PLEASE READ IF YOU NEED A BOOST OF CONFIDENCE Everyone who gets teased, named called, picked on and anything else you are going through at school or at home ignore them you have to belive your more than what people call you. You have to believe that you are perfect and you have people that you can talk to, you have people who love you and care for you. You belong in this world even if you think you dont you do. You are beautiful inside and out, dont let words get to you they might hurt a lot but you have to tell your self it not true. You have to tell your self you are smart, you are amazing, you are beautiful, you have a reason to be on this earth. So dont listen to other people when they are bullying you stand up to them get help do what ever they can. Dont take anything they say to heart.

Select the sentence with an appositive phrase and a relative pronoun.

Which quotation best supports the authors’ claim and purpose?

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?