Question

read the excerpt from its our world, too!: young people who are making a difference.

neto decided to ask andy percifield for help. percifield was the student council president, a tall, red-haired senior who always read the morning announcements over the p.a. system. neto didnt know him, but people who did said percifield was smart and fair. maybe he would know what to do.

neto was waiting by andys locker the next morning. \he had tears in his eyes,\ andy remembers. \he said that adult fans were swearing at the mexican players and that it wasnt fair. he was really hurting. he said, is there any way you can help? i told him id try.\

the authors purpose in this excerpt is to

• prompt an emotion in the reader.
• convey details about the characters.
• encourage the reader to do something.
• express an opinion about a topic.

Explanation:

The excerpt introduces Neto and Andy Percifield, describing their interaction: it gives details about Andy's role (student council president), appearance, reputation, and the context of Neto reaching out to him. This focuses on building the characters and their situation rather than prompting emotion, encouraging action, or stating an opinion.

Answer:

convey details about the characters.