TECEDT Year 7

What is TECEDT?

• A paragraph structure we use in English and Humanities

• A way to analyse evidence

What does the D stand for in TECEDT?

• Discussion

• Dialogue

What does the first T stand for in TECEDT?

• Title

• Topic Sentence

How many ideas do we include in 1 paragraph?

• As many as you like

• 1

• Up to 3

What does the FIRST E stand for in TECEDT?

• Elaborate

• Evaluate

What does it mean to elaborate in your TECEDT paragraph?

• Explain the main idea in more detail.

• Give more information about a new idea.

What is the correct acronym for our body paragraphs?

• TECD

• TEC

• TECDS

• TECEDT

What does the SECOND E stand for in TECEDT?

• Evidence

• Elaboration

Which part of our TECEDT paragraph includes the most detail and is the longest?

• Topic sentence

• Discussion

• Context statement

Why do we use the TECEDT paragraph structure?

• It helps us to answer the question

• It helps us to have a clear and concise paragraph that proves our point