State of New Jersey Department of Education

New Jersey GEPA Language Arts Literacy Assessment Tutorial

Cluster 1:  Writing to Speculate - Prompt "A"

Writing Sample #2 - Scoring "4"

The following writing sample for the Writing To Speculate Prompt "A" scored a "4" based on the New Jersey Registered Holistic Scoring Rubric.

Scorers made the following comments about the sample below:

The response progresses from beginning to end. Transitions in the story are evident; the writer even offers a moral to the story. Although the errors do not interfere with the meaning of the story, more elaboration and development of details would be needed for a higher score.