When we first started teaching our middle school students how to write a text dependent analysis essay, we realized there were many obstacles to overcome. Our students didn't know how to dissect a prompt. They only summarized or copied the text, and they did not even know what the word analysis meant. We had to teach students how to analyze before they could successfully tackle an analytical essay.
And that was only the beginning. We found that when given a prompt, students often wrote about something else. They needed help in understanding the prompt before they could respond to it. They needed instruction on how to craft introductions, how to add the correct text evidence, how to explain what they wanted to say, and how to write conclusions that didn't sound robotic.
We have worked for several years on developing strategies that help students in every part of the process, and we have found success, even with our most reluctant writers!
Teaching students to write and to analyze essentially means teaching them to think. The lessons that you and your students will take from this course will extend far past this school year!
We are excited to share this course with you!
This Course, How to Effectively Teach Text Dependent Analysis, will provide you with EVERYTHING you need to successfully teach your students to write text dependent analysis essays. Say goodbye to spending hours scouring the internet looking for lessons and best-practices to help.
There are videos, documents, and printables to help you teach the following to your students:
•How to teach what analysis is and what it isn't
•How to teach how to analyze and not summarize using pictures, familiar stories, and fun Pixar shorts
• How to unpack and understand a prompt using a three-letter memorable strategy
•How to annotate the reading passage with the prompt in mind
•How to brainstorm after reading using the same three- letter memorable strategy that will ensure analysis and not summary
•How to use a four-square prewriting organizer so that analysis, evidence, and explanation are all included and organized
•How to write effective introductions with a hook, bridge, and correctly-written thesis statement
•How to write effective body paragraphs, including a memorable acronym to help
•How to find text evidence, using a fun activity with mysteries
•How to write effective conclusions
We include videos that explain and show you what to do each step of the way! Plus, there are tons of handouts that you will be able to use immediately in your classroom and for years to come.
"The Emperor's New Clothes" is the anchor text that is used throughout the course. A printable version of the story is included along with an example of the prompt deconstruction, a sample brainstorming list, a completed four-square graphic organizer for the essay, and two sample essays.
In addition, engaging and effective activities are provided throughout the course, complete with full directions and answer keys.
If you want ALL of the work done for you when it comes to teaching TDA writing, this course is for you. You will walk away from this course confident in teaching strategies that your students will be able to use for a lifetime! Purchase it today, or better yet, have your school purchase it for you!
Course Curriculum
- Video: Common Mistakes Students Make with TDA Essays (1:21)
- Student-friendly Presentation: Common Mistakes in TDA Essays
- Teacher Document: The Anatomy of a TDA Prompt
- Video: How to Deconstruct a TDA Prompt Using the UAQ Strategy (9:55)
- Student-friendly Presentation: Deconstructing a TDA Prompt
- Note-Taking Printable for Students - UAQ Strategy
- Activity: Prompt Deconstruction Practice Using UAQ Strategy (20 Prompts for Practice)
- Printable for Students: TDA Prompt for "The Emperor's New Clothes"
- Video: Teaching Introductions~ Hook the Reader (2:04)
- Student-friendly Presentation ~ Writing Hooks (with practice pages)
- Video: Teaching Introductions ~ Bridge and Thesis Statement (5:12)
- Student-friendly Presentation ~ Writing Introductions hook, bridge, thesis statement
- Activity: Fables for Practice Writing Introductions (with sample written introductions)