The AP Spanish argumentative essay
Take a clear position, use all three sources and name them, explain how each piece of evidence supports your claims, in 55 minutes.
| Time | 55 minutes, 15% of the score |
|---|---|
| Sources | Three: an article, a chart and an audio source heard twice |
| Scoring | 10 points on five rows |
| Rows | Position, source use, argumentation, organization, language control |
The five rows
- Position (1 point): a stand that answers the question; a qualified stand counts.
- Source use (2): all three sources, understood and named.
- Argumentation (2): claims explained with evidence, not summaries.
- Organization (2): built around your claims, with an introduction, a conclusion and connectors.
- Language control (3): varied vocabulary and structures, errors that do not block meaning.
Planning 55 minutes
Read the question and the written sources while you wait for the audio, note one detail per source for each side, choose your position, then write claim by claim, not source by source.
In this course
Each prompt's audio source is given as a transcript, because the course has no audio. Mia reads your essay against the five rows and points to your own lines; she shows no score and never writes the essay for you.
Next step
FAQ
How is the AP Spanish argumentative essay scored?
Out of 10 on five rows: position 1, source use 2, argumentation 2, organization 2 and language control 3.
Do I have to use all three sources?
Using all three, understood and identified, is what the top of the source use row needs.