Part I Directions: 1. Read the prompt found below. HIGHLIGHT/UNDERLINE keywords in the prompt.
2. Brainstorm for various argumentative techniques used in “Zoos Connect Us to the Natural
World."
3. Plan for a well-developed three-paragraph (two chunk per body paragraph) response using the
Jane Schaffer formula discussed in class.
Prompt:
The article “Zoos Connect Us to the Natural World," by Michael Hutchins, focuses on the
existence of zoos worldwide. Write an essay analyzing how the author develops the main
argument in his article. Use evidence from the text to support your response.
http://archive. boston. com/news/globe/editorial_opinion/op ed/articles/2003/11/02/zoos_connect _us_to_the_natural_world/

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.

"as patricia rolled her eyes, dave stared at her, trying to discern whether she'd been lying. ' that stuff about the sleepwalking. was true? ' 'oh yeah,' carlos said, shaking his head. 'whole town seems to be coming down with it.' he paused. 'you're not scared of the dark, are you? ' what feeling does the author create by ending the story with this question

2. helmer. “you are an odd little soul. very like your father. you always find some new way of wheedling money out of me, and, as soon as you have got it, it seems to melt in your hands. you never know where it has gone. still, one must take you as you are. it is in the blood; for indeed it is true that you can inherit these things, nora.” what “things” can you inherit? what has nora inherited from her father?