At 2: 15, benzino alerted me that maggie's heart rate was
suddenly elevated. i glanced out the window and didn't see
her in the backyard. "send out the drone."
within moments, benzino was relaying an image of
maggie leaning against a tree and holding her ankle. we
both trotted out through the backyard and into the woods.
benzino located maggie immediately as i followed. maggie
wrapped her little arms around benzino and cried, "i knew
you'd rescue me! "
i stood by awkwardly as benzino began to assess her
injury.
which statement best explains how the author conveys the general attitude
of humans toward benzino in the world of the story?

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?

What did the radio version of the war of the worlds include in the broadcast to create pathos and keep the audience's attention?

How does the illustration the reader understand the text? read the passage and study the image from sugar grinders.