Writing TEEL paragraphs involves including four elements: a Topic sentence, Evidence, Explanation, and Link. The Topic sentence should directly answer any question asked and introduce what will be discussed. Evidence from sources should then be cited to back up arguments. Next, the Explanation elaborates on how the evidence answers the question. Finally, the Link sentence captures the essence of the paragraph and ties it back to the original question.

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