State of New Jersey Department of Education

New Jersey GEPA Language Arts Literacy Assessment Tutorial

Cluster 1:  Writing to Speculate - Prompt "C"

Writing Sample #3 - 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:

The student attempts to focus on the picture prompt. (...a Grandfather teaches his grandson about planes...) Sufficient details are present to indicate a limited command of the language; however, elaboration of ideas and details would be needed to move this paper beyond the highlight level.