Imagine your community is considering opening a state-of-the-art technology center near the town library. some citizens are concerned about the cost, whether people would use it, having property damaged, and teens loitering or behaving inappropriately online. your school counselor has asked you to participate in the discussion as a representative of the student body, which would benefit from having such resources available. you will have five minutes to make a speech to all in attendance at the town meeting and will then sit on a panel to answer questions from the community.

to prepare for your speech write out two to three reasons why the community should invest in the technology center, questions that you will need to research to prepare fully, and ways that you would respond to critics of the idea.

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.