Read this excerpt from Frida Kahlo by Hedda Garza. Despite her pessimism, Kahlo's love of life prevailed. Her broken bones healed, and her spirits improved when she was able to leave her bed and walk. Still in pain and limping, Kahlo decided not to return to school. "I felt I had energies for anything except studying to become a doctor," she wrote in one of her many notes to Gomez.

Based on this passage, which full viewpoint could a prepared speaker share in a discussion?

A. Frida Kahlo would have been a great doctor if she had stayed in school.
B. I think that Frida Kahlo was very driven to succeed as a painter.
C. Frida Kahlo was a well-respected and very successful painter.
D. I think that Frida Kahlo’s excitement about life allowed her to get past the pain.

Shauna wants to use facts from a government website in her speech. which element is she adding to her speech? a. background information b. narrative c. evidence d. commentary e. theme

Read the phrase. the garden of my class which is the correct way to rewrite this phrase? my class’ garden my class’s garden my classes garden my classes’ garde

Read the excerpt from the poem "growing up italian" by maria mazziotti gillan and answer the question that follows. when i was a little girl, i thought everyone was italian, and that was good. we visted our aunts and uncles, and they visted us. the italian language smooth and sweet in my mouth. in kindergarten, english words fell on me, thick and sharp as hail. i grew silent, the italian word balanced on the edge of my tongue and the english word, lost during the first moment of every question. source: gillan, maria mazziotti. "growing up italian." poetrymagazine. com. poetry magazine, n. d. web. 30 mar. 2011. what is the tone of this poem? what does the tone reveal about the speaker of the poem and the conflict she faces? based on this excerpt, what can you predict about the theme of the poem?