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