Use your notes from the discussion to address the following questions:
• What were the main reflections that you presented in your individual presentation?
• What questions did the other group members ask, and how did you respond?
• How were your views Influenced by the points presented and questions raised by others in the group? Did any of the
other participants change your understanding of the topic you discussed? What was discussed that changed your initial
response? If your viewpoint did not change because of the discussion, state why it did not.
Evaluate the group discussion in general. Was it efficient, enlightening, and useful?
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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?