Excerpt from The Golden Fish: A Retelling of a Russian tale
Lee Washington
The old fisherman floated on the Black Sea, boat bobbing from side to side as a frigid wind
sliced through his threadbare sweater. Though the fisherman and his wife were struggling to
survive without much money, he thought happily of the meager but delicious dinner of
homemade bread that was waiting for him at home. Suddenly, he felt a sharp pull on the fishing
line, and the fisherman heaved a large, shining, yellow fish onto the boat. Its fins sparkled like
coins cascading from a treasure chest
2The fish began to beg. "If you release me," the fish blubbered, "T'll give you everything you
need."
The fisherman eyed the fantastic creature. "I am content with what I have, but I will let you go
regardless," the fisherman said as he plopped the fish back into the sea.
When the sun's heavy eyelids began to droop, the fisherman returned home through the town.
He passed a wealthy man arguing with a shopkeeper about merchandise and sadly shook his
head at the annoyed men as he entered his house,
Why does the fisherman shake his head at the wealthy man and the shopkeeper?
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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.