"SOAPS + S" Critical reading strategy for document analysis
S -SUBJECT -What is the document talking about?
O- OCCASION -What was happening at the time this document was written? What wasgoing on in the author's life?
A - AUDIENCE - Who is being addressed? How does the audience affect the approachof the author?
P- PURPOSE -What type of action or reaction does the author want the audience toexperience?
S-SPEAKER -Who is speaking or writing?
+S -SIGNIFICANCE -What is important about this document?