Writer’s Checklist for the Text-Dependent Analysis Question
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PLAN before you write
​• Make sure you read the question carefully.
• Make sure you have read the entire passage carefully.
• Think about how the question relates to the passage.
• Organize your ideas on scratch paper. Use a thought map, outline, or other graphic organizer to plan your essay.
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FOCUS while you write
• Analyze the information from the passage as you write your essay.
• Make sure you use evidence from the passage to support your response.
• Use precise language, a variety of sentence types, and transitions in your essay.
• Organize your paper with an introduction, body, and conclusion.
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PROOFREAD after you write
I wrote my final essay in the answer booklet.
I stayed focused on answering the question.
I used evidence from the passage to support my response.
I corrected errors in capitalization, spelling, sentence formation, punctuation, and word choice.

The editorial focuses on teen use of text messaging. Write an essay analyzing how the author develops the main argument in the editorial. Use evidence from the editorial to support your response.
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