TLQC Writing Wheel

You can't go anywhere (graduate) without being able to write a detailed response with proof from the text!

Your FSA Writing Score is ADDED to your FSA Reading score!

2. Answer your question. Turn your answer into your Thesis Statement!

Thesis Statement: your answer to the question or prompt.

Lead-in: who and where the evidence is from

Quote: text (be explicit, ellipses are your friend!)

Commentary: how the evidence supports your thesis (the $ maker!)

Commentary: how the evidence supports your thesis (the $ maker!)

Commentary: how the evidence supports your thesis (the $ maker!)

2. Answer this to create your thesis statement (be explicit).

Dee/Wangero demonstrates the characteristics of Black cultural nationalists by the way she presents herself to others and by the way she perceives the people and things around her.

T: Dee/Wangero demonstrates characteristics of Black cultural nationalism in the way that she dresses.

L: The clearest instance of this is when Dee arrives that afternoon. When mama sees Dee getting out of the car, the loudness of Dee’s dress hurts her eyes. Mama explains,

Q: “ there are yellows and oranges enough to throw back the light of the sun.”

C: While mama does not attribute this kind dress to Africa, the image is clear to the reader.

C: Dee, or Wengaro, is wearing traditional African dress, which Earl Ofari tells us is a characteristic of Black cultural nationalism. C: Alice Walker is showing us Dee’s belief in Black cultural nationalism through the description of her clothing.

TLQCx3 Writing with Proof!

Everyday Use Practice

TLQCx3 Sample (MR. Jordan)

Prompt: Some readers believe Alice Walker’s “Everyday Use” is a social commentary of the time—a short story about a movement in Black culture known as cultural nationalism. Using Earl Ofari’s “The Ultimate Justice of the People” as your foundation for comparison, describe how Dee/Wangero embodies the sentiments of Black cultural nationalism.

What were the 3 answers/topics?

1. The way she presents herself (dresses)

2. How she perceives people

3. How she perceives things

In what ways specifically?

T:

L:

Q:

C:

C:

C:

1. Dee/Wangero demonstrates characteristics of Black cultural nationalism in the way that she dresses.

These 3-4 ways/answers will turn into your topic sentences.

*After reading "Everyday Use" you will have to TLQCx3 the next two answers, be prepared!

1. Decode and turn this into a question.

In what ways does Dee/Wangero demonstrate the characteristics of black cultural nationalists?

Now you complete a topic sentence and

T:

L:

Q:

C:

for Dee's hair/name/language/attitude

*You will complete 1 section with your group, and a final section by yourself.

**Your TTLQC chart will be graded.

TLQCx3 Answer/topic #1

What would you need to do next to turn this into an awesome essay?

Steps to pass FSA Writes:

4. TLQCx3

What does TLQCx3 mean?

1. Decode the prompt and turn it into a question.

How to Write a Thesis:

1. Determine what kind of paper you are writing:

An expository (explanatory) paper explains something to the audience.

OR: An argumentative paper makes a claim about a topic and justifies this claim with specific evidence. The claim could be an opinion, a policy proposal, an evaluation, a cause-and-effect statement, or an interpretation. The goal of the argumentative paper is to convince the audience that the claim is true based on the evidence provided.

2. Your thesis statement should be specific—it should cover only what you will discuss in your paper and should be supported with specific evidence.

3. The thesis statement usually appears at the end of the first paragraph of a paper.

4. Your topic may change as you write, so you may need to revise your thesis statement to reflect exactly what you have discussed in the paper.

3. Decide how many topics you will need to support your thesis/answer. Shoot for 3-4. These become your topic sentences!

Sample #1:

Prompt: What is the tone of the following excerpt from Harry Potter and The Sorcerer's Stone?

What now?

Prompt: What is the tone of the following excerpt from Harry Potter and The Sorcerer's Stone?

tone: how the author feels about the subject.

Decode the prompt:

Turn it into a question: (already is a question)

Answer your question: The author feels...

Turn your answer into your thesis statement: J.K. Rowling feels ______________ toward ___________

What 3-4 things prove your answer?

Text:

“Go on, have a pasty,” said Harry, who had never had anything to share before or, indeed, anyone to share it with. It was a nice feeling, sitting there with Ron, eating their way through all Harry’s pasties, cakes, and candies."

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So how are you going to remember the TLQCx3 steps when you are testing?

TLQCx3 FSA Writing Foldable:

As soon as your test examiner gives you the scratch paper and pencil, go to work...

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