PART 2 – Writing Prompt DIRECTIONS:

You are about to begin PART 2 of the Language Arts Benchmark.
PART 2 is a Writing Prompt.
You will use evidence from the passage(s) to support your essay.
Enter your essay in the space provided.
The article “On the Way to Independence” and President George H. W. Bush’s “Remarks at the Signing of the Americans with Disabilities Act” address the obstacles people with disabilities faced in the past. Write a multi-paragraph essay explaining the significance of the Americans with Disabilities Act and its relationship to the historical treatment of people with disabilities.

Manage your time carefully so that you can
• plan your essay and do some prewriting
• type your essay

Be sure to
• use evidence from both the article and the speech
• avoid over-relying solely on either the article or the speech

Your response should be in the form of a multi-paragraph informational essay.

Enter your response in the space provided.

Which revision, if any, best fixes the bolded (capitalized in this case) part of the sentence? female cardinals, a somewhat drab bird compared to the males, blend in well with their environment. no change somewhat drab birds a somewhat drab's bird somewhat drab bird's

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