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Agenda and Homework. On pgs. 26-27, write today’s date. Copy the agenda: Finish Cornell Notes on SOAPSTone Handout SOAPSTone Chart – attach to pg 28 – Include in Table of Contents on page 2 Copy the homework: Periods 4+5 – No homework Period 1 – Notebook check tomorrow
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Agenda and Homework • On pgs. 26-27, write today’s date. • Copy the agenda: • Finish Cornell Notes on SOAPSTone • Handout SOAPSTone Chart – attach to pg 28 – Include in Table of Contents on page 2 • Copy the homework: • Periods 4+5 – No homework • Period 1 – Notebook check tomorrow • Periods 1, 2, 3 – make sure you finish answering the two questions I want added to page 25 referring to Predictions Questions Chart on pg 24
WARM-UP • Answer the following question: • In a complete sentence, explain why it is important to read the same text multiple times. How can reading the same text multiple times help you?
The Last Two Questions from Tuesday • Reviewing Predictions: Refer to your Making Predictions and Asking Questions Charton pg. 24. Write you answers on the last page of “Hip Hop Planet” (pg 25). • Which of your predictions turned out to be true? • Did McBride answer any of the questions you asked?
SOAPSTone A Way to Analyze Text
Cornell Notes: SOAPSTone • On pg. 29 of your INB, take Cornell Notes. Essential Question? • What is SOAPSTone? • SOAPSTone is a reading and writing strategy. • It helps you to identify the key elements of an expository text.
SOAPSTone • What is an expository text? • It is used to explain, describe, give information, or inform. • It is non-fiction. It has true facts • It has a title. It may have an index, glossary, headings/subheadings • It may have diagrams, photographs, bold words • It is important to evaluate the author’s credentials
SOAPSTone • S = Subject (looking for the main idea) • The general topic, content, and ideas in a text. • You should be able to state the subject in a few words. • Ask yourself: • What is the subject or topic of the text? • What theme or big picture do you see? • What is this piece about?
SOAPSTone • O = Occasion • Writing does not occur in a vacuum. All writers are influenced by a larger occasion. An event or situation catches the writer’s attention and triggers a response. • Ask yourself: • What event or occasion do you think caused the author to write this piece/text?
SOAPSTone • A = Audience • The audience is the group of people the writer intends to address. Before an author writes, he/she must determine the audience because the choice the choice of audience affects how and why an author writes the text. • Ask yourself: • To whom is the author writing? • How do you know?
SOAPSTone • P= Purpose • The reason behind the text. Authors need to consider the purpose of the text in order to determine the argument and its logic. • To determine the reason, authors ask, “What do I want my audience to think or do as a result of reading my text?”
SOAPSTone – Purpose Con’t • Ask yourself: • What does the author want you to believe or understand? • What is the purpose of the text? (choose one) • To educate or inform (if the author’s position is neutral) • To persuade or convince (if the author’s position is negative or positive) • To reflect on important event or idea (poetry or personal narrative)
SOAPSTone • S = Speaker • The voice that tells the story. Before an author begins to write, he/she must determine whose voice is going to be heard—a fictional character or the author him/herself? • The voice of the speaker influences the meaning of the text. • Ask yourself: • What do we know about the speaker? • How does his background affect his point of view on the subject?
SOAPSTone • Tone • The attitude of the author. Authors communicate tone through diction (word choice), syntax (sentence construction), imagery (metaphors, similes, and other types of figurative language).
SOAPSTone – Tone Con’t • Ask yourself: • What is the attitude of the speaker or writer as revealed by the choice of vocabulary? • Tone words: academic, formal, informal, sarcastic, humorous, informative, reflective, persuasive, casual, argumentative, passionate, cautionary, condescending, respectful, etc.
Classwork/Homework • Attach the SOAPSTone Chart to pg. 28 (Left Side)