Introduction to SOAPSTone Quiz

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

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.10

CCSS.RI.11-12.10

CCSS.RL.11-12.10

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

The Tone of a piece of writing refers to its:

• Emotion
• Reason
• Speaker
• Time

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CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

The occasion of a piece of writing means something had to have________________ in order for the piece of writing to have been written. 

• Caused controversy
• Been incorrect
• Occurred
• A good reason

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.6

CCSS.RI.8.6

CCSS.RL.11-12.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

CCSS.RL.9-10.6

What does SOAPSTone stand for?

• Special, Order, Active, People, Study of Time
• Subject, Opinion, Audience, Place, Space, Time
• Speaker, Occasion,Audience, Purpose, Subject,Tone
• Speaker, Optical, Audience, Purpose, Study,Tone

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.10

CCSS.RI.11-12.10

CCSS.RL.11-12.10

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

A text can have more than one audience

• False
• True

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.6

CCSS.RI.8.6

CCSS.RL.11-12.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

CCSS.RL.9-10.6

In Langston Hughes' "Mother to Son," what information could be part of an analysis about the speaker?

• The speaker is not Langston Hughes talking to his mother
• The poem is written in first person point of view. 
• The narrator is an unnamed mother
• Both B and C are correct

What is the occasion for Hughes' "Mother to Son?"

• Her son's coming of age
• The mother's life experiences
• To share feelings and emotions about hardships and persevering 
• Both A and B

If the following information was provided to you about the poem, "Mother to Son," in which part of SOAPSTone would it be discussed: "Mother to Son" was originally published in 1922 and republished in 1926. Maybe the mother was going through struggles related to unfair treatment and living through Jim Crow laws.

• Tone 
• Occasion
• Audience
• None of These

What is the best TONE word for the song "Unsteady?"

• Evasive
• Intense
• Ironic
• Intimate

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CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

What is the purpose of 2Pac's "Dear Mama?"

• To persuade
• To inform
• To entertain
• To share