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Close Reading of argumentative nonfiction Texts (continued)
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Synthesizing your Understanding
Using SOAPSTone
Reread the passage and underline sentences that you believe express important ideas or opinions and that will provide textual evidence to answer the questions below. Then respond to the questions below.
S – Speaker
Who is the person writing the text? What is his background with the subject? How does this person’s background or position affect or influence the way the text is written?
O – Occasion
What is the time and place of the piece of writing? What events or concerns prompted the author to write? is the text written in response to an idea or another text?
A – Audience
Who did the author anticipate would hear this speech? What sort of needs or questions might this audience have that the writer addresses?
P – Purpose
What is the purpose behind the creation of this piece of writing? What do you suppose the writer wanted the audience to think or do as a result of reading the text?
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