Who is the Speaker?
The voice that tells the story.
What is the Occasion?
The time and the place of the piece; the context that prompted the writing.
Who is the Audience?
The group of readers to whom this piece is directed.
What is the Purpose?
The reason behind the text.
What is the Subject?
Students should be able to state the subject in a few words or phrases.
What is the Tone?
The attitude of the author. The spoken word can convey the speaker's attitude and thus help to impart meaning through tone of voice. With the written word, it is tone that extends meaning beyond the literal, and students must learn to convey this tone in their diction (choice of words), syntax (sentence construction), and imagery (metaphors, similes, and other types of figurative language). The ability to manage tone is one of the best indicators of a sophisticated writer.
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