Text Dependent Writing

What is another name for paragraphs according to the SC Ready Rubric?

• paraphrase
• construction
• passage
• sentence

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

• Use an outline, t-chart, or web map on paper
• Begin typing
• Read the entire passage first.
• Read the question before the passage. 

You're writing a TDA, or essay, analyzing an author Thomas Crane's opinion about whether or not students should wear school uniforms. Select the best sentence starter to introduce him in your topic sentence.

• The author of the article ...
• The author, Thomas Crane, wrote in his essay "Done with Uniforms," that students should have a choice.
• The author wrote that students should have a choice in school uniforms.
• The author has the opinion in "Done with Uniforms" that they're not cool.

You must analyze the similarities and differences in Thomas Crane's article "Down with Uniforms" and Selena Smith's essay "Why We Need School Uniforms." What can you tell immediately from the titles?

• Before you read, you can tell Thomas Crane does not support uniforms while Selena Smith believes in school uniforms.
• You can't tell anything because you don't have enough information.
• You can tell Selena Smith supports school uniforms.
• Thomas Crane does not support school uniforms. 

What is a good way to scan each article?

• Non
• Read the entire article.
• Read the first sentence of each paragraph.
• Read the last sentence of the passage.

What is a good step to take in planning when you read the question?

• Underline the first word in the question.
• Go back to the article immediately and underline a quote that matches it.
• Nothing
• Underline the most important words of the questions to understand what it is asking you to do.

Select the best meaning for explicit meaning of the text.

• means directly written by the author
• means the author hints at an idea.
• means the thesis
• means an opinion

You read a scene from a play called "The Realness of Night." You quote a line from the play. Select the correct citation for analysis in TDA. 

• The author writes that the character said he can't eat again until he fights. 
• In "The Realness of Night," the character, Jon, said, "I can't eat again until I fight tomorrow" (line 45).
• In "The Realness of Night," the character, Jon, said, "I can't eat again until I fight tomorrow." (line 45)
• In "The Realness of Night," the character, Jon, said I can't eat again until I fight tomorrow.

You've read two essays about the use of iPhones in schools. "Back to Basics" by Leon Vera supports paper-based learning while "Tech with Schools" by Johanna Fredrick supports the use of iPhones in schools. Select the best sentence starter for a second sentence in your introductory paragraph.

• The authors disagree about several parts of technology in schools.
• Vera supports paper-based learning, and I know Frederick supports iPhones.
• I think iPhones should be used in schools like the second author said.
• "Tech with Schools" author, Johanna Fredrick supports the use of iPhones in schools while Leon Vera supports more paper-based learning in his article, "Back to Basics." 

How many paragraph should you have in your TDA?

• 1
• 2-3
• 3-5
• 6