<p>Just how much do they count off for these on the AP USH test? Specifically in reference to FRQ #5.</p>
<p>Was the error just getting a date wrong? Because that probably won't get you any points off, but it might help push it up or down. </p>
<p>If you got something out of chronological order, it depends. If it didn't affect your argument much (the time it happened) then it is still a minor error, and doesn't count much agianst your score. </p>
<p>If it was something major, that totaly messes up your essay, then it is a major error, which will probably take a point or so off. Depends on the severity and triviality. If it matters a lot then more points are taken off, if it doesn't matter, you could still write a 9 if the rest of the essay was perfect.</p>
<p>Also, if you made a bunch of small errors, this is like makeing one big error.</p>
<p>I forgot FRQ 5, I chose 3 and 4. And nailed them.</p>
<p>I accidently mentioned that the "long, hot summers" were during the 50s...but they were in the 60s...</p>
<p>will that hurt me a lot?</p>
<p>Nah, they let you off pretty easy as far as errors go. That is a less than a major error, a little more than a minor error.</p>
<p>A minor error is like: "In 1867 Wyoming passed their womens suffrage act" when the date is 1869.</p>
<p>A major error is like: " Japan and the United States allied in WW2 to fight the Nazis." Then the writer would go on to explain how Japanese-US forces were critical in defeating the nazis, and how it saved the world from fascism, and how US addored Japan for being our ally. That is a MAJOR error.</p>
<p>IMO you wont be treated too harshly for that.</p>
<p>Basically, are the AP readers lenient when they grade the essays?</p>
<p>Any other info on this subject? How bad is factual information that is a decade off on a FRQ?</p>
<p>I don't know. But personally, last year, I forgot what the Compromise of 1850 was about and messed up, which according to my teacher was a "major error." The AP graders are pretty hard. If you were a decade off on something very important, that can be a big loss of points.</p>
<p>What do you mean by big points? Essay grade lands on the 2-4 range of the rubric?</p>
<p>Because it is all multiplied, lossing 2 points, which is wholly possible with a major error, can knock you down.</p>