1. Basic Information: TAGS Statement-A formula for writing a topic sentence (1 st sentence in paragraph) about literature.

2. TAGS is an Acronym T = Title (novel, play, movie = underline) ( short story, songs, poem, magazine/newspaper articles= “quotation marks”) A = Author G = Genre (novel, short story, play, document, bill, essay, article) S = Subject (topic you are writing about )

3. Model Example: T- The Diary of Anne Frank A- Anne Frank G- play S- internal and external conflicts for the main characters TAG STATEMENT EXAMPLES: **USE YOUR VERBS LIST** 1.The play, The Diary of Anne Frank,written by Anne Frank conveys many internal and external conflicts for the main characters. 2. Anne Frank,the writer of the play The Diary of Anne Frank, reveals many internal and external conflicts that the main characters experience. Prompt: Discuss both the internal and external conflict for the main characters in the play The Diary of Anne Frank written by Anne Frank.

4. PRACTICE:T-A-G-S- ** USE YOUR VERBS LIST** 1._____________________________________________________ 2._____________________________________________________ Prompt: In the short story, “Tell Tale Heart” by Edgar Allan Poe, discuss the motivation of the protagonist’s actions.