State of New Jersey Department of Education

New Jersey GEPA Language Arts Literacy Assessment Tutorial

Cluster 2:  Writing to Persuade - Prompt "C"

Writing Sample #2 - Scoring "2"

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

Scorers made the following comments about the sample below:

This response has a minimal opening and closing and an attempt at organization. However, more elaboration of ideas is needed to move this paper beyond the highlight level.