Drag each label to the correct category. Identify the ways of talking during a group discussion as either cooperative or conflict-creating.
I don't understand
what you're saying.
Could you clarify?
Your perspective is
limited. So you can't
see the truth.
I understand what
you mean, but let's
ask if everyone feels
the same way
I am open to your
views, but would
you mind considering
my perspective as well?
What I say is right
because I have proof.
Do you still
want to argue?
cooperative phrasing
conflict-creating phrasing

Which tone best fits a business letter

The pilgrims are at in the beginning of the prologue.

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?