Prompt Analysis

Read the prompt below:

The main idea of "Parade Balloons" is that building and handling parade balloons involves a lot of hard work. Analyze how the author supports this main idea throughout the passage. Write a well-organized response using specific evidence from the passage to support your answer.

What information will be useful as evidence for this TDA?

• any details that suggest building and handling parade balloons is hard work

• any details about parade balloons

• any details about the people who build parade balloons

• any details that use specific evidence

Read the prompt below: Mood is the feeling or emotion that a reader experiences from a story. Explain how the mood in "The Best Syrup Ever" changes from the beginning of the story to the end. Write a well-organized response using specific evidence from the story to support your answer. What does the prompt ask the reader to focus on in this story?

• main idea

• syrup

• mood

• theme

Read the prompt below: Mood is the feeling or emotion that a reader experiences from a story. Explain how the mood in "The Best Syrup Ever" changes from the beginning of the story to the end. Write a well-organized response using specific evidence from the story to support your answer. The task in the prompt above is in red.

• True

• False

Read the prompt below: The main idea of "Parade Balloons" is that building and handling parade balloons involves a lot of hard work. Analyze how the author supports this main idea throughout the passage. Write a well-organized response using specific evidence from the passage to support your answer. What is the focus statement in this prompt?

• Write a well-organized response using specific evidence from the passage to support your answer.

• The main idea of "Parade Balloons" is that building and handling parade balloons involves a lot of hard work.

• This prompt does not include a focus statement.

• Analyze how the author supports this main idea throughout the passage.

There are four questions to ask yourself when picking apart a prompt. The third one is:

What is my ______ as a writer?

What goes here?

What is the primary focus of a prompt analysis?

• A) Identifying the main idea

• B) Summarizing the text

• C) Evaluating the author's style

• D) Listing all characters

Which of the following is essential when analyzing a prompt?

• A) Understanding the task

• B) Knowing the author's biography

• C) Memorizing the text

• D) Listing all vocabulary words

In prompt analysis, what does the term 'focus statement' refer to?

• A) The main idea of the text

• B) The specific task or question to address

• C) The conclusion of the text

• D) The introduction of the text

When analyzing a prompt, why is it important to identify keywords?

• A) They help in understanding the task

• B) They are always the main idea

• C) They are the most difficult words

• D) They are the author's favorite words