“A Desperate Trek Across America” is an informational text that chronicles the efforts of Spanish explorers of North America to recover from disaster. Informational texts may be written for a number of purposes, including: to explain or describe a situation or process to analyze a situation by explaining causes and effects to narrate a sequence of events Though informational texts are factual, they may also include the author’s commentary, including judgments, opinions, or conclusions. The evidence and examples included in the text and the way the text is structured support the author’s purpose for writing. As you read, think about the kinds of details the author includes and what they suggest about his purpose. What details does the author include about the explorers’ situation at the beginning of the text? What details does the author include about their efforts to address their problem? PLEASE HELP ME I SUCK AT ENGLISH