they stumbled along behind her, half-dead for sleep, and she urged them on, though she was as tired and as discouraged as they were. she had never been in canada but she kept painting wondrous word pictures of what it would be like. she managed to dispel their fear of pursuit, so that they would not become hysterical, panic-stricken. then she had to bring some of the fear back, so that they would stay awake and keep walking though they drooped with sleep.
—harriet tubman, conductor on the
underground railroad, ann petry
what phrase does the author use to describe how tubman convinced the group to continue following her?
a) “she kept painting wondrous word pictures of what it would be like”
b) “tired and as discouraged as they were”
c) “so that they would stay awake and keep walking though they drooped with sleep”
d) “then she had to bring some of the fear back”

You are to write a five paragraph literary essay based on one of the 4 prompts and what you have read and learned in this module. these are your options: 1. how do the events of "the white umbrella" teach the narrator a lesson about shame and acceptance? 2. what role does creativity play in "the bat-poet"? 3. how does the character of squeaky change over the course of "raymond's run"? 4. discuss the influences of older family members on the protagonists and speakers in the stories and poems of this unit. you are to write a five paragraph literary essay based on what you have read and learned in this module. your final submission should meet the following requirements. • submit completed pre-writing and outline documents. • write an essay that contains an introduction with hook and thesis statement, supporting paragraphs with evidence and at least one quotation, and a conclusion that restates the thesis and reviews main points. • use transitions appropriate to the pattern of organization. • use vocabulary to create tone and voice. • cite primary source (quotation). • submit completed revision checklist. • vary sentence structure. • create sentences with parallel structures. • use technology in the writing process.