State of New Jersey Department of Education

New Jersey GEPA Language Arts Literacy Assessment Tutorial

Cluster 2:  Writing to Persuade - Prompt "B"

Writing Sample #5 - Scoring "3"

The following writing sample for the Sample Persuasive Writing Prompt B scored a "3" based on the New Jersey Registered Holistic Scoring Rubric.

Scorers made the following comments about the sample below:

This response states a position about the junk food controversy. While there is an opening and a closing, much of the ideas presented are not developed with minimal elaboration on each proposed solution to the cafeteria junk food controversy. Errors in usage and mechanics keep this paper at the partial command of language.