Evaluating the Sides of a Conflict

An author’s purpose is his or her

• dialogue

• intent

• setting

• theme

Kinds of author purpose:

• informative

• persuasive

• entertaining

• nothing

What does an author hope the audience will do after hearing a persuasive speech?

• sit and listen

• act

• do nothing

Audience is important in writing. Would you write for a teenager the same way you'd write for a teacher?

• yes

• no

Select all of the acronyms in the SOAPS method:

• speaker

• occasion

• audience

• purpose

• subject

When reading a speech about a war, is the setting an important detail?

• yes

• no

Tone is the author’s attitude toward a subject or an audience. For example, when you respond “great” after being asked to do something, your parents will detect the tone in your voice. Your tone can show your excitement or a hint of sarcasm if you’re not thrilled about what they asked you to do.

• true

• false

Choose the sarcastic response (tone) in the selections below.

• Sure, I'd love to do your homework for you while you play video games.

• Yes, thank you for asking!

• I'd love to help you out with your homework if you sit with me and work as well.

• No, I'm sorry I can't.

When evaluating a conflict, you should only look at one perspective, or one side of the argument.

• true

• false

It's important to look at ALL perspectives in a conflict because (select all that apply):

• a speaker can be unreliable

• one person does not hold all the answers

• you need to make your own educated opinion