SOAPSTone Graphic Organizer Title of the text: Should batman kill the Joker?
Directions: Complete the SOAPSTone organizer below by identifying each of the components in the text and
incorporating key details in a well crafted composition using the APES strategy. The boxes in the graphic organizer will
expand as you type. You may answer the boxes in any order you choose.
The voice that tells the story. Author and speaker are NOT always the same. An author may tell the
Speaker
story from a different point(s) of view(s). What do you know about the speaker's identity? (age group,
occupation/profession, gender, marital status, nationality, ethnicity, location, parental status, language(s),
sexual orientation, etc.) Facts about the speaker will help assess his/her point of view / position.
A - The speaker(s) of the text is/are
P.
Analysis:
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Occasion
The time and place of the piece; the context that encouraged the writing to happen. What is the larger
occasion or environment of ideas and emotions occurring? Is there an immediate occasion or event that
is triggering the author's response?
A - The occasion that this was written for was/is