Use Transitional Words and Phrases Read this paragraph and choose the appropriate transitional words from the drop-down menus. Several buildings surrounding the Willis Tower offer significantly cheaper rental prices for equally sized office spaces. a company may be tempted by one of these less-expensive buildings, it should pay the extra money to rent from the Willis Tower. its brand-new interior, the building offers spectacular views of the entire city of Chicago. reason to rent from the Willis Tower is because space is filling up quickly. Soon it will be impossible to rent in this ideal location. DONE

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?