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AP essays and DBQs, scored against the College Board rubric
Upload your essay — an AP English rhetorical analysis, argument or synthesis, or an AP History DBQ or LEQ — with the official scoring guidelines. Mark scores each row of the rubric and quotes the lines that earned, or cost, you points, so every rewrite climbs the scale.
AP essays are scored on published, points-based rubrics — exactly the criterion-referenced marking Mark was built for.
One thing before we start: I never write a word for you. I mark your draft against your rubric — like a teacher's first pass — so youdo the improving. Check your school's policy on AI feedback, and acknowledge your use of it where required.
How it works
Add your rubric
Upload or paste the criteria your work will actually be marked against — e.g. the College Board scoring guidelines for the free-response question.
Upload your draft
Drop in the PDF (or paste the text). Mark reads it against every criterion and scores it, quoting the exact lines that earned the marks.
Improve and re-mark
Fix what he flagged, run it again, and watch the mark move. That loop is how essays climb to the top grades.
Not sure why you lost marks? Just ask him.
Every marked essay now has a chat. Ask Mark why a criterion landed where it did, what “more analysis” actually means, or where to start on your re-draft — and he'll talk it through with you, pointing to the exact lines in your essay.
He'll never write it for you. He asks the questions a good teacher would, so the improving stays yours.
See it before your marker does
Mark your draft, fix what he flags, watch the mark climb.
Mark scores your draft against your rubric and quotes the exact line behind every mark. You fix the two things holding it back, run it again — and the number moves. That loop is the whole game.
- Marked against your rubric. Your criteria, not a generic template.
- Evidence for every score. The exact line that earned it — or cost you the mark.
- Revise and re-mark. Improve the draft, run it again, and see the mark climb.
Your essay
Mark is reading your draft…The line Mark quoted
“The railways did not simply move people faster — they reshaped the ordinary rhythm of the day, standardising the clocks between towns and turning a distant city into somewhere you could visit and be home from before dark. Bradshaw's timetable soon sat in every household.”
You name the cause — now push it. Add one sentence on the consequence you hint at, and this criterion tips into the top band.
Draft 1
Draft 2
English and History, row by row
AP free-response essays — rhetorical analysis, argument and synthesis in English, or the DBQ and LEQ in History — are scored against a short, points-based rubric covering thesis, evidence, reasoning and (in English) sophistication. Mark scores each row with the quoted sentence that earned it, so you can see exactly where a point is being left on the table.
Catch the easy points before you turn it in
Every year, capable essays miss the cheap points: a thesis that doesn't take a defensible line, evidence that isn't tied back to the argument, or a missing piece of required analysis. Marking your own draft against the rubric first catches these while they're still fixable.
Feedback, never the essay itself
Mark never writes, rewrites or paraphrases a sentence for you. He scores what you wrote against the rubric and shows you where the points are — the writing stays yours, and you should follow your school's policy on using AI feedback.
Start free. Most students go for the plan.
Start with 2 free marks — enough to mark a draft, improve it, and mark it again. Then keep going for less than the price of one human-marked essay.
Unlimited-ish plan
$25 / monthor $200/yr
That's about $0.50 an essay — the cheapest way to mark, by a mile.
50 marks a month included, fair-use capped. Mark essay after essay all term, chat with Mark about every one, top up any time.
Start the planJust need a few marks? One-time packs — marks never expire:
Starter
$9
3 marks · $3.00 each
Assessment block
$24
10 marks · $2.40 each
Season pack
$39
20 marks · $1.95 each
A human marking service charges $30+ for one essay and takes days.
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Your next draft could be a grade higher.
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