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Build a thesis (central idea), choose the strongest evidence, and explain how it proves the idea.
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TBASE
Interactive writing tools and automated essay scoring
Purpose
TBASE brings interactive writing tools and essay scoring together so students can build strong essays and teachers can see growth.
How it works
Choose a section below. Writing Tools build a thesis (central idea) with strong evidence and clear explanations. Essay scoring gives feedback aligned to STAAR/SST on every paper.
The goal
Every student finds a strong next step in writing, one thinking level at a time.
Start exploring
Each button opens the tool so you can try it for yourself.
Writing Slide Decks
Standards slide decks for writing, editing, and revising, with the teacher script and the student tracking sheet for every set.
Open Writing Slide Decks →Writing Practice Games
Whole group SmartBoard games: OnRAMP, Evidence Detective, and Explanation Station. Climb the five thinking levels.
Open Writing Games →Essay Expert
Build a full essay one step at a time with the Essay Progress Tracker, then send it to TBASE for scoring.
Open Essay Expert →Teach by TEKS
Pick the reading, editing, revising, and writing TEKS your district scope calls for. Get a complete GRADUATE week: deck, script, lesson plan, and tracking pages.
Open Teach by TEKS →TBASE Automated Scoring Engine
Full ECR essay grading system with holistic score and extensive feedback.
Open TBASE Essay Scoring →Prompt Builder
Upload your own Teach BIG passage and TBASE builds prompts you can use in class.
Open Prompt Builder →Teach BIG Magazines
Every branded magazine in one library for school boards and decision makers. Read online or download.
Open Teach BIG Magazines →Build strong ECR essays with interactive writing tools, then use feedback aligned to STAAR/SST that teachers can review with students.
Classroom job: Writing development and data you can act on
See it in action
Sample class list with a holistic score for each student. Individual student writing report with the holistic score. Class overview with holistic level counts and TEA averages.
Every TBASE and OnSTAGE option
TBASE Teacher
$29
one teacher, no student accounts
- 5 essays graded in front of the whole class (Tier 1, whole group).
- Includes the reports.
- No student accounts.
- School year access: your access ends July 31 and is not carried into the next school year.
TBASE
$149
per year, one teacher and 25 students
- The teacher plus 25 students, with up to 5 essays graded per student in the school year.
- Instant essay grading with teacher, student, and family reports.
- Students appear only by identifier.
- School year access: your access ends July 31 and is not carried into the next school year.
TBASE Unlimited
$349
per year, one teacher and 25 students
- The teacher plus 25 students with unlimited essay submissions.
- Instant essay grading with teacher, student, and family reports.
- Students appear only by identifier.
- School year access: your access ends July 31 and is not carried into the next school year.
TBASE Summer School
$79
one teacher and 25 students, April 1 through August 1
- The teacher plus 25 students. Up to 3 essays graded per student.
- Good April 1 through August 1.
OnSTAGE Teacher
$29
one teacher, no student accounts
- 5 whole class sessions.
- No student accounts.
- School year access: your access ends July 31 and is not carried into the next school year.
OnSTAGE
$149
per year, one teacher and 25 students
- The teacher plus 25 students. Unlimited whole class sessions.
- Instant reading, editing, and revising scoring with class reports.
- Students appear only by identifier.
- School year access: your access ends July 31 and is not carried into the next school year.
OnSTAGE Summer School
$79
one teacher and 25 students, April 1 through August 1
- The teacher plus 25 students, unlimited.
- Good April 1 through August 1.
School year access: your access ends July 31 and is not carried into the next school year.
$149 per year, one teacher and 25 students with up to 5 essays graded per student. Each extra student is $5. TBASE Teacher is $29 for 5 essays graded in front of the whole class, and TBASE Unlimited is $349 for unlimited essay submissions.
Schools can bundle all four digital platforms in the $479 Complete Set, good for one year with one free campus leader seat. Daily Decks arrive as ONE Daily Deck 4-Pack: choose any 4 of the 42 yearlong Daily Decks. Trifecta curriculum is sold separately.
What it is
TBASE is the Teach BIG Automated Scoring Engine. It pairs interactive writing tools with ASE/AI essay scoring, so students practice the moves of strong ECR writing and teachers get feedback aligned to STAAR/SST on every paper.
Students build a thesis, which is the central idea, choose the strongest evidence, and explain how it proves the idea. When they submit, TBASE returns a holistic score with extensive feedback that points to a clear next step.
TBASE keeps essay scoring and interactive writing practice in one place so teachers can review feedback aligned to STAAR/SST with students.
Who it is for
- Writing teachers who want every ECR essay scored with useful feedback
- Grade level teams calibrating STAAR/SST expectations across classrooms
- Campus leaders who want writing growth data they can act on
- Districts that need Teach by TEKS planning tied to their own scope
Key features
- ASE/AI essay scoring
- The full ECR grading system returns a holistic score plus extensive feedback on each essay, aligned to STAAR/SST.
- Interactive writing tools
- Thesis builders, evidence practice, and explanation practice teach each move of strong writing before students draft.
- Prompt Builder
- Upload a Teach BIG passage and TBASE builds prompts you can use in class the same day.
- Teach by TEKS
- Pick the reading, editing, revising, and writing TEKS your scope calls for and get a complete GRADUATE week with deck, script, lesson plan, and tracking pages.
Grades 3 to 8 fit
TBASE serves Grades 3 to 8 writing, from first constructed responses in the lower grades to full ECR essays with paired Teach BIG passages in the upper grades. Scoring expectations match STAAR/SST at every level.
Try TBASE with your class
$149 per year, one teacher and 25 students with up to 5 essays graded per student. Each extra student is $5. TBASE Teacher is $29 for 5 essays graded in front of the whole class, and TBASE Unlimited is $349 for unlimited essay submissions.
TBASE Matches the State
We scored every released TEA STAAR/SST Grade 3 to 5 extended constructed response sample paper from 2024, 2025, and 2026 on the live TBASE and compared each score with the official state score.
On average TBASE is within a tenth of a point of the state in every year, so it does not lean high or low.
- 2026: within one point of the state on 92% of papers
- 2025: within one point of the state on 90% of papers
- 2024: within one point of the state on 82% of papers
