Comments by Liam Koenig

what would this score

Mon, 10 Nov 2025 11:27:00 -0500

Score for Evidence and Commentary

Based on the AP English Language Evidence and Commentary rubric (see the detailed criteria from your file, page 1), your writing would earn a score of 3 out of 4 for this section.

Your response references and explains details from at least three sources (labor of rice farming, Schoenfeld’s study from Gladwell, Chinese proverbs), always tying them back to your argument about cultural persistence and academic outcomes.

You provide strong, relevant evidence, such as specific quotations (“You master mathematics if you are willing to try” and the Chinese proverb), and you generally establish a line of reasoning from cultural history to academic attitudes.

Where you do fall just short of the 4 is in the consistency and depth of your commentary: while you connect your pieces of evidence to your main argument, some connections (like the transition from farming culture to modern academic persistence) could be explained more fully to explicitly show a logical, step-by-step progression.

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where should i analyze more deeply

Mon, 10 Nov 2025 11:27:00 -0500

One spot where you could dig deeper is in clarifying the direct connection between the Schoenfeld study on math persistence and the rice-farming cultural legacy you reference at the start—push further on how attitudes shaped by farming practices specifically manifest in academic settings.

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how would I make this score a 4

Mon, 10 Nov 2025 11:27:00 -0500

You consistently explain how the evidence you use relates to your argument about hard work and cultural mindset, but you sometimes summarize rather than deeply analyze how each piece of evidence supports a broader line of reasoning.

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Mon, 10 Nov 2025 11:27:00 -0500

Scoring Your Evidence and Commentary

For the prompt about evidence and commentary, your writing would likely receive a score of 3 out of 4.

You support multiple claims with specific textual evidence—for example, referencing the UC Berkeley study by Schoenfeld and quoting the Chinese proverb from Gladwell’s work.

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