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HSPA Language Arts Tutorial Cluster 1: Writing to Speculate

Writing Sample Scoring "2"


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

Scorers made the following comments about the sample below:

This sample attempts to describe an incident involving the object, but there are errors in mechanics, sentence construction, and usage- all of which interfere with the meaning of the piece.

The focus of the piece is blurred by the introduction of a cousin in the first paragraph who is not used in the second paragraph. The meaning of the ending of the piece is unclear to the scorer.

Mechanically, the piece contains run-on sentences and lacks past tense verb endings and plural endings on nouns. There are also misused relative pronouns and prepositions in addition to spelling errors.



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