Text Dependent Analysis
Introduction and Conclusion
Remember the AREA Cinderella example?
• Get your writing folder.
• Find the original AREA Cinderella example
from your writing folder and put it on your
desk.
• Put the new Cinderella paper (on chair) next
to it. Compare.
• Fill out “What do you notice?”
Writing an Introduction
Dorothy has Glinda the
Good Witch; Sleeping Beauty
has Flora, Fauna, and
Merriweather; Peter Pan has
Tinkerbell. Every teenager
could use a magical ally. For
Cinderella, it is her fairy
godmother who helps her
overcome the oppression of
her family and find her
prince. The Fairy Godmother
is a minor character who has
a major impact in Charles
Perrault’s Cinderella.
• Lead
• Transition
• Summary
sentence
• Restatement of
Prompt
• Title
• Author
Lead: hook the attention of the reader
Dorothy has Glinda
the Good Witch;
Sleeping Beauty has
Flora, Fauna, and
Merriweather; Peter Pan
has Tinkerbell.
Every teenager could
use a magical ally.
• Lead
• Transition
• Summary
sentence
• Restatement of
Prompt
• Title
• Author
A Lead…
• begins the essay.
• requires more than one sentence.
• Includes a transition into a summary
statement or restatement of the prompt.
Transition:
• wraps up the lead
• Moves into summary sentence
Cliché leads to avoid…
• The Definition Lead
• Ex: Webster's Dictionary defines cliché as a phrase or word
that has lost its original power from overuse.
• The Quote Lead
• Ex: Cinderella tells us, “A dream is a wish your heart makes.”
• The Stating the Obvious Lead
• Ex: Cinderella is the star of her very own Fairy Tale.
NUMBER ONE OFFENDER…
• The Question Lead
• Ex: Have you ever heard of Cinderella? Well, I have.
Summary Sentence: briefly state the main
idea of the text
For Cinderella, it is
her fairy godmother
who helps her
overcome the
oppression of her
family and find her
prince.
• Lead
• Transition
• Summary
sentence
• Restatement of
Prompt
• Title
• Author
Restate the Prompt: use key words from the
prompt and transition into body paragraph
The Fairy Godmother
is a minor character
who has a major
impact in Charles
Perrault’s Cinderella.
• Lead
• Transition
• Summary
sentence
• Restatement of
Prompt
• Title
• Author
A
Restate the Prompt: use key words from the
prompt and transition into body paragraph
The Fairy Godmother
is a minor character
who has a major
impact in Charles
Perrault’s Cinderella.
• Where have you seen
this sentence before?
Body Paragraph (you already did this)
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Writing a Conclusion
Cinderella features
many minor characters,
but none influence
Cinderella more than her
fairy godmother. This
rags to riches tale proves
how important minor
characters are in any
piece of literature. It’s
no wonder The Fairy
Godmother’s impact was
so significant; she’s the
one holding the magic
wand.
• Restatement of
Prompt
• Title
• Author
• Transition
• Final Remark
Restate the Prompt: use key words from the
prompt, but do not repeat the same sentence
from introduction paragraph
Cinderella features
many minor characters,
but none influence
Cinderella more than her
fairy godmother.
• Restatement of
Prompt
• Title
• Author
• Transition
• Final Remark
A
Restate the Prompt: use key words from the
prompt, but do not repeat the same sentence
from introduction paragraph
Cinderella features
many minor characters,
but none influence
Cinderella more than her
fairy godmother.
• Where have you seen
this sentence before?
So What? Transition: What does the evidence
prove? Move into final remark.
This rags to riches tale
proves how important
minor characters are in
any piece of literature.
• Restatement of
Prompt
• Title
• Author
• Transition
• Final Remark
Final Remark: Wrap it up, give reader
something to think about, and show some
style!
It’s no wonder The Fairy
Godmother’s impact was
so significant; she’s the
one holding the magic
wand.
• Restatement of
Prompt
• Title
• Author
• Transition
• Final Remark
Let’s turn your paragraph into 3 paragraphs!
• Put your two TDA paragraphs from Schooled /
Trouble on your desk.
• Choose the better paragraph to use as a body
paragraph.
• Homework: Complete introduction and
conclusion Prewrite for your choice body
paragraph on the back of today’s notes.