New Jersey GEPA Language Arts Literacy Assessment Tutorial
Cluster 1: Writing to Speculate - Prompt "A"
Writing Sample #4 - Scoring "5"
The following writing sample for the Writing To Speculate Prompt A scored a "5" based on the New Jersey Registered Holistic Scoring Rubric.
Scorers made the following comments about the sample below:
This response has a single focus and progresses from beginning to end. The story develops with appropriate details and vivid language (She threw the chameleon as if she were a quarterback for the NFL.). The use of dialogue and syntactical variety demonstrate a strong command of the language. The lesson the two boys learn at the end add a sense of completeness to the story.
