TEEL Plan – The Heroic Life of Al Capsella

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In approximately 100 words, write a paragraph using the TEEL process. Use this
plan as your first draft. Keep and label all planning and draft work and submit
with your final copy.

Choose one of the ‘essay’ options from the assignment sheet.

Break the question down to be certain that you answer all elements of the
question

Brainstorm Some leading questions to help develop your ideas. Add your ideas
to each branch of the web.

What are
your first
ideas in
response to
the question?

The Heroic
Life of
Al Capsella
Who are the Which quotes
characters from the film
involved in will help you
answering to answer the
the question? question?

Decide which ideas, characters and quotes will best answer your chosen question
and highlight them in your brainstorm notes.
Now you’re ready to write your ideas using TEEL.

Write out your chosen question in your own words to show that you
understand the question and know how you are going to answer it.
This may become your topic sentence to start off your paragraph.

Topic Question (from assignment sheet)

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Topic Sentence (Your statement ideas in direct response to the question)

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Explain (Provide a detailed explanation of your idea – expand on your topic

sentence)

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Evidence (Gives specific examples/quotes that support the topic sentence and
explains why the quote supports the contention)

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Link (Ties the paragraph back to the question)

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