TDAs for the win
You should include this in an introduction
Except any logical answer (Title, author, Genre, Gist, Thesis)
This is an example of what figurative language:
The daring boy, Darren, looked danger in the face.
alliteration
Which text structure is being used to help make the author's point: (Chronological order, problem/solution, cause/effect, thesis/argument, compare contrast)
Smoking currently causes over 7 million deaths per year.
cause/effect
Name that signpost
"If we could raise awareness, we could raise wages to invest in education for our children," says Guillermo Touma.
Quoted Words
What is the overall message or life lesson of a fictional text?
The theme
The sentence of the TDA command that you will use to create your thesis.
2nd sentence
This is an example of what figurative language
She was a ray of light on a dark, gloomy day.
metaphor
Which text structure is being used to help make the author's point: (Chronological order, problem/solution, cause/effect, thesis/argument, compare contrast)
Crocodiles and alligators are the closest animals we have to dinosaurs. In the United States most crocodiles are almost always slate grey. If it has dark green or black scales, you have likely got a gator.
Compare/Contrast
Nonfiction author's might include this signpost to hook their reader or persuade them to feel emotional.
Extreme & Absolute Language
What signposts might help to develop the overall message or life lesson of a fictional text?
Accept any one of the following:
Words of the wiser, Aha Moment, Contrasts and Contradiction, Again & Again
You should include this after a piece of evidence.
An inference (something the reader can figure out from the text or
analysis (an explanation about how this evidence develops a bigger concept)
This is an example of what figurative language
The alarmed screamed out shocking us out of our slumber.
personificaiton
Which text structure is being used to help make the author's point: (Chronological order, problem/solution, cause/effect, thesis/argument, compare contrast)
In the 1933, Hitler's rule began. Five years later, 1938, the violence against Jews was unleashed on the The Night of Broken Glass. Just a year later, WWII begins, but the US does not enter the war until 1941.
chronological order
True or False
Authors of nonfiction do not usually use figurative language.
False
This is the point in the plot where the protagonist gains something they have not before.
The climax or the turning point.
True or False
Evidence can include direct quotes between characters in a conversation.
False- paraphrase and choose one powerful sentence if needed.
This is an example of what figurative language
The embarrassed student exited class as if she were a reprimanded puppy.
simile
Which text structure is being used to help make the author's point: (Chronological order, problem/solution, cause/effect, thesis/argument, compare contrast)
When authors provide flashbacks in their writing it can create both clarity and confusion for their readers.
Thesis/argument
This text feature is used to explain a picture or a diagram in the text and helps to develop the main idea of the text.
Caption
a struggle within a character's mind over a problem or question
Internal Conflict
If/then
The green leafy tree's limbs swayed in the wind as the smell of honeysuckle drifted through the air.
Imagery, descriptive word choice or sensory language
Which text structure is being used to help make the author's point: (Chronological order, problem/solution, cause/effect, thesis/argument, compare contrast)
While we cannot stop global warming overnight, or even over the next several decades, we can slow the rate and limit the amount of global warming by reducing human emissions of heat-trapping gases and soot.
Problem/Solution
What is this an example of and why might an author include it?
In 2018, 63 percent of deaths among passenger vehicle occupants ages 16-19 were drivers.
Statistic (asked student to be more specific if they say numbers).
An author might use it to persuade teens to drive more carefully or for adults not to allow teens to get license. Also could be used to show an author did research and therefore is reliable/valid.
Name 3 ways authors develop mood.
Dialogue, imagery, word choice and/or setting.