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SOAPSTONE

SOAPSTONE. A strategy for reading and writing. Speaker, Occasion, Audience, Purpose, Subject, Tone. An acronym for a series of questions that students must first ask themselves, and then answer, as they begin to comprehend the text and plan their compositions. Speaker.

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SOAPSTONE

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  1. SOAPSTONE A strategy for reading and writing

  2. Speaker, Occasion, Audience, Purpose, Subject, Tone • An acronym for a series of questions that students must first ask themselves, and then answer, as they begin to comprehend the text and plan their compositions.

  3. Speaker • Is there someone identified as the speaker? Can you make some assumptions about this person based upon the text? (class, gender, education, status, etc.)

  4. Occasion • What may have prompted the author to write this piece? What event led to its publication or development? What is the larger occasion and the more immediate occasion surrounding the text.

  5. Audience • Does the speaker identify an audience? What assumptions can you make about the audience based upon the text? (race, politics, gender, social class, religion, etc?) • Who was the document created for? How does the intended audience shape what is being said? • Does the speaker use language that is specific for a unique audience?

  6. Purpose • What is the speaker’s purpose? In what ways does the author convey this message? What seems to be the emotional state of the speaker? How is the speaker trying to spark a reaction in the audience? How is this document supposed to make you feel?

  7. Subject • What is the subject of the piece? How do you know this? How has the subject been selected and presented by the author?

  8. Tone • What is the author’s attitude toward the subject? How is the writer’s attitude revealed? Choose specific words or phrases to support your claim.

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