State of New Jersey Department of Education

New Jersey GEPA Language Arts Literacy Assessment Tutorial

Cluster 1:  Writing to Speculate - Prompt "C"

Writing Sample #2 - Scoring "2"

The following writing sample for the Writing To Speculate Prompt "C" scored a "2" based on the New Jersey Registered Holistic Scoring Rubric.

Scorers made the following comments about the sample below:

This response has an opening and a closing. The writer provides sufficient details and elaboration; however, the numerous errors in mechanics and sentence construction indicate a limited command of the language.