What is SOAPSTone?
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Agenda and Homework
On pgs. 26-27, write today’s date.
Copy the agenda:
Finish Cornell Notes on SOAPSTone
Handout SOAPSTone Chart – attach to pg 28 –
Include in Table of Contents on page 2
Copy the homework:
Periods 4+5 – No homework
Period 1 – Notebook check tomorrow
Periods 1, 2, 3 – make sure you finish answering
the two questions I want added to page 25
referring to Predictions Questions Chart on pg 24
WARM-UP
Answer the following question:
In a complete sentence, explain why it
is important to read the same text
multiple times. How can reading the
same text multiple times help you?
The Last Two Questions
from Tuesday
Reviewing Predictions: Refer to your
Making Predictions and Asking Questions
Chart on pg. 24.
Write you answers on the last page of “Hip
Hop Planet” (pg 25).
• Which of your predictions turned out
to be true?
• Did McBride answer any of the
questions you asked?
Cornell Notes: SOAPSTone
On pg. 29 of your INB, take Cornell Notes.
Essential Question?
What is SOAPSTone?
SOAPSTone is a reading and writing
strategy.
It helps you to identify the key elements
of an expository text.
SOAPSTone
What is an expository text?
It is used to explain, describe, give
information, or inform.
It is non-fiction. It has true facts
It has a title. It may have an index, glossary,
headings/subheadings
It may have diagrams, photographs, bold
words
It is important to evaluate the author’s
credentials
SOAPSTone
S = Subject (looking for the main idea)
The general topic, content, and ideas in a text.
You should be able to state the subject in a
few words.
Ask yourself:
• What is the subject or topic of the text?
• What theme or big picture do you see?
• What is this piece about?
SOAPSTone
O = Occasion
Writing does not occur in a vacuum. All
writers are influenced by a larger occasion.
An event or situation catches the writer’s
attention and triggers a response.
Ask yourself:
What event or occasion do you think
caused the author to write this
piece/text?
SOAPSTone
A = Audience
The audience is the group of people the writer
intends to address. Before an author writes,
he/she must determine the audience because
the choice the choice of audience affects how
and why an author writes the text.
Ask yourself:
To whom is the author writing?
How do you know?
SOAPSTone
P= Purpose
The reason behind the text. Authors
need to consider the purpose of the text
in order to determine the argument and
its logic.
To determine the reason, authors ask,
“What do I want my audience to think
or do as a result of reading my text?”
SOAPSTone – Purpose Con’t
Ask yourself:
1. What does the author want you to
believe or understand?
2. What is the purpose of the text? (choose
one)
• To educate or inform (if the author’s
position is neutral)
• To persuade or convince (if the author’s
position is negative or positive)
• To reflect on important event or idea
(poetry or personal narrative)
SOAPSTone
S = Speaker
The voice that tells the story. Before an author
begins to write, he/she must determine
whose voice is going to be heard—a fictional
character or the author him/herself?
The voice of the speaker influences the
meaning of the text.
Ask yourself:
What do we know about the speaker?
How does his background affect his point
of view on the subject?
SOAPSTone
Tone
The attitude of the author. Authors
communicate tone through diction
(word choice), syntax (sentence
construction), imagery (metaphors,
similes, and other types of figurative
language).
SOAPSTone – Tone Con’t
Ask yourself:
What is the attitude of the speaker or
writer as revealed by the choice of
vocabulary?
Tone words: academic, formal, informal,
sarcastic, humorous, informative,
reflective, persuasive, casual,
argumentative, passionate, cautionary,
condescending, respectful, etc.
Classwork/Homework
Attach the SOAPSTone Chart to pg. 28
(Left Side)