Intro to Formal TEEAL Writing

Rules for TEEAL Writing

Text Titles

When referring to the title of a text, it should always have a capital letter (it's a proper noun!) and single quotation marks.

For example: In the novel 'Trash', friendship is an important theme.

Multiple Choice

When referring to the title of the text, how should it be formatted?

• trash

• Trash

• 'Trash'

• 'TRASH'

Dropdown

In the novel ​

Select answer

the characters' lives are overtaken with the ​

Select answer

they live amongst.

When writing formally using TEEAL, don't refer to yourself using personal pronouns like 'I' 'me' 'my' or 'we'

​

First Person Pronouns

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This quote ​

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​ the importance of friendship in the novel 'Trash'.

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demonstrates

shows me

helps us see

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​ In 'Trash', ​​

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was trying to demonstrate the importance of empathy and friendship.

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I believe that Andy Mulligan

Andy Mulligan

We can see Andy Mulligan

Symbols such as / or & should not be used in formal writing. Rewrite your work to avoid them.

Symbols

When writing formally, write numbers as words not numerals EXCEPT when referring to a page number.
Eg: four instead of 4

Numerals

Numerals & Symbols

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The ​

Select answer

friends spend their lives "sifting through rubbish" ​

Select answer

.

Multiple Select

How should you refer to Rat/Jun-Jun?

• Rat

• Jun-Jun

• Rat/Jun-Jun

• Jun-Jun/Rat

Multiple Choice

Which is correct?

• Jun-Jun and Raphael

• Jun-Jun & Raphael

• Jun-Jun + Raphael

• JunJun and Raphael

Introducing Quotes

Don't announce quotes are coming and where they appear in the book by saying 'In Chapter 2 on Page 3'.
Give some context for a quote if needed, but don't explain which chapter it appears in.

Raphael demonstrates his poverty when he refers to himself as "a dumpsite boy" p.3.

Correct

In Part 1 Chapter 1 on Page 3, Raphael says "I am a dumpsite boy."

Incorrect

Introducing Quotes

Multiple Choice

Which quote is formatted correctly?

• Raphael is a "dumpsite boy"

• Raphael is a "dumpsite boy" p.3.

• In Chapter 1, Raphael is called a "dumpsite boy"

• Raphael is a 'dumpsite boy' p.3.

TEEAL Paragraphs

While TEEAL structure generally follows this order, once you are confident you can move the inner elements around, or use them more than once in a paragraph.

Match

Match the following TEEAL Elements to their definition

• Topic Sentence

• Explanation

• Evidence

• Analysis

• Linking Sentence

Rephrase the question with your POV

Explain your POV in more detail

Use something from the text to backup

What was the author trying to achieve?

Connect back to Topic Sentence

• Rephrase the question with your POV

• Explain your POV in more detail

• Use something from the text to backup

• What was the author trying to achieve?

• Connect back to Topic Sentence

Reorder

Reorder the following

• Topic Sentence

• Explanation

• Evidence

• Analysis

• Linking Sentence

1

2

3

4

5

• 1
• 2
• 3
• 4
• 5

When referring to the author of a text, always use their full name or just their surname, never just their first name.

Referring to Authors

Multiple Select

Which of the following are appropriate ways to refer to the author of 'Trash'?

• andy mulligan

• Andy Mulligan

• Mulligan

• Andy

Categorize

Options (5)

Andy Mulligan

Mulligan

andy mulligan

Andy

andy Mulligan

Organise these options into the right categories

Correct

Incorrect

Drag and Drop

In ​

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novel ​

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, the ​

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protagonists face impossible odds.

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Andy Mulligan's

Andy's

'Trash'

Trash

trash

three

3

andy mulligan's