You will now synthesize all you've learned exploring the concepts in this unit by writing your first Text Dependent Analysis Essay.
Prompt: How does Wendy's response to the monster change throughout the story? You can consider both her feelings and her actions as she deals with the presence of the monster.
Preview the story, "The Monster on Her Cheek." Complete the "Prediction" section of your Reciprocal Teaching Chart.
Read the story, "The Monster on Her Cheek." Read it once, identifying words and paragraphs that you find confusing. Then read it a second time, adding annotations about what's important and what you think as a reader.
Fill out the "Questions Asked" and "Clarifications Needed" parts of your Reciprocal Teaching Chart.
Hold a reciprocal teaching discussion in your small group. One student should record the discussion on iMovie and hand it in to Classroom.
As a group, think about how Wendy's feelings toward the monster change throughout the story. Go back, and be a detective. Highlight the important evidence in the story that you think shows the way Wendy's feelings have changed.
S2: "The Monster on Her Cheek" - Be a Lawyer
Think about the prompt: Prompt: How does Wendy's response to the monster change throughout the story? You can consider both her feelings and her actions as she deals with the presence of the monster. ANSWER: As a lawyer, you need to make a case to support your answer, and you will use evidence to do it. Decide what the evidence proves. On your organizer, write your thesis. Write your 3 subtopics that demonstrate your thesis. Now write the topic sentences for your 3 body paragraphs. Remember to include:
a transition
part of the thesis
your subtopic
EXAMPLE: Look at the example (transition) At first, (thesis) Wendy's response to the monster is (subtopic) one of shame and embarrassment. CITE: Now think about what evidence best supports each subtopic. Fill your evidence in on your organizer. Remember to include:
In the text it says,
"quotes around your passages"
the exact wording of the passages in the story
EXAMPLE: In the story it says, "The thought of going out in public made it suddenly hard for Wendy to breathe. The doctor, the specialist was one thing, but to face others... she wasn’t strong enough to deal with the stares, the questions, the ignorant comments."
S3: "The Monster on Her Cheek" - Be a Counselor
EXPLAIN: When you write a Text Dependent Analysis, you must effectively explain the evidence you've CITED. Your explanation will show that you've thought like a counselor by looking carefully though the evidence to come to the best decision. You will use the evidence you've CITED as the basis for a CEE point. Just like you've practiced before, you will use two sentences to explain each piece of evidence.
The first sentence will EXPLAIN by commenting on what is important about the evidence.
The second sentence will EXPLAIN by commenting on how the evidence supports your subtopic. In other words, it will clearly explain the connection between your evidence and your ANSWER.
Read the example below:
Topic Sentence (Answer): At first, Wendy's response to the monster is one of shame and embarrassment.
Cite Evidence: In the story, the author writes, "The thought of going out in public made it suddenly hard for Wendy to breathe. The doctor, the specialist was one thing, but to face others... she wasn’t strong enough to deal with the stares, the questions, the ignorant comments."
Now we will turn this into a CEE point by EXPLAINING the evidence.
(sentence 1 - extend/paraphrase/build on the evidence; really show you understand the story) When Wendy thinks of other people seeing the monster on Jane's cheek, she becomes so anxious it literally makes her breathless.
(sentence 2 - connect my evidence back to the subtopic - Wendy is ashamed of the monster) Wendy is afraid that others will stare and say rude things, and she is so ashamed that she doesn't think she has the strength to face it.
As we are building our TDA essay, we must CITE evidence and then EXPLAIN it. Remember, you have made a CEE (key) POINT when you have:
cited a piece of evidence and
added two sentences explaining (commenting on) your evidence and how it proves our subtopic.
To demonstrate that I understand the story and can answer the TDA question, here is my first CEE POINT: (cite) In the story, the author writes, "The thought of going out in public made it suddenly hard for Wendy to breathe. The doctor, the specialist was one thing, but to face others... she wasn’t strong enough to deal with the stares, the questions, the ignorant comments." (explain 1) When Wendy thinks of other people seeing the monster on Jane's cheek, she becomes so anxious it literally makes her breathless. (explain 2) This passage shows that when Wendy initially responds to the monster she is afraid that others will stare and say rude things, and she is so ashamed that she doesn't think she has the strength to face it.
Now complete the CEE points on your organizer by adding your EXPLAINs.
S4: "The Monster on Her Cheek" - Editor
Watch the Playposit video below to learn some additional information about writing essays.
STRUCTURE: Now you need to be your own editor.
Carefully read your organizer. Make sure all of your ideas are organized logically. If you think you need to flip the order of subtopics or CEE points, draw errors or write numbers on your organizer to remember the order for your draft.
Check for spelling and punctuation mistakes. Now is the time to fix them.
Type a draft of your essay. Remember:
Your INTRODUCTION should have a 2-sentence summary, your thesis, and your sub-topic sentence. (see Step 17)
Each BODY PARAGRAPH will have a topic sentence and 2 CEE points. (see Step 18)
Your CONCLUSION should restate your thesis, restate your subtopic sentence, and add 2 sentences of concluding remarks. (see Step 19)