TDAC
Topic, Detail, Analysis, Conclusion
Topic Sentence
(This will most likely come from the question)
Text Evidence - Detail
(quote or paraphrase)
Analysis/Explanation – My
Thinking
Sentence starters:
Sentence starters:
From the reading I know that…
I know ________because the author stated…
According to the text…
In the _______(paragraph, section, stanza) …
One place in the text where we see…
The (graphic, illustration, caption) shows…
In addition, the author also writes…
An example…
This (shows, proves, explains) that…
One could infer that…
This is significant because…
The conclusion that can be drawn from this…
This makes me think that…
This evidence proves that…
This could explain that…
This implies that…
It seems to me that…
This helps me understand…
Therefore…
I understand why…
Based on this, I can conclude…
This demonstrates…
I realize…
(Transitions - additionally, likewise, furthermore, however, yet, for example, to illustrate, this can be seen, specifically etc.)
Text Evidence - Detail
(quote or paraphrase)
Analysis/Explanation – My
Thinking
Sentence starters:
Sentence starters:
From the reading I know that…
I know ________because the author stated…
According to the text…
In the _______(paragraph, section, stanza) …
One place in the text where we see…
The (graphic, illustration, caption) shows…
In addition, the author also writes…
An example…
This (shows, proves, explains) that…
One could infer that…
This is significant because…
The conclusion that can be drawn from this…
This makes me think that…
This evidence proves that…
This could explain that…
This implies that…
It seems to me that…
This helps me understand…
Therefore…
I understand why…
Based on this, I can conclude…
This demonstrates…
I realize…
Conclusion
(Begin your last sentence with a definitive word or phrase)
Definitive word or phrase: without a doubt, clearly, surely, definitely, for sure, of course,
certainly, absolutely etc.