TDA and Narrative Review (HP & S)

a reference to a familiar person, place, thing, or event from another piece of literature, art, music, or history

A properly written thesis contains key words from the prompt.

A properly written thesis statement answers the question and focuses the TDA.

the shortening of a text to include only the most important ideas

The firehouse burned down.

How many pieces of text evidence does a properly written TDA contain?

main character in a literary work

What does TDA stand for?

author’s purpose which provides descriptive details (lots of adjectives), using the senses

Which of the following must be included in the introduction of a TDA?

the struggle between characters or emotions

the person telling the story

the character or force in conflict with the main character

A properly written thesis statement contains specific text evidence.

Edward is the biggest Einstein in the class.

the meaning or lesson of a story; a general truth about life or mankind

Personal opinion is a necessary part of a TDA.

narrator is an all-knowing outsider who can enter the minds of ALL the characters

How many paragraphs are in a properly written TDA?

A TDA presents text evidence and explains how that evidence proves the thesis.

A TDA conclusion...

Look for these when you don't know what a word means.

thoughtful, kind, understanding

narrator is an outsider who can enter the mind of ONE character

sentences and words around an unfamiliar word that help guess it's meaning

If the text evidence is strong enough, it is unnecessary to explain how it supports the thesis.

author's purpose: to tell a reader how to do something or how something works

When you paraphrase a text, you...

An educated guess

Jennifer was angry at the world.

the structure of a story; the sequence of events in a story