TDA Time✏️
What does TDA stand for?
Text Dependent Analysis
What is your computer responsibility each day before the test?
Make sure your computer is fully charged
What’s another word for “text evidence”
Proof or quotes from the story
What should you do if you are feeling frustrated during the test?
Take deep breaths, pause, refocus
What should you do the night before the test?
Get as much sleep as you can
What should you do before reading the TDA Passage?
Read the TDA question and fold your graphic organizer
If you accidentally skip a question, what should you use?
Use the natigation tool to go back to the missed question
What happens if you don't know what a word means?
Remember what close readers do: Look around the sentence to help you
Look at roots and affixes in the sentences
Why is it important to read every question carefully, even if you think you know the answer?
Sometimes tricky words or details change the meaning
Can you take the test that day if you come to school late?
What are 3 things that you should include in a TDA?
Strong focus statment, textual evidence, complete sentences, restating the question, answering prompt, restating focus
Why might you use the "eliminator" (strikethrough) tool when answering multiple-choice questions?
To cross off questions we know are wrong and narrow your choices
What does “summarize” mean?
What does it mean to pace yourself during the test?
To take your time and not rush through the test
What should you do before submitting the test?
Go back and make sure you answered each question to your best ability
When should you restate the focus in your TDA essay?
Conclusion
Can you use a calculator on the Math Test?
Yes, after the directions tell you that you are able to use a calculator.
What’s a “prompt”?
The question or topic you are asked to respond to in writing.
What should you remind yourself of if you come across a question that seems hard?
Try my best. Think of the strategies you know or skip it nad come back to the question
What should you do if you run into any technical difficulties?
Raise your hand and wiat for teacher assistance
Do Not click around trying to get out of it this could result in it closing out of the PSSA's and risk your PSSA's to be incomplete
How do you organize your TDA?
Introduction (Must include a focus statment), proof paragraph 1, proof paragraph 2, conclusion
What should you do if your computer freezes?
Raise your hand and inform your teacher immediatly!
What does the word infer mean?
To make a smart guess using clues from the text and what you already know.
True or False: It’s okay to leave questions blank if you don’t know the answer.
False: always try your best to answer all of the questions
What kind of breakfast should you eat before the test?
A healthy breakfast. Avoid consuming sugars