2. When you analyze the claim made by an author, what is your next step-after identifying the claim? Look for the article's main ideas and topic sentences.

Find the supporting evidence the author provides.

Decide if the reasons provided for the claim are good ones.

Read other articles that make similar claims.

- "the answers are a and b.  

when cullen speaks of planting while others reap, and standing "abject and mute," he is speaking about the racial injustices present in american society. as these injustices have changed over time, the american identity  has also shifted. those changes are, in turn, reflected in american literature."

i know 2 is c.

i'm leaning towards a for 1.