SOAPS

S
Speaker
Identify the person or group of people that created the information or
document.



What do you know about this person or group?



Whose perspective is being voiced?


O
Occasion
What is the time and place the information was created?



What context or situation encouraged the creation of this document?



A
Audience
Who is the information intended for?


Who would be expected to see or read this piece of evidence?


P
Purpose
Why was this information created? What was this document intended to
accomplish?


What was the authors/speakers goal?


What was its creators aim?


S
Significance/
Subject/
Speaker
What is the greater significance of this primary source?


What is the text about?



Is it specific (an individual struggle) or general? Is it abstract or
concrete?


Is it current or timeless?



SOAPS
S
Speaker
Identify the person or group of people that created the information or
document.



What do you know about this person or group?



Whose perspective is being voiced?


O
Occasion
What is the time and place the information was created?



What context or situation encouraged the creation of this document?



A
Audience
Who is the information intended for?


Who would be expected to see or read this piece of evidence?


P
Purpose
Why was this information created? What was this document intended to
accomplish?


What was the authors/speakers goal?


What was its creators aim?


S
Significance/
Subject/
Speaker
What is the greater significance of this primary source?


What is the text about?



Is it specific (an individual struggle) or general? Is it abstract or
concrete?


Is it current or timeless?