Yr 7 intro to TEEL paragraph writing structure

1. Writing TEEL Paragraphs

2. TEEL- Topic Sentence
• T- Topic Sentence (TS)
• What is the point of the (whole) paragraph?
• This directly should answer the question asked.
• Make sure you address all parts of the question
• Make sure you don’t just have a fact - a TS needs to broadly
introduce what you are going to talk about in the paragraph
• Great if you can catch the reader’s attention too
• Sometimes it is better to write your evidence and explanation and
then go back to write your topic sentence- just leave a few lines.

3. TEEL- Evidence
• You need to site the sources provided to show that you can analyze
evidence to back up your argument.
• If your example comes from the sources, cite the source in your
paragraph – either by name or in brackets (Source A).
• Source A…
-states that
-reveals that
-indicates that
-suggests that
-contrasts with
-gives the impression that
-points to the fact that
-points out that
-implies that
-supports this
-proposes that
-elucidates that
-provides evidence that
-argues that
-claims that
-contradicts this
-confirms that
-illustrates that

4. TEEL- Explanation
• You need to explain how the evidence from the sources you have
discussed is important to answering the question.
• Opportunity to elaborate your argument.
• Often a good time to use phrases that show connections between ideas
like…
Adding words Sequencing words Emphasising words Connecting words Comparing words
-additionally
-moreover
-equally important
-furthermore
-lastly
-finally
-accordingly
-meanwhile
-at the same time
-previously
-subsequently
-simultaneously
-essentially
-primarily
-significantly
-importantly
-in particular
-specifically
-notably
-consequently
-as a result
-accordingly
-hence
-because
-stemmed from
-whereas
-alternatively
-conversely
-in contrast
-despite
-however
-nonetheless
-comparatively
-similarly

5. TEEL- Link
• Link Sentence (LS).
• You need to finish your paragraph with a sentence which
captures the essence of the paragraph and links it back to the
question asked.
• If you are struggling just put:
… X, Y and Z are the reasons that …..(address the question).
• Otherwise can be more nuanced, reiterate main ideas discussed and
link back to the question.
-In summary,
-Summing up,
- To sum up,
In summing up,
-In conclusion,
-Concluding,
-To conclude
-In concluding