TDA Steps

After I read a passage and get a prompt/question about it, what do I do FIRST?

• Write the Introduction

• Focus on the Question/ Break it Down!

• Organize my Evidence

• Find Evidence

Tags

CCSS.RF.4.4A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

CCSS.RF.5.4A

CCSS.RF.5.4B

CCSS.RF.5.4C

This is what I do after I understand the prompt/question:

• Write the Introduction

• Focus more on the question/prompt

• Organize my Evidence

• Find Evidence

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CCSS.RI.4.3

CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.3

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

I have ALL of this EVIDENCE. Now what do I DO with it?

• Write the Introduction

• Write the Middle

• Organize my Evidence

• Focus on the Question 1 more time

Hmm, my evidence is sorted & I have 2 or 3 Main Ideas, so now I will...

• Write my Introduction

• Take a Break

• What's my prompt again?

• Write the Middle

My Introduction tells my 3 Main Ideas, so now I will focus on my Blueprint & write my...

• conclusion

• prompt/question

• camel!

• Implicit Inferences & Explanation/Overall Point

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

Phew! That was some good thinking on the Blueprint, I get to write my ____ now!

• Middle

• Conclusion

• Interjection

• A summary of the passage I read

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CCSS.RI.6.10

CCSS.RI.7.10

CCSS.RL.3.10

CCSS.RL.4.10

CCSS.RL.5.10

My evidence, inferences, & analysis are complete! I get to wrap things up by writing the... Hmm, can I recycle part of my Intro for this part...?

• Introduction

• Series commas

• Middle

• Conclusion

I'm finished! Wait, one more thing to do before I submit the TDA.

• Reread the whole thing & make sure it ANSWERS the PROMPT

• Draw a picture to match my ideas

• Write another TDA!

• Make a FlipGrid explaining my ideas to the class