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finlep [7]
3 years ago
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Read the excerpt from It's Our World, Too!: Young People Who Are Making a Difference. Neto decided to ask Andy Percifield for he

lp. Percifield was the student council president, a tall, red-haired senior who always read the morning announcements over the P.A. system. Neto didn't know him, but people who did said Percifield was smart and fair. Maybe he would know what to do. Neto was waiting by Andy's 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 wasn't fair. He was really hurting. He said, 'Is there any way you can help?' I told him I'd try." The author’s 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.
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2 answers:
egoroff_w [7]3 years ago
8 0
<span>The author’s purpose in this excerpt is to prompt an emotion in the reader. The descriptive way of delivering the situation to the reader gives a sense of emotion to the reader. The prompt is by the use of words such as, "hurting," and "tears in his eyes," are words used to convey such message.</span>
Lemur [1.5K]3 years ago
4 0

A. Prompt an emotion in the reader

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