Read “Being Double” and answer the following questions. Then “submit” your work.
1. Tone Describe Quintana’s tone. What words convey his attitude or perspective? Does the tone change over the course of the essay? If so, how? Does it seem appropriate for the topic?
2. Connotation What connotation does the phrase “those loud Mexicans” (para. 1) have in the context of the paragraph?
3. Fact and Opinion In paragraph 2, Quintana writes, “My English was the reason I had chosen and been able to get into an American college.” Is this statement a fact or an opinion? How do you know?