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 "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 is organized with a progression of ideas. The narrative has sufficient development; however, the story ends abruptly and there are too many errors in mechanics to indicate a strong command of language.