New Jersey GEPA Language Arts Literacy Assessment Tutorial
Cluster 1: Writing to Speculate - Prompt "B"
Writing Sample #2 - Scoring "1"
The following writing sample for the Writing To Speculate Prompt "B" scored a "1" based on the New Jersey Registered Holistic Scoring Rubric.
Scorers made the following comments about the sample below:
The opening of the response, "On the news headlines..." grabs the reader's attention; however, there is minimal reference to the actual picture prompt. Also, the disorganization of ideas and awkward sentence construction demonstrate an inadequate command of the language.
