New Jersey GEPA Language Arts Literacy Assessment Tutorial
Cluster 2: Writing to Persuade - Prompt "A"
Writing Sample #2 - Scoring "4"
The following writing sample for the Sample Persuasive Writing Prompt A scored a "4" 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, and there is an overall progression of ideas. Although, there is effective use of figurative language, (Breakfast in a student is like coffee in an adult...it wakes up our brains and porepares us for the upcoming events of the day). Ideas are loosely developed. The limited elaboration of ideas and specific details keep this paper at the adequate command of the language.
