Essential QuestionHow do I analyze and respond to a text dependent analysis question?

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• Text Dependent Analysis

Text Dependent Analysis

• A Text Dependent Analysis Question (TDA)is based on a passage.

• You MUST use information from the passage or passages in order to develop a complete, correct response to a TDA.

• This type of question is on the PSSA.

Text Dependent Analysis Prompt

• How does the tone of Douglass’s autobiography help achieve his purpose?

How does the tone of Douglass’s autobiography help achieve his purpose?

• First identify the tone.

• Secondly, identify the author’s purpose.

What is the tone?

• “In this dialogue, the whole argument in behalf of slavery was brought forward by the master, all of which was disposed of by the slave. The slave was made to say some very smart as well as impressive things in reply to his master—things which had the desired though unexpected effect; for the conversation resulted in the voluntary emancipation of the slave on the part of the master.” (p.146)

• “Freedom now appeared, to disappear no more forever.” (p. 147)

What is the author’s purpose?• “I succeeded in learning to read and write.” (p. 143)

• “Slavery proved as injurious to her as it did to me.” (p. 144)

• “From this time I was narrowly watched.” (p. 144)

• “It had given me a view of my wretched condition.” (p. 146)

Time to Answer the Question!!!

• How does the tone of Douglass’s autobiography help achieve his purpose?

• The tone of Douglass’s autobiography is ____________, which helps to achieve his purpose of ____________________.

Use Text Support!!!

• In his autobiography, he uses diction such as ___________, ____________, __________ to emphasize the horrors of a slave’s life. On pages 143 – 144, he describes ___________. Douglass’s word choice and the description of the ___________ proves that the tone is __________. The tone gets the reader’s attention and helps them to understand the life of a slave, which was ……

(Next Paragraph) Use Text Support!!!

• Another example that supports the author’s tone of ___________ is (use examples from pages (145-147). These examples also show ______________.

You must have 2-3 paragraphsYou must have text support

Text Dependent Analysis Prompt: How does the tone of Douglass’s autobiography help achieve his purpose?

Closing

• How do you answer a text dependent analysis question?