Read the Articles. Blaxicans Guiding Question Lines 46-54 What is Rodriguez's claim in these lines? What support does
Rodnguez give for this claim?

Lines 55–62: What words and phrases does Rodriguez use to express tone in these lines?

Lines 66–71: Explain how Rodriguez’s statement that he was “reinvented by President Richard Nixon” is an exaggeration.

Lines 72–75: How does this anecdote help clarify the idea Rodriguez was discussing in the two previous paragraphs?

Lines 113–137: What are examples of two facts and an anecdote in these paragraphs? How are the facts and the anecdote related?

Lines 140–150: Analyze the examples Rodriguez uses in this paragraph. What do the examples illustrate and how do they support his argument?

Lines 162–173: Why is Rodriguez’s statement that he is Chinese ironic? What meaning is he trying to convey with his claim?

Lines 183–189: How does this anecdote support and explain Rodriguez’s central claim in this essay?

Lines 209–216: Explain whether or not the last sentence of the essay is intended to be ironic. Support your explanation with evidence from the text.