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Comprehension TDA Writing What does the text say? How does the text work? What does the text mean? E.1.2 Develop the analysis using relevant evidence from text(s) to support claims, opinions, ideas, and inferences and demonstrating an understanding of the text. Analyzing Text: Understanding the Fit 6+1 Traits of Writing : Ideas and Content, Focus and Organization, Word Choice, Sentence Fluency, Voice and Conventions 3

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TDA Writing Analyzing Text: Understanding the Fit Activity A-K Highlight the Writing Rubrics L-Z Highlight the Comprehension/Analysis Rubrics 5

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Comprehension TDA Writing What does the text say? How does the text work? What does the text mean? E.1.2 Develop the analysis using relevant evidence from text(s) to support claims, opinions, ideas, and inferences and demonstrating an understanding of the text. Analyzing Text: Understanding the Fit Writing Skills: Ideas, Focus, and Organization, Content, Sentence Fluency, Voice and Conventions 8

…involves laying a foundation with the initial information that is read and mapping the new information onto the existing structure. Callender & McDaniel, 2007, p

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Students as Inspectors : Gather useful Information Getting the Gist Detecting the clues Literal Evidence Text Reference 11

Gather useful Information Getting the Gist Detecting the clues Literal Evidence Notice & Note Contrasts and Contradictions Again & Again Aha Moment Words of the Wiser Memory Moment Tough Questions 12

Students as Investigators Attention to how a text works provides a cognitive bridge as they travel from the literal meaning to the inferential. TDQ: Text Dependent Questions, Fisher & Frey,

How does the text work? Author’s Craft Contrasts and Contradictions Character Development Internal Conflict Theme Relationship between setting and plot 14

How does the text work? Author’s Craft Annotate the Text 15

How does the text work? Author’s Craft Turn and Talk At which point in the story does a character’s behavior show a contrast? Whose behavior changed? What does that tell you about the character(s)? 16

How does the text work? Author’s Craft Aha Moment Character Development Internal conflict Plot 17

How does the text work? Author’s Craft 18 Turn & Talk 1.Where is the Aha Moment? 1.What does that do to the story arc? (plot) 2.What does that tell you about the mother? 3.Now reread the first paragraph and discuss whether the mother really knew her son. (character)

How does the text work? Author’s Craft Tough Questions Internal conflict Theme Character Development 19

How does the text work? Author’s Craft Turn & Talk 1.Find the Tough Question and response on page 75. What does that reveal about Laurie’s internal conflict? 2.What does the response reveal about Charles’ behavior? 20

How does the text work? Author’s Craft Turn & Talk 1.Find the Tough Question on page Which words does Laurie’s mother use to describe Charles’ behavior? 3. How are Charles and Laurie alike? 4.What does this reveal about Laurie’s parents and his mother in particular? 21

How does the text work? Author’s Craft Again and Again Plot Setting Symbolism Theme Character development Conflict 22

How does the text work? Author’s Craft Words of the Wiser Theme Internal conflict Relationship between character and plot 23

How does the text work? Author’s Craft Memory Moment Character development Plot Theme Relationship between character and plot 24

A student can learn about 2,250 new words per year while reading…[and] between words through systematic instruction... Mason, Stahl, Au, and Herman (2003) How does the text work? Vocabulary 25

How does the text work? Vocabulary Anna: Add picture of words that could be discussed in context in this passage. 26 cautiously

How does the text work? Vocabulary During the third and fourth weeks it looked like a reformation in Charles; Laurie reported grimly at lunch on Thursday of the third week, “Charles was so good today the teacher gave him an apple.” 1.What does the author’s use of the word “grimly” reveal about Laurie? 2.What synonym could the author have substituted and still revealed this information about Laurie? 27

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Clues Revealing Contrasts and Contradictioncharacter Aha Momentcharacter & plot Tough Questioninternal conflict/character Vocabularycharacter 29

1.What signals did Laurie’s mother miss that should have warned her to prepare for a difficult Parent- Teacher conference? 2.How was Laurie able to trick his parents? 30

Analyze how the mother’s view of Laurie changes from the beginning of the story to the end? Opens the door to analysis 31

Grade 7 A-C.2.1 Analyze how an author develops and contrasts the points of view of different characters or narrators in a text. Grade 8 A-K Analyze how particular lines of dialogue or incidents in a story, drama, or poem propel the action, reveal aspects of a character, or provoke a decision. A-C Analyze how differences in the points of view of the characters and the audience of reader (e.g., created through the use of dramatic irony) create such effects as suspense or humor. 32

Step 1: Read and annotate the text Step 2: Identify the essential understanding(s) and key supporting details from the text What is noteworthy What supports this Step 3: Locate and identify academic vocabulary and key text structures that are connected to the essential understandings and key ideas. Step 4: Propose a culminating text-dependent analysis question Step 5: Identify the expected proficient-level response. Step 6: Identify the standards associated with the text-dependent analysis question 33

Sources Beers, G. Kylene, and Robert E. Probst. Notice & Note: Strategies for Close Reading. Portsmouth, NH: Heinemann, Print. Fisher, Douglas, and Nancy Frey. TDQ: Text Dependent Questions, K-5. Thousand Oaks: Corwin, Print. Fisher, Douglas, and Nancy Frey. TDQ: Text Dependent Questions, Thousand Oaks: Corwin, Print. Frey, Nancy, and Douglas Fisher. Rigorous Reading: 5 Access Points for Comprehending Complex Texts. Corwin, Print. 34

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