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Grade an LEQ essay in three easy steps
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Insert your LEQ answer
Paste your assignment or upload a file. LEQs are written from the student's own historical knowledge.
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Run the 6-point rubric
CoGrader scores the response against the shared College Board LEQ rubric used across APUSH, AP World History: Modern, and AP European History.
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Review your score
See the 6-point breakdown with feedback on Thesis/Claim, Contextualization, Evidence, and Analysis & Reasoning.
The 6-point College Board rubric
What CoGrader's LEQ grader checks
Every AP History LEQ is scored out of 6 points using the same four-category rubric. CoGrader returns a per-category score that maps directly to these categories.
Thesis / Claim
1 ptPresents a historically defensible thesis that responds to all parts of the prompt and establishes a clear line of reasoning.
Contextualization
1 ptDescribes broader historical context relevant to the prompt, drawn from the period before, during, or after the time window the prompt addresses.
Evidence
2 ptsProvides specific historical evidence relevant to the prompt for 1 point, and uses that evidence to actively support the thesis for the second point.
Analysis & Reasoning
2 ptsFrames the argument around a recognized historical reasoning process (causation, comparison, continuity and change, periodization) for 1 point, and demonstrates a complex understanding of the historical development for the second point.
Total
6 ptsThe same 6-point rubric applies to APUSH, AP World, and AP Euro LEQs.
CoGrader applies the official College Board rubric for APUSH, AP World History: Modern, and AP European History. See the full DBQ, LEQ, and SAQ rubrics on the AP History rubrics page.
LEQ by AP History exam
Grade all three AP History essay
The 6-point rubric is the same across all three AP History exams. What changes per course is the reading lens — time periods, themes, and historical thinking skills.
AP US History LEQ
APUSHScore APUSH LEQs against the College Board 6-point rubric, with category-level feedback on Thesis/Claim, Contextualization, Evidence, and Analysis & Reasoning across the full US History scope.
Score an APUSH LEQAP World History: Modern LEQ
WORLDGrade AP World LEQs across the 1200 to present scope on the same shared 6-point College Board rubric, with feedback on continuity and change, comparison, and causation reasoning.
Score an AP World LEQAP European History LEQ
EUROScore AP Euro LEQs on the same 6-point rubric, with feedback tuned to European periodization and the Intellectual, Political, and Economic-Social-Cultural themes.
Score an AP Euro LEQThis is part of CoGrader's AP History hub. Browse the full DBQ, LEQ, and SAQ toolkit for APUSH, AP World, and AP Euro.
Also grading DBQs? Try the AI DBQ grader. Teach a different AP subject? Try the AP FRQ grader.
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Frequently Asked Questions
CoGrader: the AI Teaching Assistant.
Is CoGrader's LEQ grader free?
Yes, the LEQ grader is free. CoGrader is also free to use up to 100 assignments monthly.
Which AP History exams does CoGrader accept?
CoGrader accepts all three: AP US History (APUSH), AP World History: Modern, and AP European History. The College Board uses the same 6-point LEQ rubric across all three exams, so CoGrader scores LEQs from any of them against that shared rubric.
How is an LEQ graded in CoGrader?
The AP Long Essay Question is graded out of 6 points across four College Board rubric categories: Thesis/Claim (1 point), Contextualization (1 point), Evidence (2 points), and Analysis & Reasoning (2 points). CoGrader follows that exact breakdown.
Is the LEQ rubric the same across APUSH, AP World, and AP Euro?
Yes. The College Board uses one 6-point LEQ rubric across all three AP History courses. What differs per course is the reading lens (time periods, themes, regions), not the rubric itself. For the full row-by-row rubric, see the AP History LEQ rubric.
What does LEQ stand for?
LEQ stands for Long Essay Question. It is the AP History essay type that asks students to construct a historical argument from their own knowledge, without provided documents. The LEQ appears on the APUSH, AP World History: Modern, and AP European History exams.
How long should an LEQ be?
The College Board does not specify a required length for the LEQ. A strong response typically runs 4 to 6 paragraphs: an introduction with contextualization and thesis, two or three evidence paragraphs that support the thesis, and a conclusion that addresses complexity.
How is the LEQ different from the DBQ?
The DBQ (Document-Based Question) provides 7 primary-source documents and adds Sourcing (HIPP) and Complexity rows to the rubric, scored out of 7 points. The LEQ (Long Essay Question) has no documents and is scored out of 6 points on the four shared categories: Thesis/Claim, Contextualization, Evidence, and Analysis & Reasoning. CoGrader has a separate DBQ grader.
Can AI accurately grade an LEQ?
Yes. CoGrader scores LEQs on the same 6-point rubric AP readers use, and shows the exact passage that earned or missed each point so teachers can review the call. Use the AI score as a first pass and check the borderline categories yourself.
Can students use the LEQ grader to check their own work?
Yes. Many AP students paste a practice LEQ into CoGrader to see which rubric categories they have earned before turning the essay in. Teachers can also share CoGrader with a class for practice.
How does CoGrader handle student data?
CoGrader is FERPA-compliant. Essay text submitted to CoGrader is not retained for model training. See the CoGrader privacy policy for full details.
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