TDA Review

A reasonable prediction on what is happening in the text, what will happen, and/or why characters are behaving a certain way

• Analysis

• Introduction

• Inference

• Title

A statement saying something happened in a certain way or is true (The "A" in RACES)

• Analysis

• Claim

• Inference

• Introduction

Proof that shows something else exists or is true (The "E" in RACE)

• Analysis

• Claim

• Inference

• Evidence

What is the first paragraph you write in an essay?

• Conclusion

• Body Paragraph 1

• Introduction

• Evidence

The main point that forms the basis for an argument within a text, aka the "roadmap" for your essay

• Analysis

• Thesis

• Conclusion

• Introduction

RACES stands for....

• Restate, Answer, Cite, Explain Sum it Up

• Restate, Answer, Claim, Expand, Summary

• Rat, Ant, Crab, Elk, Spongebob

• Repeat, Answer, Cut, Expound, Set it up

The internal (inner) paragraphs of an essay are called?

• The introduction

• The conclusion

• The thesis

• The body

A careful study of something to learn about its parts, what they do, and how they are related

• Thesis

• Analysis

• Conclusion

• Evidence

Which is NOT a step of the writing process

• Prewrite

• Write

• Edit

• Post writing

TRUE or FALSE: the first thing you should when writing a TDA is to begin composing your response

• True

• False