HSPA

As //preparation// for taking the //HSPA// Language Arts Literacy assessment, read through the sample test materials in this booklet to familiarize yourself with the format.

Here is a document that describes the expository writing prompt, gives samples, and includes the NJ Holistic Scoring Rubric.

= Web Resources = This tutorial,provided by The State of New Jersey Department of Education, is designed to help New Jersey educators, as well as high school students, prepare for the reading (narrative and persuasive texts) as well as writing (writing to speculate, and writing to persuade) portions of the High School Proficiency Assessment (HSPA) in language arts. It consists of five individual Clusters covering the five fundamental components of the HSPA Language Arts test. []

= Extra Practice = Interested in getting more practice to prepare for the writing sections of the HSPA? Check out these prompts.