TDA Review

What does the acronym TDA stand for?

• test dependent analysis

• text depends on the analysis

• text dependent analysis

What are the five parts of an introduction paragraph? (choose three)

• Title, author, genre

• evidence

• Restate the prompt

• State reasons

• link everything together

What comes after you cite your evidence in a body paragraph?

• state your point

• state another piece of evidence

• infer from your evidence

• introduce your next reason

What do the first and last paragraph in a TDA have in common?

• They both have evidence

• They include citations

• They analyze the text

• They both state the point and reasons

Select three choices that are considered fiction/literary elements.

• setting, characters, problem, climax, solution

• central idea

• theme

• dialogue

• text structure

Choose three elements that are found in nonfiction.

• domain specific vocabulary

• central idea

• theme

• dialogue

• text structure

Define analyze.

• Draw a conclusion based on evidence & your own knowledge

• Take a closer look; break down and explain

• Copy text from the passage

• Words from the passage that prove your point

Define evidence.

• Draw a conclusion based on evidence & your own knowledge

• Take a closer look; break down and explain

• Copy text from the passage

• Words from the passage that prove your point

What do you need to include after your cited evidence?

• parenthesis, author's last name, page number

• quotation marks, author's last name

• author's last name, page number

Which of the following is a "never write" phrase?

• This proves that

• The author states

• I will show you

• According to the text