Name: ____________________________ Date: _____________________ Period: ___

Argumentative, Informational, or Literary TDA Essay Rubric

Score (5 paragraphs): ___/ 33 pts.

Score (4 paragraphs): ___/ 27 pts.

FCAs
Content/Organization
-Paragraph #1: Introduction paragraph
Attention grabber​ (AG strategy, flows into BOP) ​_____/ 2 pts.
Background on prompt​ (title of passage(s), flows into Claim) ​______/ 2 pts.
Claim statement ​(Opinion + 3 topics/Just opinion, On prompt) ​______/ 2 pts.

-Paragraph #2: Body paragraph #1

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

-Paragraph #3: Body paragraph #2

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

-Paragraph #4: Body paragraph #3​ (Optional- Depending on Essay)

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

-Paragraph #5: Conclusion paragraph

Restatement of Claim statemen​t (transitional phrase, restate Claim) ​_______/ 2 pts.
Conclusion sentence (​wraps up entire essay) ​______/ 1 pt.

Style Expected FCAs

-No contractions ​____/ 1 pt.
-Written in 3​rd​ person _____/ ​1 pt.
Conventions
-Complete sentences (simple and compound) ​__/ 2 pts.
-Indent paragraphs ​____/ 0.5 pt.
-Capitalize beginning of each sentence ​____/ 0.5 pt.
-Capitalize proper nouns (specific people, places, and
things) ​____/ 0.5 pt.
-Use end punctuation ​____/ 0.5 pt.