TIQA Method:

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TIQA Method Topic Sentence, Introduction,
Quotation, Analysis
Topic sentence Tell the reader what your
paragraph is trying to explain or
prove. Introducing quotation Put the quote into
context by explaining who says it,
and/or when it happens, etc. Dont just Leave
it Hanging on the paper. Quotation Write out
the quotation you are using. Analyze Explain to
the reader the importance of the quotation
and how it supports your topic sentence. Dont
say this quotation shows or similar phrases
TRANSITION WORD OR PHRASE leading into the next
body paragraph
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TIQA Method Example Topic Sentence,
Introduction, Quotation, Analysis
Topic sentence In Night by Elie Wiesel, the
narrator transforms from a very devout, religious
boy to a young man who has lost his faith
completely. Introduce quotation As Elie
remembers the horrifying deaths of children he
saw at the entrance to Auschwitz, his anger and
despair cause him to write, Quotation Never
shall I forget that sight which murdered my faith
and my God forever (70). Analyze Elie cannot
believe in or respect a God who would let such a
terrible crime happen. He feels as though his
faith and his image of God have been murdered and
burned just like the poor children in the ditch.
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TIQA Method Topic Sentence, Introduction,
Quotation, Analysis
In Night by Elie Wiesel, the narrator
transforms from a very devout, religious boy to a
young man who has lost his faith completely.
As Elie
remembers the horrifying deaths of children he
saw at the entrance to Auschwitz, his anger and
despair cause him to write,
Never shall I forget that sight which murdered
my faith and my God forever (70).
Elie
cannot believe in or respect a God who would let
such a terrible crime happen. He feels as though
his faith and his image of God have been murdered
and burned just like the poor children in the
ditch.
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