New Jersey GEPA Language Arts Literacy Assessment Tutorial
Cluster 1: Writing to Speculate - Prompt "A"
Writing Sample #5 - Scoring "3"
The following writing sample for the Writing To Speculate Prompt "A" scored a "3" based on the New Jersey Registered Holistic Scoring Rubric.
Scorers made the following comments about the sample below:
The response is organized with a sequence of events. The details, use of dialogue and figurative language (I'm dead as a fish out of water.), move the response beyond the highlight level. However, the abrupt conclusion and errors in mechanics indicate a partial command of language.
