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TAG Process

Mr. Kent
AP LANG & COMP
TAG Process

When you read a passage you should be looking for the following elements:

Term Definition
Title Name of a piece of writing
Author Creator of a piece of writing, speech, or image
Genre Type or category of writing
Subject A single word or phrase indicating the topic
Claim What the author is saying about the subject
Support Evidence for claim
Rhetorical Device Techniques authors use to persuade the reader to accept their claim

Stem sentence to begin all analysis writing:

In his/her (date) (genre), (title), about (subject), (author) uses (rhetorical device) to support his/her view
that (claim).

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