SOAPSTone Analysis for Primary Source Documents
Name ____________
S - What is the subject of the piece? What is the general topic or idea of the piece?
O - What is the occasion? What are the time, place, and setting of the piece?
A - Who is the audience? To whom is this document directed?
P - What is the purpose or reason that this document was written?
S - Who is the speaker? Who is the voice that tells the story?
Tone - What is the tone of the piece? What emotions describe the piece? How do they
feel?
Directions: Working with your group, read the document and then apply the
SOAPStone strategy by answering the following questions.
1. What is the subject of the document?
2. What are the time, place and setting of the piece? (Occasion)
3. Who is the audience? To whom is the document directed?
4. What is the purpose or reason that this document was written?
5. Who is the speaker? Who is the voice that tells the story?
6. What is the tone of the piece? What emotions describe the piece?