New Jersey GEPA Language Arts Literacy Assessment Tutorial
Cluster 1: Writing to Speculate - Prompt "A"
Writing Sample #5 - 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:
The response has a single focus and progresses from beginning to end. Through the use of word choice (aquaintances, inquire) and figurative language (the people were clustered as bees on a blossom), this narrative demonstrates a strong command of the language. More development of details and a stronger ending would move this paper to the next level.
