Linking Events and Reactions
The narrator looks confused because
"Hey Jamie," a voice called, "come sit here."
I swore it sounded like Margaret. It turned out it was
Margaret, and she wanted me to sit next to her.
"Ok... thanks," I said and took a seat, probably with a
confused look on my face.
"I love the way you arrange your toppings, in perfect
order from ice cream to fudge and chocolate sprinkles.
You're a great sundae builder," said Margaret. "Look at
mine. I can't even keep it together."
-"I'm Not Thirteen Yet,"
Amy Bernstein
O she does not know who is calling her.
O she does not recognize Margaret's voice.
O she does not expect Margaret to ask her to sit next
to her.
O she does not like making ice cream sundaes.

she does not expect Margaret to ask her to sit next to her .

Explanation:

1. the details that would clarify the authors purpose for writing would be after the "haley collected used soccer jersey and sent them to guatemalan children." part, he would say, "and you can also donate today to save ". so far in the text, you can see no such thing. if, near the end the author persuades you to donate to guatemalans, then you know that the author's reason to write is to persuade you.

2. what details would make the text more engaging is to see the guatemalan children's reaction to getting free jerseys.

3. the details that convey the author's attitude would be an opinion by the author, for example, if he said, "haley was a very nice girl " or, you can find the attitude by finding parts of haley's personality that he highlights. you can strengthen your tones by using more descriptive words, and simplify long sentences as much as you can.

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