SOAPSTone Review

The purpose of argumentative/persuasive text is to _____

• inform readers

• persuade readers

• entertain readers

Tags

CCSS.RI.9-10.8

CCSS.W.9-10.1

CCSS.W.9-10.1A

CCSS.W.9-10.1B

CCSS.W.9-10.1C

The speaker of the text is _____

• the voice telling the story

• the main character

• the author

Tags

CCSS.RL.1.6

CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

The occasion of the text is _____

• the celebration of the text

• the result of the text

• the time and place of the text, or the event that inspired it

Tags

CCSS.RI. 9-10.2

CCSS.RI.11-12.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

The ​ (a)   is the group of readers to whom the text is directed.

• audience
• students
• fans

Tags

CCSS.RI. 9-10.6

CCSS.RI.11-12.6

CCSS.RI.8.9

CCSS.RL.11-12.6

CCSS.RL.9-10.6

The ​ (a)   is the reason behind the text. Ask yourself: What is the author trying to achieve? Are they trying to persuade? Inform? Entertain?

• purpose
• claim
• evidence

Tags

CCSS.RI.9-10.6

CCSS.RI.9-10.8

The subject of the text is ​ (a)  

• what the text is about
• the summary
• the evidence

Tags

CCSS.RI. 9-10.2

CCSS.RI.11-12.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

The ​ (a)   of the text is the ​ (b)   attitude.

• tone
• mood
• words
• author's
• reader's
• teacher's

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

This house isn't perfect, but it's where my babies grew up. I know it all by heart. I know every stain on the carpet, every creaking floorboard and every paint chip on the windowsills. Each corner of this small space is filled with memories that I relive when I walk through the narrow hallways.

What is the tone of this passage?

• hopeless and afraid

• angry and violent

• sentimental and tender

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4