Name _____________________________________ Block ____________
SOAPSTone Document Analysis – Document: _____________________________________________________________
Speaker
List three historical facts about the speaker (you can use lecture notes or the textbook).
Whose voice is in the
document?
What do you know
about them?
Occasion
Identify the historical timeframe (when/where it was written) and the immediate occasion
(what was happening there that prompted this writing.) Include at least two historical facts.
What context
prompted this
writing?
Audience
Identify the audience of the piece and give two pieces of evidence (parts of the text or
historical research)
Who is the author
trying to speak to?
Purpose
Identify the reason the author wrote this document.
Why did the author
write this document?
What was their goal?
Subject
Describe the subject of this document in a few words or phrases. (10 words or less)
What is the topic of
the document?
Tone
What is the attitude
of the author?
Identify the author’s tone and quote at least two words/phrases that exemplify this tone.