Eng 112, Spr ‘14 Argument Analysis, due Thursday 2/13 Prof. Caballero
Answer these questions in complete sentences, and give paragraph numbers for quotes and examples. Thursday, you’ll
read those of everyone in your group before handing them in.
1.) Who wrote this article? Google them, and write down what they do for a living/career:
The author Cecilia Menjívar has a Ph.D., in Sociology from the University of California, Davis. She
currently holds a position as a Distinguished Associate Professor of Sociology, in the School of Social
and Family Dynamics, at Arizona State University (ASU).
2.) See Writing Analytically, pg. 111, before describing the author’s…
a.) …Pitch: The article wants to persuade us to believe economic policies and political decisions have generated
migration flows with their own dynamics.
b.) …complaint: The author worries about the self-identification of Salvadorians who are mistaken as Mexicans and
how their interactions with the rest of national backgrounds shape their behavior with others as they become a larger
part of the American population.
c.) …and moment (i.e., what’s that community’s biggest problem or PR problem currently?): The biggest problem seems
to be how the immigration law has changed the situation of many Salvadorians to become more difficult for those
who arrived after the civil war.
