State of New Jersey Department of Education

New Jersey GEPA Language Arts Literacy Assessment Tutorial

Cluster 1:  Writing to Speculate - Prompt "C"

Writing Sample #5 - Scoring "OT"

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

Scorers made the following comments about the sample below:

This sample makes no attempt to connect to the writing prompt.