1. Essential Question for our Unit: How do I write a text-based analysis essay that analyzes and responds to fiction or nonfiction texts with relevant, well-chosen evidence and with control of focus, organization, content, style, and mechanics?
Objective: Define 8 TDA-based vocabulary terms and 9 Passage-based vocabulary terms for unit 3.

2. Text Dependent Analysis Essay is:
4-5 Paragraphs
Answers the question and provides your own personal words AND words directly from the story (EVIDENCE) to prove your answer

3. Text Evidence
Words from the text that back up the main point you are making in your writing or providing a clear example.

4. Supporting Claims
You must use your own words in your essay to explain your point.
You cannot just use the words from the story.

5. Well Organized, Structured Essay… What does that mean?
INTRODUCTION: Answers the question, Explains what you will write about. Does not say, “I am going to write about…”
BODY PARAGRAPHS: Support your answer with your own words, and examples from the text (text evidence).
CONCLUSION: The text was IMPORTANT and your ANSWER WAS IMPORTANT, why? How can you tie it all together to MEAN SOMETHING?

6. Transition Words
words and phrases that provide a connection between ideas, sentences, and paragraphs. Transitions help to make a piece of writing flow better.
Ex. Another, In addition To, Finally, For Example …

7. Author’s Purpose The reason –WHY- an Author Writes
Persuade or Convince
Inform
Entertain

8. Point of View The position from which the story is being told.
Is the character telling the story? Or is a Narrator? Is it a person or an animal?

9. Inference
A conclusion made based on things you already know

10. Broad
Covering a large area, wide

11. Someone who looks for gold
Prospector
Someone who looks for gold

12. Vivid
Powerful or strong images in the mind

13. Impartial
Treating everything equally, neutral

14. Pervaded Spread through and fill out a space
Ex. Everyone was excited and the feeling pervaded the room.

15. Treacherous
Dangerous or Awful

16. Prefer
To like more than other things

17. Glance
A quick, short look