essay grader
Score LEQs and DBQs across units 1–9, from the Silk Roads to decolonization — with contextualization feedback your students can act on.
APUSH essay grader
Grade AP U.S. History essays against the same rubric points — thesis, evidence, analysis — on every period from colonization to the Cold War.
AP Euro essay grader
From the Renaissance to the EU, score AP European History FRQs consistently across your whole class set.
The College Board history rubrics, point by point
LEQ rubric
DBQ rubric
SAQ rubric
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AP History Essay Grader FAQs
Does it work for AP World, APUSH, and AP Euro?
Yes! all three courses share the same rubric structure, and EssayGrader evaluates essays on any period or prompt.
Can it check document use on DBQs?
Yes! the DBQ grader checks how many documents are used as evidence, whether sourcing (POV, purpose, audience, context) appears on at least two, and whether outside evidence is present.
Does EssayGrader use the real College Board Rubrics?
Yes! The AP Lang and AP Lit 6-point analytic rubrics and the history LEQ/DBQ/SAQ rubrics are built in to the rubric library. You can also upload your own modified version for pretty much any AP writing courses.
Is there a free plan for AP teachers?
Yes - every AP teacher starts with 100 free gradings per month, then 50 free gradings per month at no cost. Paid plans raise the limit to up to 800 papers a month with automatic AI detection, plagiarism checks and citation checking.