This unit we will be developing the following writing skills:

• Analyzing Components of a TDA Prompt (always two reading skills/elements)
• Close Reading and Annotating Texts
• Identifying the Best Evidence to Answer Both Parts of a Prompt
• Organizing Thinking
• Simplifying Thesis Statements
• Elaborating on evidence using inferences and generalizations
• Conclusions

We will continue to develop previously practiced skills, such as:

• Strong words
• Sentence Variety
• Transitions
• Quotation Rules
• Title Rules