SOAPSTone SOAPSTone Used as a guide to analyze

SOAPSTone

SOAPSTone Used as a guide to analyze a piece of writing Include Can textual evidence also be used as a guide to create a piece of writing

S - Speaker Whose voice is telling the story? Is the voice the writer’s or a fictional character? Identifying the speaker assists in determining the meaning.

O - Occasion Think of the time and place involved in the piece. Why do you think the writer wrote this text? Ideas? What Attitudes? Emotions? captured the writer’s attention and initiated the response? You might need to make an inference.

A - Audience To whom is this piece directed? Who is the target audience? It could be one person or a group

P - Purpose The reason behind writing the text What should the audience do as a result of reading this text? Needs to be considered to identify the claim of the writing You must identify the purpose of your essay before you can write a claim

S - Subject State the topic in a few words or phrases Keep the subject in mind as you respond

T - Tone The attitude of the author Go beyond the “literal” meaning Connotation Tone is conveyed: Diction (choice of words) Syntax (sentence construction) Imagery (figurative language)

Subject America’s pollution and trash disposal problem Occasion Make Americans aware of the problem; feels American don’t care enough Audience