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Before you write. . . T.A.P.

Task:
What is the topic,
Audience: Purpose:
Who am I writing Why am I
prompt, or assignment? this for? writing this?

To entertain
. . . as in a story or personal narrative
To inform
. . . as in a research paper or response
to reading
To persuade © Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

. . . as in a letter to the editor or


opinion essay
To express how you feel
. . . as in a journal or poem
To request information
. . . as in a letter

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