State of New Jersey Department of Education

New Jersey GEPA Language Arts Literacy Assessment Tutorial

Cluster 2:  Writing to Persuade - Prompt "C"

Writing Sample #1 - Scoring "4"

The following writing sample for the Sample Persuasive Writing Prompt C scored a "4" based on the New Jersey Registered Holistic Scoring Rubric.

Scorers made the following comments about the sample below:

This response connects to the text with appropriate development. Syntax is varied and there are minimal grammar, spelling and capitalization errors. This response indicates an adequate command of the language.