TDA Lesson

What does TDA stand for?

• Text Dependent Analysis

• Took Dan's Apple

• Text Dominate Answering

• Texting Doesn't Apply

How many paragraphs should you write in a TDA?

• 3

• more than 7

• 1

• about 5

What is a good way to plan your text dependent analysis or (essay)?

• t-chart

• Begin typing

• Read the entire passage first.

• Read the question before the passage.

Examples, ideas, or direct quotations from the text that support your answer is _________________________.

• conjunction

• figurative language

• theme

• evidence

How do you begin the introductory paragraph of a TDA?

• Hook your reader to get their attention

• Tell your opinion of the passage

• With misspelled words

• With the main idea of the passage

The claim is the 3rd sentence in introductory paragraph of a TDA. What should the claim include?

• Evidence

• Prove It Statements

• Words from the prompt and your key point(s) (answer)

• Your review of the passage

What is the next step of a TDA after reading the prompt (question)?

• Stretch and Yawn

• Choose the evidence

• Type the conclusion paragraph

• Read the passage

What should TDA body paragraphs include?

• A summary of the entire passage

• Topic and Closing Sentences relating to the prompt

• A review of the passage

• Copy the passage word for word without quotation marks

What should you include in the TDA conclusion paragraph?

• How boring you thought the passage was

• Hook

• A Call to Action (Suggest the reader does something relating to the prompt)

• 8 transition words

At least how many transition words should your TDA contain?

• 2

• 12

• 8

• 4