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Text Dependent Analysis (TDA)
Text Dependent Analysis (TDA)
Click on the pictures below to learn how to write a TDA.
Click on the pictures below to learn how to write a TDA.
Types of writing
Types of writing
Watch the BrainPop video to learn about the different types of writing.
Watch the BrainPop video to learn about the different types of writing.
Poetry Writing Prompts
Poetry Writing Prompts
Poetry: Do you like to use expression and emotion in your writing? Poetry offers freedom and limitless potential in writing. Try your hand at writing poetry.
Poetry: Do you like to use expression and emotion in your writing? Poetry offers freedom and limitless potential in writing. Try your hand at writing poetry.
Choose any of the topics to write about in your journal.
Choose any of the topics to write about in your journal.
Write a poem about a sound you love without ever naming the thing that makes the sound.
Use poetry to tell about a time you were teased or bullied.
Write a poem from the perspective of the street you live on.
Write a haiku about the weekend.
Describe someone you love in a poem of 25 words or fewer.
What does it feel like to wait for your birthday to come? Write a poem about it.
What makes you feel better when you're sad? Write a poem in the form of a recipe or doctor's prescription for feeling better.
Have you had to give something up as you've gotten older? Write a poem about that thing.
You're walking down a path through a field when you realize it splits in two directions. Write a poem about how you decide which way to go. Read about Robert Frost for inspiration.
Rewrite your favorite song, making it about school.
Think of something that is special in your house, such as a decoration or precious item. Describe it in a poem.
Write a poem about lying awake in your bed at night.
Think of something broken, such as a bike, a window, a phone, or anything else. How is that broken thing like a situation in your life or in the world?
Journal Writing prompts
Journal Writing prompts
Do you love journaling? I hope so! Writing in a journal is a great thing to do, I hope you enjoy it.
Do you love journaling? I hope so! Writing in a journal is a great thing to do, I hope you enjoy it.
Choose any of the topics to write about in your journal.
Choose any of the topics to write about in your journal.
My best day ever
Recycling is important because…
My greatest accomplishment
If I lived in a different country
What would it be like to be a foreign exchange student?
Once, I was worried about trying __________, but afterward _________
Something I’d be scared to try
If I could live in any different century…
I’m happy I’m an only child/older child/younger child because…
The best book I ever read
If I was the president, I would ______
I think high school will be like
If I could drive, I would go…
An awesome invention
The homework machine
The best grade I ever got
My favorite thing on the Internet
People should…
Getting ready for middle school
What I like about my neighborhood
Getting lost in an invisible maze
Finding a cave inside a tree
The best thing to do on Halloween
Good sportsmanship
Traveling inside a volcano
A trip to the museum
A message in a bottle
Creating a new recipe
Living on a 5-star island resort
If I had a radio talk show
Donating to charity is important because…
The benefits of clean energy
Planting trees
Getting lost in the mall
Spinning in a tornado
Tightrope walking
If I could visit any historical landmark…
The time I was most scared
The funniest thing that ever happened to me
The best advice I ever received
The most influential person in my life
I was surprised when __________
Journaling is important because…
A month with no computers
My biggest goal
Trying out for a team
The best kind of weather is...
Descriptive prompts
Descriptive prompts
Do you like to write in ways that show a clear, vivid description of a person, place, or thing within your story? Try to describe something - an object, person, place, experience, emotion, situation in your writing.
Do you like to write in ways that show a clear, vivid description of a person, place, or thing within your story? Try to describe something - an object, person, place, experience, emotion, situation in your writing.
Choose any of the topics to write about in your journal.
Choose any of the topics to write about in your journal.
Rewrite your favorite book into a short story in your own words.
Write an original story using only the characters from your favorite TV show.
Write an original story using only the characters from your favorite movie.
Write a story about a family’s kitchen faucet that poured out chocolate instead of water.
Write a story about how you and your best friend originally became friends.
Think about an animal shelter and tell the story of one of the animals becoming adopted by a family.
Imagine that the appliances in a family’s kitchen could talk when the family was not present. Write a story about what they would have to say to each other.
Write a story using the plot from your favorite book, but insert yourself and some of your classmates to replace all the characters in the story. Think about how the story changes when the personalities of the characters are different.
Write a story about a family who has a tree with dollar bills for leaves in their backyard.
Think of one of the characters from the last story you wrote and write a brief biography of him or her. What does the character look like? What is his or her favorite thing to do? What is the character’s dream job?
Write a story about a kid and the principal at his or her school trading places for one day. What was it like for both of them? Did they like their different roles?
Write a story about a chef who creates a new recipe that everyone loves and can’t eat enough of.
Write a story about a cat and dog that do not like each other, yet must overcome an obstacle together, helping each other along the way.
Write a story about a flying buffalo that wants to travel to the moon.
Write about the adventures of a monkey and an elephant that are best friends.
Write a story that begins with the phrase, “I was just sitting at the baseball game, minding my own business when suddenly a wild __________ appeared.”
Write a story that begins with the phrase, “No one really understands why I always run when I see a __________.”
Write a story that begins with the phrase, “Every day when the bell rings, the first thing I think of is __________.”
Write a story using at least three of the following five things: a bicycle, a tube of lipstick, a pizza, a cow, and a tennis racquet.
Write a story using at least three of the following five things: a lamp, a banana, a movie theater, a baseball cap, and a pony.
Write a story using at least three of the following five things: a pair of skis, a notebook, a basketball player, a waffle, and an eraser.
Write a story about summer camp where all the characters are animals. What activities will they do? Which animals are the counselors?
Write a fictional story about one of your parents as a kid. Use other real characters like your grandparents, aunts, and uncles, but make up the setting and plot.
Persuasive prompts
Persuasive prompts
Think about issues you may have never thought about before—take a stand and justify your opinions. Persuade others to think the way you do. Make sure to support your opinion with reasons and examples.
Think about issues you may have never thought about before—take a stand and justify your opinions. Persuade others to think the way you do. Make sure to support your opinion with reasons and examples.
Choose any of the topics to write about in your journal.
Choose any of the topics to write about in your journal.
What is the best thing about living in America?
Would you rather be the smartest, kindest, or funniest person in the class? Why?
What is the most effective way to help people less fortunate than yourself?
Is it important for kids to learn about current events?
Which would you rather have: money, success, or fame?
Should some sports, toys, or activities be restricted only to boys or only to girls? Why or why not?
What school subject is most important for kids to learn?
Should students have to wear uniforms? Why or why not?
Should parents be held accountable for things their children do wrong?
What is the greatest challenge your parents face each day?
What does it mean to be an adult?
What is the best place in the world to live?
In what most important way will the world be different 30 years from now?
Would you rather give a gift or receive a gift?
What is the most entertaining show on TV today?
If you could choose another time period to live your entire life in, which would you choose? Why?
Should students be required to take physical education classes?
What is the most important quality of a good friend?
Is it better to have siblings or to be an only child?
Which would you rather have: talent or skill?
Do you believe aliens exist?
What is the hardest job in the world?
What is one thing that anyone in the world would be truly happy to have?
Do you receive too much, too little, or the right amount of homework?
What is the best animal to have as a pet?
Do you feel like homework actually impacts your learning?
If you could become friends with any one person in the world, who would you choose? Why?
Should it be mandatory for students and their families to participate in school fundraisers? Why or why not?
If you could change any one thing about the world, what would you change?
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