State of New Jersey Department of Education

New Jersey GEPA Language Arts Literacy Assessment Tutorial

Cluster 1:  Writing to Speculate - Prompt "A"

Writing Sample #3 - Scoring "2"

The following writing sample for the Writing To Speculate Prompt "A" scored a "2" based on the New Jersey Registered Holistic Scoring Rubric.

Scorers made the following comments about the sample below:

The writer begins to tell a story. The lack of elaboration, details and a sufficient ending to the story demonstrate a limited command of the language.