T- Title :
T- Title The statement must include the title of what you’re reading.
It needs to be capitalized and underlined. (If you’re typing, use italics.)
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer
A- Author :
A- Author The statement must include the author of what you’re reading.
The author’s name must be capitalized.
Mark Twain
G- Genre :
G- Genre The statement must include the genre of what you’re reading.
The genre may include two parts!
Part I: fantasy, mystery, horror, science fiction, etc.
Part I: book, short story, poem, etc.
adventure novel
Putting It Together :
Putting It Together T- The Adventure of Tom Sawyer
A- Mark Twain
G- adventure novel
In the adventure novel, The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, written by Mark Twain…
But you’re not done… :
But you’re not done… If you leave the sentence the way it was, IT’S A FRAGMENT!
You need to finish it with a general explanation/overview of the plot.
The explanation/overview needs to connect to the topic of the writing.
A COMPLETE TAG :
A COMPLETE TAG In the adventure novel, The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, written by Mark Twain, a young boy learns many life lessons.