The following instructional resources have been developed to provide educators with guidance on teaching the underlying components of a text dependent analysis question.
Understanding Text Dependent Analysis
The Anatomy of a Text Dependent (TDA) Prompt
Selecting Complex Texts for Text Dependent Analysis
Text Dependent Analysis Responses: Recognizing the Difference Between Inference and Analysis.
Purposeful Annotations for Text Dependent Analysis (TDA)
Close Reading Questions Leading to Text Dependent Analysis
Text Dependent Analysis: Reading Elements and Structures
Text Dependent Analysis (TDA) Learning Progressions
Student Work Analysis Using the Text Dependent Analysis Learning Progressions
Text Dependent Analysis Instructional Prompt Guides Based on Text Dependent Analysis Learning Progressions:
- Grade 3 Annotated Student Responses
- Grade 4 Annotated Student Responses
- Grade 5 Annotated Student Responses
- Grade 6 Annotated Student Responses
- Grade 7 Annotated Student Responses
- Grade 8 Annotated Student Responses
Text Dependent Analysis – Close Reading Lessons
- Grade 3 Comprehension and Analysis Instructional Plan for Because of Winn-Dixie
- Grade 4 Comprehension and Analysis Instructional Plan for Blueberry Picking
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