In his small Idaho school, football meant everything to Emesto ("Neto") Villareal, sixteen, the team's star running back. And yet when he
heard fans screaming racial insults at him and his Hispanic-American teammates, he wondered how he could keep playing for fans who felt
that way. The insults also bothered Andy Percifield, a white student leader. When Neto and Andy teamed up, each using his own special
power, fans began to feel heat they had never felt before
The details of this excerpt reveal the author's purpose by
A. explaining why the fans acted like they did
B. including facts and details about the topic.
C. encouraging the reader to believe in someth
D. expressing opinions about a topic.

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.