SOAPSTone

SOAPSTone

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SOAPSTone

S=Subject

O=Organization

A=Audience

P=Purpose

S=Speaker

Tone=Tone

●is a way to break down informational texts in order to understand them better.

●helps readers know more about the author’s intentions.

Subject

• Ask yourself . . .

• What is this text about?

• What are the main ideas?

• How would I summarize this?

Organization

• Ask yourself . . .

• How are the ideas in this text organized?

• Which text type is used in this text?

• Why did the author arrange this the way they did?

Audience

• Ask yourself . . .

• Who did the author expect to read this?

• How did they want the reader to feel after reading this?

Purpose

• Ask yourself . . .

• Why did the author write this?

• Was the author trying to inform, persuade, or entertain the reader?

Speaker

• Ask yourself. . .

• Whose voice is being used in the text, the author, or someone else?

• What do they do to make themselves seem more credible or likeable?

Tone

• Ask yourself . . .

• Is the speaker speaking formally or informally?

• How does the author feel about the subject of the text?

PB & J

• P - Preview the text

• B - Break the text into smaller sections

• J - Jot down notes while you read

Multiple Select

The J in PB & J can include the following: (pick as many that apply)

• Grocery list

• Annotations about the topic

• Notes about things I find important

• Questions I have about the text

• Definitions of unknown words

Multiple Choice

What does B in PB & J stand for?

• Breakdown and analyze the structure of the text

• Break the text into sections to better understand and analyze the parts

• Be right back to get a snack

• Break the text into smaller sections so that I can completely ignore it and pretend I did it

Multiple Choice

Audience

• Is the focus of the text.

• Is the speaker's attitude toward the subject.

• Is the voice that tells the story.

• Is the person or persons to whom the piece is directed.

Multiple Select

These 2 questions belong to the Tone section.

• Whose voice is being used in the text, the author, or someone else?

• Is the speaker speaking formally or informally?

• How does the author feel about the subject of the text?

• What do they do to make themselves seem more credible or likeable?

Multiple Choice

What word best describes, what is the author's attitude towards his writing/subject and how does he use language to get that across in his writing?

• Mood

• Tone

• Organization

• Subject

Multiple Choice

What is Subject?

• How the text is written

• What caused the text to be written

• The main idea or topic of the text

• What we should understand about the topic

Multiple Choice

If someone was using SOAPSTone and they wanted to know the reason that something was written, they would be looking for the:

• Speaker

• Subject

• Occasion

• Purpose

Multiple Select

These 2 questions belong to Audience in SOAPSTone.

• Who did the author expect to read this?

• Why did the author write this?

• How did they want the reader to feel after reading this?

• Which text type is used in this text?