Text Dependent Analysis
Objective: Unlock a text dependent analysis (TDA) question and follow multistep strategy to answer the question
Based on “Women in Aviation”
Information Text by Patricia and Frederick McKissack
Read lines 106-126 on page 47 in “Women in Aviation”.
What inference can you draw about the willingness in the beginning of the 20th Century to accept women in fields traditionally held by men? Support your analysis with specific evidence from the text.
1. Unlock the prompt. Circle or highlight the words that tell you what to do?
What are the very important words in the prompt?
2. Read the passage several times. Highlight or take notes on the specific lines that will help you answer the text. Look for words/ phrases with connotations that will support your answer. Share your ideas.
3. Let’s follow the strategy we learned for drawing conclusions.
Text Evidence / My Experience / Conclusions(your analysis)New York Sun used Quimby’s death to speak out against women. / Newpapers can report events in a biased way. / New York Sun negatively reported about Quimby’s death.
Organization of the Essay
S1 On a separate page, begin your essay by writing a strong topic sentence. Sometimes a restatement of the question is a good way to begin. (
S2 - Compose a sentence that contains your strongest piece of evidence.(Look at your chart) Use the strongest piece of evidence
S3- Write a sentence that contains your next strongest piece of evidence.( Look at your chart) Use the next strongest piece of evidence.
S4- Analyze the two pieces of evidence to answer the essential question (Look at columns 2 and 3 and use that information here)
S5- Bring closure to your answer by stating what your evidence points out about the thinking during the time period. ( Look at your topic sentence and connect back to it)