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TEEL or PEEL is a paragraph structure taught in Australian schools for persuasive essay writing. It consists of Topic or Point, Explanation, Examples, and Link.

Paragraph Structure

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A TEEL or PEEL paragraph consists of the following elements in order:

  • Topic sentence presenting the main Point being argued.
  • Explanation or Elaboration of the topic.
  • Examples or Evidence that support or illustrate the argument.
  • Link support back to the point. See below for different interpretations.

The topic and link elements are usually one sentence each; the explanation and examples may be multiple sentences.

Variations

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Yes, this could be considered SYNTH, as it’s trying to make sense of conflicting sources. Unfortunately I haven’t found any meta-sources that analyse variations in usage.

Some authors instruct that examples are presented before explanation. Others write that the order of these elements doesn’t matter.

The purpose of the Link sentence also varies. One use is to link the topic of the paragraph back to the main point of the whole essay. Other writers say to link to the topic sentence of the paragraph. In the most simplistic case, the Link sentence becomes just a restatement of the Topic sentence.

Similar techniques

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Yes, this could be considered SYNTH. Unfortunately I haven’t yet found any writers who compare and contrast the various techniques.

In PEEC, the C stands for either conclusion or commentary.

The Schaffer paragraph has topic, concrete detail, commentary, and closing.

Hamburger paragraph is a more general structure where the supporting content (filling) is sandwiched between the topic and concluding sentences (buns).

Origin

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Curriculum

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The Australian Curriculum doesn't specifically mandate PEEL, though it does have indicators such as "includes persuasive points with effective elaborations and supporting evidence".[1]

The Department of Education for the Australian state of New South Wales recommends TEEL as a teaching strategy, and associates this to specific curriculum and syllabus items.[2]

Notes

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References

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Sources

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This section is for collecting, organising, and classifying sources during the construction phase.

Academic or industry journals

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  • Humphrey, Sally; Sharpe, Tina; Cullen, Tara (June 2015). "Peeling the PEEL: integrating language and literacy in the middle years". Literacy Learning: the Middle Years. 23 (2): 53–62. This is more about MELK than PEEL.

Materials produced by government and other bodies responsible for the administration of education programs

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University materials for teaching of education

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Advice to students and parents from educational institutions

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Teaching resources

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Support materials such as worksheets

"The Good Hamburger – A Writing Lesson on Creating Paragraphs". Australian Curriculum Lessons.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)

Other

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See also

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Category:Writing Category:Education

  1. ^ "Understand how the Literacy Progression works". Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority (ACARA).{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  2. ^ "Internal structure paragraphs". NSW Department of Education.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
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