Read the excerpt from "Healthy Eating"(which is above in the picture)".

How could the author strengthen her argument in this part of the article?
A. She could provide evidence that clearly shows how planning meals improves health.
B. She could include a quotation from a credible expert about how to plan healthy meals.
C. She could address the counterclaim that picky eaters make meal planning difficult.
D. She could include statistics that tell what percentage of people regularly plan meals.

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?