Mapping Out Your TDA Essay Review

After a quote, you should write at least two sentences that ______.

• restate the quote.

• add 10 more quotes. You can never have too many quotes.

• give the author's purpose for writing this quote.

• explains and justifies how the quote helps answer the question asked.

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

T.A.G. is an acronym for _____.

• Title

  Adjective

  Gerund

• Trust

  All

  Grades

• Title

  Author

  Genre

• Too

  Annoying in

  General

Tags

CCSS.RI. 9-10.10

CCSS.RI.8.10

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

A text dependent INTRODUCTION is made up of the following elements in this order.

• 1.T.A.G.

  2.Summary

  3.Claim/Thesis Statement

• 1.Claim/Thesis 2.Statement

  3. 3.T.A.G.

  Summary

• 1.Summary

  2.T.A.G.

  3.Claim/Thesis Statement

• 1.T.A.G.

  2.Claim/Thesis 3.Statement

  Summary

Each body paragraph should have at least how many pieces of evidence?

• one

• two

• five

• Evidence is unnecessary. Your opinion is good enough.

How long should the SUMMARY be in a text dependent essay introduction?

• one sentence

• one paragraph

• 2-3 sentences

• 5 sentences

Where do you write your THESIS STATEMENT?

• The beginning of the first paragraph

• The last sentence in the last paragraph

• The last sentence in the first paragraph

• The beginning of the last paragraph

Check all that apply.

A thesis statement is...

• A one sentence answer to the question

• A fact

• Your main claim + 3 reasons

• A question you are going to answer

How many paragraphs should your TDA essay be?

• 3

• 5

• 1

• 7

Text Dependent Analysis means...

• A story you write

• An essay in which you analyze a text, produce an argument, and support your ideas with evidence from the text

• Nonfiction writing, written to teach or inform the reader about a specific topic

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

• The introduction

• The conclusion

• The thesis

• The body