State of New Jersey Department of Education

New Jersey GEPA Language Arts Literacy Assessment Tutorial

Cluster 2:  Writing to Persuade - Prompt "C"

Writing Sample #4 - Scoring "OT"

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

Scorers made the following comments about the sample below:

This sample attempts to make a connection to the prompt, "JoJo" but there is no reference to the writing topic.  Numerous errors in syntax are apparent.