Introduction
Welcome, English 11!
After listening to your input, Ms. Custer decided to completely switch up today's lesson.
Today you are going to discover SOAPSTone in your groups or on your own. You choose! While I am here to answer any questions, you will be in charge of leading your own learning today.
Enjoy!
Task
SOAPSTone is a reading strategy used to encourage and strengthen your interaction with the text. It also helps you to comprehend and analyze text.
Speaker
Occasion
Audience
Purpose
Subject
Tone
Process
Speaker - The speaker is the voice that tells the story. Who is the speaker in the movie below? Choose one video. In video 1, the narrator has a heavy accent. In video 2, the story is read more clearly with some text. Choose the video that best supports your learning style.
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[video:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m75aEhm-BYw]
[video:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vB07RfntTvw]
2. Occasion - The time and the place of the piece. It is the context that encouraged the writing to happen. When was "The True Story of the Three Little Pigs" written?
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_True_Story_of_the_Three_Little_Pigs
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3. Audience - Who do you think is the intended audience?
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4. Purpose - Why was the text written? How does the text make the audience feel? (mood)
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5. Subject - What is the general topic, content and moral of the story?
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6. Tone - The attitude of the author. If the author were to read "The True Story of the Three Little Pigs" aloud, what tone of voice would he use? How do you know? (use evidence).
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