1. S.O.A.P.S.tone
Document Analysis

2. S.O.A.P.S.-tone Speaker: Is there someone identified as the speaker?
Can you make some assumptions about this person?
What class do they come from? What political party? A gender?
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3. S.O.A.P.S.tone Occasion: What prompted the author to write this piece?
What event led to its publication or development?
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4. S.O.A.P.S.tone Audience: c Does the speaker identify an audience?
What assumptions can you make about the audience?
Is it a mixed racial/gender group?
What social class? Political party?
Who was the document created for? c
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5. Audience:
Are there any words or phrases that are unusual or different?
Does the speaker use language that is specific for a unique audience?
Does the speaker evoke God? Nation? Liberty? History? Hell?
Does the speaker allude to classical themes: the Fates, the Classics, Pericles, Caesar?
Why is the speaker using this type of language? What is the mode of delivery?
S.O.A.P.S.tone

6. S.O.A.P.S.tone Purpose What is the speaker’s purpose?
In what ways does he convey this message?
How would you perceive the speaker giving this speech?
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7. Purpose
What is the document saying? What is the emotional state of the speaker?
How is the speaker trying to spark a reaction in the audience?
What words or phrases show the speaker’s tone?
How is the document supposed to make you feel?
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8. Subject:
What is the subject of the piece? How do you know this?
How has the subject been selected and presented by the author?
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9. S.O.A.P.S.-tone -tone: What is the author’s tone?
How is the author perceived by the audience?
What is the author’s mood? What is the author’s point-of-view?
S.O.A.P.S.-tone

10. DBQ Process Steps Read the Directions Read/Analyze the Prompt
Write a Preliminary Thesis (AP, Time/Place, 3 Categories/Groups, 1:2 if necessary)
Read/Analyze the Documents
Read and Interpret (SOAPS-tone and Annotate)
POV- point of view statement
Categorize/Group
Additional Voice
Re-evaluate Thesis and Plan the Essay
Write
Include all Docs (By Title/Author and not by doc #
Check
DBQ Process

11. 6 DBQ Rubric Requirements
Thesis (1pt)
Use All Documents (1pt)
Provide evidence from all Documents (2pts)
Group (Bucket) Documents(1pt)
Provide Point of View Statements for at least 3 documents(1pt)
Identify an additional document that would help answer the question.(1pt)

12. Structure Introduction Thesis (AP, Time/Place, 3 Categories/Groups, 1:2 if necessary) Body (x3) Body Thesis (Baby Thesis/Topic Sentence) MP1- CD +CM (POV) CM Ties to your thesis MP2- CD +CM (POV) One Additional Document CM Ties to your thesis – in an “organic” place MP3- CD +CM (POV) Conclusion Sentence Conclusion Restate the Thesis in New Terms
Essay Structure

13. Thesis Statements Good DBQ Thesis Statements: Takes a stand
Answers the question
Previews the argument
Details Time and Place
Groupings (Main Points)
Can be more than one sentence
Thesis Statements

14. Point of View Step 1 Step 2 Read the Document and Source Information
SOAPS-tone
Step 2
Determine the POV of the author
Who is saying What to Whom and Why?
What informs the author’s POV?
What is the author’s tone regarding the subject?
Point of View

15. Point of View Step 3 Write a POV Statement
Identify Who is speaking and what is their Tone
Classify Who they are
Explain What they believe
Define Why they believe it and Tie it to their group/classification
Point of View

16. Grouping/Bucketing Every DBQ needs 3 groups.
Groups can use SPICE categories
Categories must be justified
EX. Politically through the administration of the Achamenid Empire.
Be as specific as possible in descriptions of groupings
Are there any connections between reactions, trends or events and the historical time period?
Documents can be used in more than one grouping!
Grouping/Bucketing

17. What are our expectations?

18. Include at least 1 additional document that you wish you had to analyze the situation
It can be:
Real or fake as long as it is probable
For or against you argument
It Must be some perspective that is missing and would give you better insight to an issue.
Additional Document

19. Describe the Qin Dynasty
Describe the Han Dynasty
Bell Work

20. CT Bell Work Explain each of the following terms Political Social
Economical
CT Bell Work

21. Based on the reading, explain the political, social, and economic effects of September 11, 2001.
Be sure to include:
Thesis Statement with 3 main points.
At least 3 Details for each.
Argue why you details matter!
CT Prompt

22. Martin Luther King Jr- September 11th
Prompt-Evaluate the progress of Dr. King’s vision for America in his “I have a Dream” speech.  Has it been completed or is it still a work in progress? Justify your argument.
September 11th
Argue what the three most important events were in 9/11 and explain their immediate impact on America.

23. Explain what you know about DBQs
Bellworkk

24. Warm Up: Article Read Put an X by economic effects
Underline Arguments
Circle key ideas/terms
Annotate:
Left – Summarize what the author is saying.
Right - Question
Put an X by economic effects
Put a Star by political Underline
Put a Smiley Face by social effects-