PART 2 - Text-Dependent Analysis DIRECTIONS:
You are about to begin PART 2 of the Language Arts Benchmark.
PART 2 is a Text-Dependent Analysis.
• You will use evidence from the passage(s) to support your essay.
• Enter your essay in the space provided.
DIRECTIONS:
The Text-Dependent Analysis (TDA) prompt will ask you to analyze the passage and
use evidence from the passage to write your response.
For the TDA
response:
• Be sure to read the TDA prompt carefully.
• You should look back at the passage to help you write your response.
• You may use scratch paper to plan your response.
• You may not use a dictionary or thesaurus.
In the passage from “The Iron Stove," the author focuses on the Arnold family. Write
an essay analyzing how the author uses description and setting to convey the challenges
that the Arnolds experience. Use evidence from the passage to support your response.