SOAPStone Questions Flashcards
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Occasion
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What is the time and place?
What prompted the author to write the piece?
How do you know that from the text?
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Speaker/ Source of Publication
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Who produced the piece?
What is their background?
What is their bias?
Who are they?
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Audience
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To whom is the piece directed?
What assumptions can you make?
Any unusual words or phrases?
- what does that say about the audience?
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Purpose
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What is the meaning, the reason behind the text?
How do you know?
What is the emotional state of the reader?
How is the author trying to incite emotion in the audience?
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Subject
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What is the general topic?
How has it been presented by the author?
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Tone
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What is the attitude of the speaker?
How do you know?
