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SOAPSTONE Speaker Occasion Audience Purpose Subject Tone.
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Transcript of SOAPSTONE Speaker Occasion Audience Purpose Subject Tone.
SOAPSTONESpeaker
Occasion
Audience
Purpose
Subject
Tone
SOAPSTONESpeakerThe voice that tells the story.Before authors begin to write, they must decide whose voice is going to be heard.
It could be the author or it could be a character.
SOAPSTONEOccasionThe time and the place of the piece; the event or situation that made the author want to write or triggered the writing.
SOAPSTONEAudienceThe group of readers to whom this piece is directed.
This does not always mean the people who are reading it right now.
SOAPSTONEPurposeThe reason the author wrote this.
The central claim or main idea.
NOT THE GENERAL TOPIC.
What does the author want us to take away?
SOAPSTONESubjectThe central topic of the writing.
What idea or ideas is this writing about?
SOAPSTONEToneThe attitude of the author towards to subject or topic. •This is how we know whether or not the author is serious, trying to be funny, sarcastic, etc. •Developed through word choice, sentence structure, and figurative language.
SOAPSTONE
The The speakerspeaker of the of the essay is….essay is….
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The The occasionoccasion of the of the writing is…writing is…
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The intended audienceaudience is….
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The author’s purposepurpose is….
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The subjectsubject of the writing is….
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The author’s tone tone is….
