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SOAPSTone. Text Analysis. S OAPSTone. Who is the S peaker?

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SOAPSTone

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  1. SOAPSTone Text Analysis

  2. SOAPSTone • Who is the Speaker? • The voice that is speaking. Identification of the historical person (or group of people) What do we know about this historic or contemporary person? Look at age, gender, class, emotional state, nationality, education, relationship to audience • What role does he play in an historic event?

  3. SOAPSTone • What is the Occasion? • What is the time and place? In what context? • What is the Geographic and Historic intersection at which this source was produced?

  4. SOAPSTone • Who is the Audience? • The readers to whom this document is directed. • The audience may be one person, a small group, or a large group; it may be a certain person or a certain people. • What assumptions can you make about the intended audience?

  5. SOAPSTone • What is the Purpose? • What is the reason behind the text? • Why was it written? • What goal did the author have in mind?

  6. SOAPSTone • What is the Subject? • What is the general topic, content, or idea contained in the text? • Summarize in a few words or a phrase.

  7. SOAPSTone • What is the Tone? • What is the speaker’s attitude? • Examine the word choice, emotions expressed, syntax, sound devices and imagery used to determine the speaker's attitude.

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