SOAPSTONE

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Speaker

What questions should we consider about our identity as speaker?

Back

What questions should we consider about our identity as speaker?

1. 1. who is the writer?

2. 2. what attitude do you have about this subject?

3. 3. what level of knowledge do you have about this subject?

4. 4. what relationship do you have with your audience?

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Occasion

What are the key questions when considering occasion?

Back

What are the key questions we should consider when thinking about occasion?

1. 1. What is the context or situation surrounding this piece of writing?

2. 2. Did anything relevant happen before the speaker decided to write this?

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Audience

What are the key questions when considering audience?

Back

What are the key questions when considering audience?

1. 1. What is the relationship between the audience and the speaker?

2. 2. What is the audiences attitude?

3. 3. What does the audience know and not know?

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Purpose

What are the key questions when considering purpose?

Back

What are the key questions when considering audience?

1. 1. What the speaker want to achieve by writing this?

2. 2. Does the speaker want the audience to do something?

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Subject

What are the key questions when considering subject?

Back

What are the key questions when considering audience?

1. 1. What is this writing about? What is it not about?

2. 2. What key vocabulary is relevant to this subject?

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Tone

What are the key questions when considering tone?

Back

What are the key questions when considering audience?

1. 1. What style of language and expression is most appropriate to the attitude of the speaker?

2. 2. What style of language and expression should be avoided by the speaker?

3. 3. What are the appropriate feelings or emotions connected to this?