TDA Lesson

TDA Lesson Part 1

Steps to writing a great text-dependent analysis

Multiple Choice

What does TDA stand for?

• Text Dependent Analysis

• Took Dan's Apple

• Text Dominate Answering

• Texting Doesn't Apply

Introduction Paragraph 

 

•Restate the Prompt - Use a combination of words and/or phrases from the first and second sentences of the prompt to create an introduction sentence. 

 

Writing Prompt-What is this prompt asking you to do?

NASA scientists have been exploring Mars to determine if life could have existed there and if humans might be able to live there someday. Write an essay explaining and describing how the Perseverance rover mission has added new advanced technologies to the exploration of Mars. Use evidence from the text to support your response.

Writing Prompt-Focus

NASA scientists have been exploring Mars to determine if life could have existed there and if humans might be able to live there someday. Write an essay explaining and describing how the Perseverance rover mission has added new advanced technologies to the exploration of Mars. Use evidence from the text to support your response.

Multiple Choice

NASA scientists have been exploring Mars to determine if life could have existed there and if humans might be able to live there someday. Write an essay explaining and describing how the Perseverance rover mission has added new advanced technologies to the exploration of Mars. Use evidence from the text to support your response.

• focus of prompt

• call to action

Fill in the Blank

NASA scientists have been exploring Mars to determine if life could have existed there and if humans might be able to live there someday. Write an essay explaining and describing how the Perseverance rover mission has added new advanced technologies to the exploration of Mars. Use evidence from the text to support your response.

List all the verbs in the call to action section of the prompt.

Thesis Statement

This sentence gives your answer to the prompt using general  

examples from the passage and setting up the organization of your essay. 

Background/Transition Sentence

• Transition Sentence - Connects one idea to another in your essay in a smooth and logical way.

• You must include the title of the article and the author's name.

Multiple Select

A strong thesis statement should...(Choose all that apply.)

• Connect to the prompt

• Use key words

• Be your answer to the prompt found in the text

• Be the last sentence of your introduction and restated in the conclusion

Let's identify the parts of the introduction paragraph:

Traveling to Mars would be the perfect opportunity to explore while staying socially distanced. Advancements in space exploration may make that possible someday. In the article, “New NASA rover lands on Mars with a helicopter” by Newsela, NASA has developed a drone that will help scientists learn more about Mars. The Perseverance rover mission developed by NASA has added new advanced technologies to the exploration of Mars through high-tech instruments and robotic vehicles.      

Multiple Choice

Traveling to Mars would be the perfect opportunity to explore while staying socially distanced. Advancements in space exploration may make that possible someday.In the article, “New NASA rover lands on Mars with a helicopter” by Newsela, NASA has developed a drone that will help scientists learn more about Mars. The Perseverance rover mission developed by NASA has added new advanced technologies to the exploration of Mars through high tech instruments and robotic vehicles.

• thesis statement

• background information

• focus/hook

Multiple Choice

Traveling to Mars would be the perfect opportunity to explore while staying socially distanced. Advancements in space exploration may make that possible someday. In the article, “New NASA rover lands on Mars with a helicopter” by Newsela, NASA has developed a drone that will help scientists learn more about Mars. The Perseverance rover mission developed by NASA has added new advanced technologies to the exploration of Mars through high tech instruments and robotic vehicles.

• thesis statement

• background information

• focus/hook

Multiple Choice

Traveling to Mars would be the perfect opportunity to explore while staying socially distanced. Advancements in space exploration may make that possible someday. In the article, “New NASA rover lands on Mars with a helicopter” by Newsela, NASA has developed a drone that will help scientists learn more about Mars. The Perseverance rover mission developed by NASA has added new advanced technologies to the exploration of Mars through high tech instruments and robotic vehicles.

• thesis statement

• background information

• focus/hook

Multiple Choice

What is the organization of paragraphs?

• introduction, body paragraph(s), closing

• introduction, body paragraphs

• introduction, closing paragraph, body paragraphs

• body paragraphs, closing sentence

Your turn!

​With your group, score the sample TDA responses.
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