Read the passage from the american plague. toward the end of october, washington heard from postmaster general pickering that the fever seemed to be on the wane. a cold spell had swept in and with it a cleansing rain. burials were falling in number, from a high of 120 on october 11 to half that number on october 21. this good news was followed almost immediately by a contradictory report from comptroller wolcott. after several good days in the city, he explained, warm weather reappeared and deaths increased, jumping to 82 on october 22. wolcott advised the president to delay his return trip several more days. from the central ideas of these two paragraphs, the reader can conclude that a)washington had reliable information from many sources. b)ashington lacked reliable information despite his sources. c)wolcott was not a good source of information for washington. d)pickering was not a good source of information for washington.

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.