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S.O.A.P.S.tone. Document Analysis. Gilgamesh and Hammurabi's Code. I will analyze the Mesopotamian Culture and Tradition through the Epic of Gilgamesh and Hammurabi's Code. Speaker: Is there someone identified as the speaker? Can you make some assumptions about this person?

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  1. S.O.A.P.S.tone Document Analysis

  2. Gilgamesh and Hammurabi's Code I will analyze the Mesopotamian Culture and Tradition through the Epic of Gilgamesh and Hammurabi's Code.

  3. Speaker: • Is there someone identified as the speaker? • Can you make some assumptions about this person? • What class do they come from? What political party? A gender? S.O.A.P.S.-tone

  4. Occasion: • What prompted the author to write this piece? • What event led to its publication or development? S.O.A.P.S.tone

  5. Audience: • Does the speaker identify an audience? • What assumptions can you make about the audience? • Is it a mixed racial/gender group? • What social class? Political party? • Who was the document created for? S.O.A.P.S.tone

  6. Audience: • Are there any words or phrases that are unusual or different? • Does the speaker use language that is specific for a unique audience? • Does the speaker evoke God? Nation? Liberty? History? Hell? • Does the speaker allude to classical themes: the Fates, the Classics, Pericles, Caesar? • Why is the speaker using this type of language? What is the mode of delivery? S.O.A.P.S.tone

  7. Purpose • What is the speaker’s purpose? • In what ways does he convey this message? • How would you perceive the speaker giving this speech? S.O.A.P.S.tone

  8. Purpose • What is the document saying? What is the emotional state of the speaker? • How is the speaker trying to spark a reaction in the audience? • What words or phrases show the speaker’s tone? • How is the document supposed to make you feel? S.O.A.P.S.tone

  9. Subject: • What is the subject of the piece? How do you know this? • How has the subject been selected and presented by the author? S.O.A.P.S.tone

  10. -tone: • What is the author’s tone? • How is the author perceived by the audience? • What is the author’s mood? What is the author’s point-of-view? S.O.A.P.S.-tone

  11. How would you define Mesopotamian ideal of kingship? What is the basis of the monarch's legitimacy? • What understanding of the afterlife does the epic suggest? • What philosophy of life comes across in the Gilgamesh story? • How does the Epic of Gilgamesh portray the gods and their relationship with humans? Gilgamesh Questions

  12. Hammurabi’s Code of Laws Questions

  13. Hammurabi’s Code of Laws Questions

  14. In a 7 sentence constructed response, explain what you can infer about Mesopotamian culture from the Epic of Gilgamesh. • In a 7 sentence constructed response, explain what you can infer about political and social structure in Mesopotamia from Hammurabi’s Code of Laws. DOL

  15. Explain what you can infer about Mesopotamian culture from the Epic of Gilgamesh. • Explain what you can infer about political and social structure in Mesopotamia from Hammurabi’s Code of Laws. Bell Work

  16. Define lextalionis Lextalionis

  17. Early Civilizations I will compare and contrast the achievements of the early civilizations and justify which achievements had the greatest impact on the human experience.

  18. Ziggurats

  19. For each of the following early civilizations, explain their importance to the development of the human experience. Be sure to justify your argument through the SPICE categories: • Sumerians • Sargon of Akkad Babylonian Empire • Assyrian Empire • Hittites • Hebrews • Phoenicians Graphic Organizer

  20. Your Argument • What your arguing must be precise and evident • Place and Time • Acknowledge when topic occurred and where it was. • 3 Categories (Buckets) • Your three main points must be stated • Can be SPICE categories but they must be specific. Thesis Must Have…

  21. Read the Prompt • Brainstorm the Prompt • Write a Preliminary Thesis • Reevaluate the Thesis/ Re-categorize. • Write Essay Thesis Writing

  22. Argue which technological improvements impacted Mesopotamia the most. • Argue what should be the most defining characteristics of a Civilization during the early Civilization period. • Analyze how one of the following civilizations in the Mesopotamian region furthered the human experience: • Sumerians • Akkadians • Assyrians • Hittites • Hebrews • Phoenicians Practice PromptsCreate a Thesis Statesment

  23. The early civilizations from Mesopotamia and Southwest Asia had major impacts on the development of the human experience. Explain which three civilizations had the greatest impact based on their achievements. Essay Prompt

  24. Explain the most important accomplishment was for each of the following civilizations: • Sumerians • Akkadians • Assyrian Empire • Hittites • Hebrews • Phoenicians DOL

  25. Thesis Writing I will construct accurate thesis statements that demonstrate accurate arguments in AP World History.

  26. Your Argument • What your arguing must be precise and evident • Place and Time • Acknowledge when topic occurred and where it was. • 3 Categories (Buckets) • Your three main points must be stated • Can be SPICE categories but they must be specific. Thesis Must Have…

  27. Read the Prompt • Brainstorm the Prompt • Write a Preliminary Thesis • Reevaluate the Thesis/ Re-categorize. • Write Essay Thesis Writing

  28. Argue which technological improvements impacted Mesopotamia the most. • Argue what should be the most defining characteristics of a Civilization during the early Civilization period. • Analyze how one of the following civilizations in the Mesopotamian region furthered the human experience: • Sumerians • Akkadians • Assyrians • Hittites • Hebrews • Phoenicians Practice PromptsCreate a Thesis Statesment

  29. Analyze the early civilizations and their greatest achievements. Argue which three civilizations had the greatest impact on the progress of the human experience based on their achievements. Essay Prompt

  30. The early civilizations from Mesopotamia and Southwest Asia had major impacts on the development of the human experience. Explain which three civilizations had the greatest impact based on their achievements. DOL Prompt

  31. The early civilizations from Mesopotamia and Southwest Asia had major impacts on the development of the human experience. Explain which three civilizations had the greatest impact based on their achievements. Essay Prompt

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