Intro Paragraph
Where you should look if you're not sure how to spell and capitalize the passage title or author's name
At the title and author's name given at the very beginning of the passage!
The minimum amount of text evidence you can give in a SINGLE body paragraph and still earn a passing score on a 7th grade TDA.
Two
To remind the reader what you said you were going to prove in your introduction's PQA sentence
Total number of sentences in our introduction paragraph
Three
Body Paragraph 1:
First, an ??? of ____________ can be found on page ___.
example
This is what goes inside the quotation marks in your very first sentence in the introduction.
The title of the passage
What you're expected to do after giving your two pieces of text evidence.
Explain what the quotes mean.
The purpose of your final sentence in the closing
To give one final thought about the passage and/or story/nonfiction elements the TDA prompt asked the writer to focus on (Drop the mic is also an acceptable answer!)
Total number of pieces of required text evidence if you add up all three body paragraphs.
Six
Intro paragraph:
They ??? __________, _____________, and _____________.
include
After giving the title of the passage and author's name, you should use the rest of the first sentence of your TDA to do this.
Summarize what the passage is about
The purpose of the final sentence in your body paragraphs.
To connect what you've quoted and explained to the TDA prompt's two story/nonfiction elements.
The word demonstrates is just a slightly fancier way to say this.
shows
Total number of sentences in our TDA formula.
23 (2+6+6+6+3)
Body Paragraph 2:
This ??? ___________because__________.
proves
The second sentence of the TDA prompt
Because the state's scoring rubric demands the use of these, our formula includes words like "First," "Next," "Later," and "Finally" in each of our body paragraphs.
Transitions
The word text is just a slightly fancier way of saying this.
The passage or story.
Total number of WORDS we give you to use in your closing paragraph.
Five!
In conclusion
The text demonstrates
Body Paragraph 3:
??? the author____________.
Clearly
The three phrases you use to fill in the blanks in the "They include _______, _________, and _________." sentence will become the topics of what?
Each of your three body paragraphs
This sentence is the exact same in all three body paragraphs in our TDA formula.
Sentence 6
This proves ____ because _____.
This is why it's so important that your closing is strong and impressive to the scorer.
It's your final impression on them before they decide your score!
The total number of times you should summarize the entire passage.
One (Only in the very first sentence of your TDA!)
Closing Paragraph:
The ??? demonstrates _______________.
text