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Analyzing Documents. SOAPSTONE METHOD. SOAPSTONE. S = Subject – What the document is about O= Occasion – The event that prompted the document A= Audience – The group for whom the document was created P= Purpose – The reason for the document.
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Analyzing Documents SOAPSTONE METHOD
SOAPSTONE • S = Subject – What the document is about • O= Occasion – The event that prompted the document • A= Audience – The group for whom the document was created • P= Purpose – The reason for the document. • Is it to inform? Is it to persuade? What is the perspective of the speaker? Is he/she somehow affected by the events going on around him/her? Does he/she approve or disapprove of what is going on? • S= Speaker – What is the person’s name? What is the available biographic information? What class does he/she belong to? • TONE = Tone – What is the mood of the piece? Is the tone sarcastic? Is it defeated?