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Yesterday, we read Dick Gregory's "On Shame"Read and Print out if you were absent.
We also annotated for the elements in the SOAPSTONE handout
Today we will compose a written SOAPSTONE see example
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Title it ___(Per)first and last name "On Shame"
Subject: Discuss Gregory's identity and persona. Justify your interpretation with evidence (examples) and discuss how Gregory reveals these details to you (rhetorical strategies - i.e. simple diction, judgmental language, personal experiences, repetition, etc.)
Occasion / Context: Discuss the immediate occasion that spurred Gregory to write and the larger context / occasion (attitudes) influencing his writing. Where do you see this in the text?
Audience: Who is the work intended for? What groups might this pertain to? Bring evidence and explain how this is revealed in the text. (Rhetorical strategies)
Purpose: What does Gregory want us to think / do about _____(subject)? Provide and discuss evidence of where you see this in the text. What strategies does he use to elicit this idea?
Subject: In a few words, what is Dick Gregory's subject of focus? How does he present these ideas? What message is suggested? Refer to the text.
Tone: Discuss the tone/s that emerge throughout the text and illustrate this through example.
