Compose a body paragraph using the TOPIC-SENTENCE + INFORMATION + EVIDENCE-WITH-CITATION + SO-WHAT (TIES) routine
Exercise
Difficulty 2
~3 min
eng.g4.s.ex_12
Ties Color Annotation
Prompt
Color-mark your TIES paragraph from ex_11. Use 4 colored pencils: purple under topic-sentence, blue under information, orange under evidence-with-citation, green under so-what.
How it's presented
mode
annotation on handwriting
Answer criteria
type
rubric
criteria
- All 4 bands marked
- Correct color per band
- Signal-phrase highlighted yellow inside evidence band
Hints
- One band per sentence is typical.
- If you can't find a band, that's information — your paragraph may be missing it.
Misconceptions to watch
- Skips so-what band.
- Marks two bands with same color.
Used in lessons