1. 1918: The Superbug The Spanish flu killed 40–50 million people.

2. 1957: Asian Flu

Asian flu caused 70,000 deaths in the United States.

3. 1968: Another Pandemic

The Hong Kong flu killed 34,000 Americans.

4. 1986: Don’t Eat the Meat

BSE was first diagnosed in Britain.

5. 1996: A Bad Burger

The first human death from BSE was recorded.

What conclusion can be drawn about infectious diseases, based on this timeline?

Based on the text and the map, which labeled location sends products to shihr? the travels of marco polo and study the map.

Read the sentence.what is the verb tense and aspect? susan will be working as a camp counselor this summer.oofuture progressivefuture perfectsimple futurepresent progressiveo

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?