Components
Component 1 of answering a TDA question.
What is restate?
When reading a TDA prompt, look for these to figure out the question.
The T stands for this
Text
In order to prove your answer, you have to be able to do 2 things: Identify what you KNOW from the text AND ________
What is: What it makes you think (or Infer)?
The number of states Ms. Tatum has lived in.
What is: 8
Component 2 of answering a TDA question.
What is transition word?
Once you've found the question word, do this next.
What is underline the rest of the sentence?
The D stands for this
Dependent
What you know and can prove from the source.
What is evidence?
Ms. Tatum's favorite sports team.
What is: Michigan Wolverines
Component 3 of answering a TDA question.
What is answer?
When you start your answer to a TDA question, you do this.
What is use as many of the same words from the question?
The A stands for this
Analysis
What you think based off of what you know.
What are Inferences?
The name of Miss Linstra's dog
What is Tucker?
Do this when you restate the question.
What is use as many of the same words as possible?
The question they're asking:
Write an essay analyzing how the author’s organization of the passage helps the reader to understand the tasks. Use information from the passage to support your response.
How does the author's organization of the passage help the reader to understand the task?
Any form of written work
This is another example
OBSERVED FACTS
THINGS THAT YOU CAN CLEARLY TELL
OBVIOUS TO ALL READERS
What is 3?
When answering a TDA question, you must have an accurate answer and be able to do this.
What is use evidence to support?
The question is:
Write an essay explaining how the passage shows a way in which people and animals help each other. Use evidence to support your answer
How does the passage show a way in which people and animals help each other?
Do this when the answer is not obvious.
What is analyze?
This is an example of ________________
She might need a helping hand to succeed.
(evidence, inference, proof)
What is an inference?
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