NJSLS ELA · Grades 9–10

Calibrate your rubric judgment

A practice tool for high school ELA teachers. Sharpen how you distinguish skill levels across the New Jersey Student Learning Standards — one quick comparison at a time.

Start Calibrating
53
Skills
5
ELA Strands
424
Gradations

How the Level Sort game works

No grading, no stakes — just calibration reps that take seconds each.

1

Compare two responses

You're shown two anonymized student responses for the same skill, side by side.

2

Pick the higher level

Decide which response demonstrates a higher level of the skill — or call it a tie.

3

See the reveal

The actual rubric levels and behavioral descriptions appear, so you learn the why behind each one.

What you'll calibrate against

53 skills spanning all five ELA strands, each with detailed rubric gradations.

Language
7 skills · 56 gradations
Reading Informational
9 skills · 72 gradations
Reading Literature
8 skills · 64 gradations
Speaking & Listening
8 skills · 64 gradations
Writing
21 skills · 168 gradations