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. express an opinion about a topic. encourage the reader to do something.

Explanation:

The excerpt describes Neto's emotional state (tears in his eyes, really hurting) and provides details about Andy Percifield (student council president, tall, red - haired senior, smart and fair). It focuses on presenting characteristics of the characters rather than evoking a strong emotion (no overly dramatic language to deeply stir emotions), expressing an opinion (no clear stance like "racism is wrong" type of opinion statement), or encouraging action (no call - to - action like "you should...").

Answer:

convey details about the characters.