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3. Craft and Structure: What does Wiesel mean when he says that human dignity is “in jeopardy” in paragraph 7?
4. Key Ideas and Details: Closely examine paragraphs 6 and 7. What is Wiesel saying about memory and silence?
Working from the Text
5. The purpose of “a call to action” is to provide a concluding statement or section that supports the argument by making clear to the audience what the writer or speaker wants them to think or do. How is Wiesel’s last sentence a “call to action”?
6. You will be assigned a specific element from the SOAPSTone strategy below. Annotate the speech for this element.
My Notes
Introducing the Strategy: SOAPSTone
SOAPSTone stands for Speaker, Occasion, Audience, Purpose, Subject, and Tone. It is a reading and writing tool for analyzing the relationship among a writer, his or her purpose, and the target audience of the text. SOAPSTone guides you in asking questions to analyze a text or to plan for writing a composition.
• Speaker: The speaker is the voice that tells the story.
• Occasion: The occasion is the time and place of the story; it is the context that
prompted the writing.
• Audience: The audience is the person or persons to whom the piece is directed.
• Purpose: The purpose is the reason behind the text or what the writer wants the audience to think as a result of reading the text.
• Subject: The subject is the focus of the text.
• Tone: Tone is the speaker’s attitude toward the subject.
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