One of the most underused resources in AP Literature are the sample essays (or anchor essays as I call them) on the College Board AP Lit exam page. College Board provides sample responses for Question 1 (poetry), Question 2 (prose), and Question 3 (open-ended) for every year dating back to 2003. In addition to the essays, College Board provides a summary justifying the scores the essays received at the reading. These essays are GOLD, and the possibilities of using them to improve student writing are endless. Here are a few ways I use them in class: Scoring Essays Having students score essays not only gives them the opportunity to see a full range of essays but provides a purpose for close and evaluative reading. Scoring essays most importantly offers students a model of a good (or average or bad) timed writing. In addition to reading essays, students become familiar with the scoring guide and learn ... KEEP READING
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