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S.O.A.P.S.Tone is a helpful acronym to help you analyze the Point of View of the speaker in any piece
of writing.
S – Speaker O – Occasion A – Audience P – Purpose S – Subject T – Tone
Literary Element Analysis Questions
Speaker Keep in mind that the speaker and the author are sometimes two different individuals.
Ask yourself the following questions to analyze the Speaker:
• Who is the voice that tells the story?
• What is the emotional state of the speaker?
• What do you know about the background of the speaker?
• What conclusions can you make about the speaker?
Occasion This is where you take into consideration the background of the author and the time
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Occasion:
• What is the time and place of this piece of writing?
• Was anything significant going on in the author’s life at this time?
• Was something significant going on in history at this time?
Audience Think about the people for whom this was written. Ask yourself the following questions
to analyze the Audience:
• Who was the audience? Was this written for a specific person, a specific group,
or the general public?
• What were some of the key beliefs of people during the time period?
• What specific language does the author use to appeal to their target audience?
Purpose Focus on why this piece was written. Ask yourself the following questions to analyze
Purpose:
• Why was this piece written?
• What is the message of the writing?
• Is the author trying to get a certain reaction from their audience?
• What emotions does the writing make the audience feel?
Subject Consider the subject or topic of the writing. Ask yourself the following questions to
analyze Subject:
• What is the main subject or topic of this piece of writing?
• How does the writer present this subject?
• What other minor topics does the writer include in their text?
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analyze the Tone:
• What events in the author’s life could be connected to the text?
• What words or phrases does the author use to describe the Subject of the
writing?
• What emotions are expressed in this piece of writing?
• What words or phrases show the emotions in the writing?
• If you were to read this piece out loud, what types of emotions would you use?
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3. What is writer’s
?
• Who is the writer and what does
the writer know about the subject?
• What is the writer’s purpose?
4. Writer’s Purpose
Describe:
• Some writing describes something or how to do something.
• For example, the directions that come with a new toy have the
purpose of describing how to put the toy together.
Inform:
• Some writing has the purpose of informing.
• Most news articles in the newspaper are written to inform.
• A biography (a book written about the life of a person) usually
has the purpose of informing the reader about the person's life.
Provide a Solution to a Problem
Persuade:
• Some writing is written for the purpose of persuasion.
• A good example of persuasive writing is the writing found in
advertisements. Advertisements are designed to persuade you to
buy a certain product.
5. Writer’s Purpose
Cont.
Argue:
• Like persuasive writing, but an argument relies more on facts and
less on emotions
• Speeches by politicians are also examples of persuasive writing.
Compare/Contrast
Narrate:
• Narration has the purpose of telling a story. The narrator relates a
series of events.
Entertain:
• Some writing has the purpose of entertaining.
• The comic strips in the newspaper are there to entertain the
readers with humor.
• A mystery novel and a fairy tale are also good examples of writing
that have the purpose of entertaining
6. Who is the
?
• Who is the writer writing to?
• What can the writer assume about
the reader?
• What words are appropriate?
7. Who is the writer
writing to?
–Teacher
–Principal
–Classmates
–A younger
student
–A stranger
–The
President
–A business
owner
–Parents
–Potential
buyers
–Potential
employer
8. What can the writer
assume about the
reader?
• Will that person understand or expect
academic vocabulary?
• Does that person believe the same
things you do?
How does this affect your
• When is slang and informal language
okay?
• Is it possible to write with too many
“big words”?
9. What is the ?
• Essay
• Story/Narrative
• Letter
• Presentation
• Speech
• Poem
• Advertisement
• Audition
• Application to event/college
10. What is the ?
• What is the point of this piece?
• What are you writing about?
• What kinds of details are on topic?
11. • Role: Imagine that you are a news reporter hired to
cover the story on Amelia’s flight across the Atlantic.
• Audience: Those who would buy your newspaper thus
providing you a job so make your article interesting.
• Format: News Article/ Describe her voyage, her
reaction, and her accomplishments right after. Inform
your readers that she will be touring Europe and then
returning to New York to attend the tickertape parade.
Encourage your readers to come out a meet this
amazing women. Post your news article to your
assigned discussion board for others to
read. Comment on at least two other group member
postings.
• Topic: The recent flight of Amelia Earhart
12.
13. RAFT this!
Situation for Writing: The lead editor of a local newspaper in the 1930s is
looking for an exciting story on the Amelia Earhart’s trans Atlantic flight.
Directions for Writing: Write a News Article that describes her voyage,
her reaction, and her accomplishments right after. Inform your readers
that she will be touring Europe and then returning to New York to attend
the tickertape parade. Encourage your readers to come out a meet this
amazing women. Post your news article to your assigned discussion
board for others to read.
Editor's Notes
This week, we have been focusing informational essays. Today, I want to teach you how to RAFT a prompt so that your essay will match the role you as the writer are supposed to play, the audience you are writing to, in the correct format, and will be on topic.
Have students RAFT the prompt in pairs or groups. Then check.
Role: narrate (“Why is it more correct than ‘entertain’?” The prompt says “narrative”)
Audience: The prompt doesn’t say, so the class should assume that informal writing is not okay. While academic vocabulary might be okay, the writer definitely wants to use “descriptive words.”
Form: narrative/story
Topic: an encounter with a wild animal
Role: narrate (“Why is it more correct than ‘entertain’?” The prompt says “narrative”)
Audience: The prompt doesn’t say, so the class should assume that informal writing is not okay. While academic vocabulary might be okay, the writer definitely wants to use “descriptive words.”
Form: narrative/story
Topic: an encounter with a wild animal
Students use their RAFT forms and RAFT the prompt. Once students are done, they use their graphic organizer to plan their essay.
