SPACECAT

Question 1

Speaker

Answer 1

Writer of the piece and what we do and don’t know about them. The text can have a particular meaning because of WHO/wrote/said it

Question 2

Purpose

Answer 2

What the writer/speaker hopes to accomplish by writing/speaking the piece. What the writer/speaker wants the audience to believe, think, or do

Question 3

Audience

Answer 3

The intended audience for the piece that the author choice. What the speaker assumes about their audience. This impacts what they say and how they say it

Question 4

Context

Answer 4

What was going on in the world when the text was produced. The cultural/historical situation or social occasion of the piece

Question 5

Exigence

Answer 5

Why the author feels compelled to address this subject at this time-why now. The spark or catalyst for speaking or writing

Question 6

Choices

Answer 6

What moves the author makes and why Organization, diction, syntax, analogies, anecdotes, or other rhetorical choices impact the meaning and effect of the text

Question 7

appeals

Answer 7

The choices of the speaker appeal to ethos, logos, and or pathos

Question 8

Tone

Answer 8

What attitude the speaker conveys in the piece. The choices that help the audience convey that attitude. Does the attitude shift anymore in the piece—why?