New Jersey GEPA Language Arts Literacy Assessment Tutorial
Cluster 1: Writing to Speculate - Prompt "C"
Writing Sample #3 - Scoring "5"
The following writing sample for the Writing To Speculate Prompt "C" scored a "5" based on the New Jersey Registered Holistic Scoring Rubric.
Scorers made the following comments about the sample below:
From the opening of the story, ("I can still smell the musk of his old house.") to the concluding paragraph, the writer develops a well-organized and developed story. Through the use of effective figurative language, ("Your mouth's as dirty as a pile of gravel.") and appropriate elaboration of ideas, this narrative indicates a strong command of the language.
