Do you find Bernardin’s tone authoritative? Why or why not? How does Bernardin establish his authority and credibility - or fail to do so? Point to specific parts of the text to support your response.

Read the paragraph. we heard music coming from the auditorium so we crept up to the door in peaked in. i couldn’t believe my eyes! a group of dancers were on stage in the most beautiful costumes i have ever seen. i looked at mabel and she looked back at me with the same expression. our eyes were wide with joy and wonder. which point of view does the narrator use

The purpose of an informative essay is to express personal feelings about a topic. describe events from a certain point of view. instruct the reader about a topic. express and defend an opinion.

The author’s purpose for including this in the introduction is