State of New Jersey Department of Education

New Jersey GEPA Language Arts Literacy Assessment Tutorial

Cluster 2:  Writing to Persuade - Prompt "A"

Writing Sample #2 - Scoring "2"

The following writing sample for the Sample Persuasive Writing Prompt A  scored a "2" based on the New Jersey Registered Holistic Scoring Rubric.

Scorers made the following comments about the sample below:

The writer states an opening and closing with an attempt at organization. The writer provides reasons as to why a breakfast program would not be a good idea (... students won't want extra time put on to school hours). However, the ideas and supporting details are minimally elaborated which keeps this paper at the highlight level.