====== SOAPSTone ====== Quality of writing in a timed environment, especially without strategy, is often erratic. SOAPSTone is a strategy for writing that aims to solve this. It is an acronym for: * S - Speaker * O - Occasion * A - Audience * P - Purpose * S - Subject * Tone ===== Speaker ===== It is extremely important to define the speaker well. Think of it as the personality of the writing. ===== Occasion ===== The setting of the argument or piece. ===== Audience ===== Who the text is ultimately directed to. ===== Purpose ===== Typically the thesis, theme, or message of the text. ===== Subject ===== The topic of the essay. ===== Tone ===== Displays the speakers attitude or persona, defined by their word choice, sentence construction, imagery, etc.