TEAS Paragraph Review

What are the parts of a TEAS paragraph?

• Evidence

• Emigration

• Topic Sentence

• Analysis

• Summary

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RL.6.1

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.8.1

The topic sentence should...

• Give the main idea of your paragraph

• Be supported by the rest of your paragraph

• Give a random quote from the text

• Answer the question, if the paragraph is in response to a question

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

Which of the following sentences is a focusing statement?

• In conclusion, llamas make better pets than sloths because they produce wool.

• This quote shows that the wool from a pet llama could be a serious source of income for a llama owner, if the owner was able to harvest the llama's fur.

• Llamas make better pets than sloths because the owner can make money from their wool.

• According to Llama World Today, "Llama wool sells for $30 a skein and is widely used to make rugs."

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.1

What is a sentence starter that you could use to introduce your evidence?

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.1

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RI.8.8

CCSS.RL.6.1

CCSS.RL.7.1

Which of the following sentences gives evidence?

• In the article "News From Beyond", the author writes, "The Pentagon is still studying encounters between pilots and unidentified aerial vehicles."

• There is definitely intelligent life outside of our solar system, we just have to find it.

• This is important because it shows that officials at top levels of government are interested in evidence of extraterrestrial intelligence.

• Extraterrestrial intelligence could come in many different forms.

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.1

CCSS.RI.7.8

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

What is a sentence starter that you could use to explain your evidence?

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.1

CCSS.RI.6.8

CCSS.RI.7.1

CCSS.RL.6.1

CCSS.RL.7.1

Which of the following sentences gives an analysis of the evidence?

• The first step in becoming an S-Tier Impostor in Among Us, is by faking tasks.

• To sum it up, faking tasks will give you an alibi that can help you avoid detection as an imposter.

• According to GamesRadar.com, "Only Crewmates can complete tasks, so faking one when other players are near can give you an alibi."

• This shows the significance of faking tasks; If you've got an alibi, it will be that much easier to lie to the Crewmates' if you're accused of being an imposter.

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.8

CCSS.RI.7.1

CCSS.RI.8.8

CCSS.RL.6.1

CCSS.RL.7.1

What is a sentence starter that you could use to summarize your paragraph?

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CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

Which sentence summarizes the paragraph?

• In the article I read, the author states that “Students conform to appropriate behaviors when rewarded either intrinsically or extrinsically” (Renard).

• Some people think that children do get too many awards because it makes other children jealous.

• In the final analysis, children deserve the awards they are given.

• Children do not get too many awards because they deserve the awards they receive.

How do you feel about writing TEASparagraphs?

• Great! I got this!

• Pretty good.

• Not that great, I need more practice.

• Ack!

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.3

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.3

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.3