Name: ____________________________ Date: _____________________ Period: ___

Theme TDA Essay Practice

1 2
Minimally​ addresses part(s) Inconsistently​ addresses
of the task demonstrating some parts of the task
inadequate analytic demonstrating partial
understanding of analytic understanding
the text(s) of the text(s)
3 4
Adequately​ addresses all Effectively​ addresses all
parts of the task parts of the task
demonstrating sufficient demonstrating in-depth
analytic understanding of analytic understanding of
the text(s) the text(s)

Paragraph #1: Introduction paragraph

Attention grabber​ (AG strategy, flows into BOP)
Background on prompt​ (title of passage(s), flows into Claim)
Claim statement ​(theme, revealed through narrator)

Paragraph #2: Body paragraph #1

Topic Sentence #1​ (transitional phrase, first topic)
Evidence #1​ (signal phrase, directly quoted evidence, related to prompt)
Explain ​(analysis of evidence)
Evidence #2​ (signal phrase, directly quoted evidence, related to prompt)
Explain​ (analysis of evidence)
Conclusion sentence​ (transitional phrase, restate TS)

Paragraph #3: Body paragraph #2

Topic Sentence #2 ​(transitional phrase, second topic)
Evidence #1 ​(signal phrase, directly quoted evidence, related to prompt)
Explain​ (analysis of evidence)
Evidence #2 ​(signal phrase, directly quoted evidence, related to prompt)
Explain​ (analysis of evidence)
Conclusion sentence​ (transitional phrase, restate TS)

Paragraph #4: Body paragraph #3​ (Optional)

Topic Sentence #3​ (transitional phrase, third topic)
Evidence #1​ (signal phrase, directly quoted evidence, related to prompt)
Explain ​(analysis of evidence)
Evidence #2 ​(signal phrase, directly quoted evidence, related to prompt)
Explain​ (analysis of evidence)
Conclusion sentence​ (transitional phrase, restate TS)

Paragraph #5: Conclusion paragraph

Restatement of Claim statemen​t (transitional phrase, restate Claim)
Conclusion sentence ​(wraps up entire essay)

Style
-No contractions Expected FCAs
-Written in 3​rd​ person -Indent paragraphs
-Capitalize beginning of each sentence
Conventions -Capitalize proper nouns (specific people, places, and
-Complete sentences (simple and compound) things)
-Use end punctuation