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Close Reading of informational Texts in social studies/history (continued)
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Check your Understanding
Questioning the Text: Using the text-based questions as a model, ask a question that explores the speaker, occasion, audience, purpose, subject, or tone of the text. Begin your questions with why or how. Remember that though you may not know the answer to the question, you think the answer might be important to understanding the meaning of the passage.
Synthesizing your Understanding
Using SOAPSTone: Refer back to Activity 1 and review the SOAPSTone strategy. Reread the letter and underline sentences that you believe express important ideas about the speaker, occasion, audience, purpose, subject, and tone of the letter. Then, respond to the questions below.
S — Speaker
What do we know about the speaker? What is his or her background with the subject? How does this person’s background or position impact the way the text is written?
O — Occasion
What is the immediate occasion? What is the time and place of the piece of writing?
What events or concerns prompted the author to write?
A — Audience
Who is the audience? Who did the writer anticipate would read this text? Who might
Guthrie mean by “you” in the text?
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