Compose a body paragraph using the TOPIC-SENTENCE + INFORMATION + EVIDENCE-WITH-CITATION + SO-WHAT (TIES) routine
Exercise
Difficulty 3
~10 min
eng.g4.s.ex_11
Ties Paragraph Draft
Prompt
Pick CATEGORY 1 from your planner. Use the TIES routine to draft body paragraph 1. Write 5-7 sentences: TOPIC-SENTENCE + INFORMATION + EVIDENCE-WITH-CITATION + SO-WHAT.
M-4-S-EX-11
Illustration
Reference image of a TIES paragraph with each band color-highlighted: topic-sentence=purple, information=blue, evidence-with-citation=orange, so-what=green. Print-ready 8.5x11.
How it's presented
mode
handwriting
paper
single line g4
Answer criteria
type
rubric
criteria
- 4 TIES bands present
- Topic-sentence names category
- Evidence has signal-phrase attribution
- So-what explains why category matters
Hints
- Use color-coded sentence-strip kit BEFORE writing on paper.
- Every fact needs a signal phrase ('According to ___,').
Misconceptions to watch
- Skips so-what.
- Cites source as URL only without signal phrase.
Used in lessons