TDA Series

Text Dependent Analysis:

 A SERIES OF WORKSHOPS FOR TEACHERS TO HELP STUDENTS 
UNDERSTAND TDA’s

Goals: (What we want participants to know/do) 

* Literary elements found in the standards for relevant grade levels<br> 
*Definitions/examples of literary elements 
* Identify literary elements in text* Determine the complexity of a text<br> 
* Choose appropriate text for TDA instruction<br> 

Topics: 
* Literary elements in the standards 
* Author’s craft 
* Poetic devices 
* Text structures 
*Informational text genres
* Lexile levels 
* Quantitative and qualitative 
  
Participants will create: 
* Scope and sequence of literary elements 
* Resources for complex text by grade level to use for TDA instruction 
* Rubrics to help choose text for TDA instruction