S.O.A.P.S. Tone Document Analysis
Speaker
Who is the speaker who produced this piece? What is their background and why are they making the points they are making? Is there a bias in what was written? You must be able to cite evidence from the text that supports your answer. No independent research is allowed on the speaker. You must “prove” your answer based on the text.
Occasion
What is the Occasion? In other words, the time and place of the piece. Why did the author to write this piece? How do you know from the text? What event led to its publication or development?
Audience
Who is the Audience? This refers to the group of readers to whom this piece is directed. The
audience may be one person, a small group or a large group; it may be a certain person or a
certain people. What assumptions can you make about the audience? Is it mixed racial/sex
group? What social class? What political party? Who was the document created for and how do
you know? Are there any words or phrases that are unusual or different? Does the speaker use
language the specific for a unique audience? Does the speaker evoke God? Nation? Liberty?
History? Hell? How do you know? Why is the speaker using this type of language?
Purpose
What is the purpose? Meaning, the reason behind the text. In what ways does he convey this
message? How would you perceive the speaker giving this speech? What is the document
saying? What is the emotional state of the speaker? How is the speaker trying to spark a reaction
in the audience? What words or phrases show the speaker’s tone? How is the document supposed
to make you feel? This helps you examine the argument or its logic.
Subject
What is the subject of the document? The general topic, content, and ideas contained in the text.
How do you know this? How has the subject been selected and presented? And presented by the
author?
Tone
What is the attitude of the speaker based on the text? What is the attitude a writer takes towards
this subject or character: is it serious, humorous, sarcastic, ironic, satirical, tongue-in-cheek,
solemn, objective. How do you know? Where in the text does it support your answer?
Speaker
Who is the speaker who produced this piece? What is their background and why are they making the points they are making? Is there a bias in what was written? You must be able to cite evidence from the text that supports your answer. No independent research is allowed on the speaker. You must “prove” your answer based on the text.
Occasion
What is the Occasion? In other words, the time and place of the piece. Why did the author to write this piece? How do you know from the text? What event led to its publication or development?
Audience
Who is the Audience? This refers to the group of readers to whom this piece is directed. The
audience may be one person, a small group or a large group; it may be a certain person or a
certain people. What assumptions can you make about the audience? Is it mixed racial/sex
group? What social class? What political party? Who was the document created for and how do
you know? Are there any words or phrases that are unusual or different? Does the speaker use
language the specific for a unique audience? Does the speaker evoke God? Nation? Liberty?
History? Hell? How do you know? Why is the speaker using this type of language?
Purpose
What is the purpose? Meaning, the reason behind the text. In what ways does he convey this
message? How would you perceive the speaker giving this speech? What is the document
saying? What is the emotional state of the speaker? How is the speaker trying to spark a reaction
in the audience? What words or phrases show the speaker’s tone? How is the document supposed
to make you feel? This helps you examine the argument or its logic.
Subject
What is the subject of the document? The general topic, content, and ideas contained in the text.
How do you know this? How has the subject been selected and presented? And presented by the
author?
Tone
What is the attitude of the speaker based on the text? What is the attitude a writer takes towards
this subject or character: is it serious, humorous, sarcastic, ironic, satirical, tongue-in-cheek,
solemn, objective. How do you know? Where in the text does it support your answer?
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You will be completing a SOAPS-Tone Analysis of one of the most famous speeches in history, Martin Luther King's 'I Have A Dream' speech.
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