New Jersey GEPA Language Arts Literacy Assessment Tutorial
Cluster 1: Writing to Speculate - Prompt "A"
Writing Sample #6 - 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 progresses from beginning to end. The writer successfully takes a compositional risk by using alliteration (Cameron the Chameleon), and effective dialogue. There is enough variety in syntax and details to demonstrate an adequate commmand of language. More development of details and a stronger ending would be needed for a higher score.
