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SEED Paragraph Writing Practice

Practise building strong paragraphs using SEED: Statement, Example, Explanation and Discussion. Choose precise examples, explain how they support your statement, and connect your point to a wider idea.

Build a strong statement

1.Which statement would work best as the opening of a paragraph about how regular reading can help teenagers?

Reading is a thing people do.
Reading regularly can help teenagers develop a wider vocabulary.
Some books have lots of pages.
I read a book last week.

2.Choose all the features that make this statement focused: “Community sports can help young people build teamwork and communication skills.”

It names a clear subject: community sports.
It identifies who may benefit: young people.
It gives two specific outcomes.
It includes a detailed statistic.
It makes a focused point that a paragraph could explain.

3.Improve this broad statement so it makes one clear point about mobile phones at school: “Phones are bad.”

Choose and explain evidence

4.Manaia’s paragraph statement is: “Clear signs make a post office easier for customers to use.” Which example best supports the statement?

The post office has a blue sign above its entrance.
A sign pointing to the parcel counter helped Levi find it without asking for directions.
Manaia visited the post office on Tuesday.
The post office sells stamps and envelopes.

5.Match each SEED stage to its job in a paragraph.

Statement
Example
Explanation
Discussion

Provides a specific detail or piece of evidence
Connects the point to a wider meaning or consequence
Introduces the paragraph’s main point
Shows how the example supports the main point

6.The statement is: “Reading a range of texts can introduce young people to unfamiliar words.” Write one specific example that could support it. You may use a realistic, made-up situation rather than a research claim.

7.Using the example in the previous question, explain how it supports the statement about reading and vocabulary.

Complete and create a SEED paragraph

8.Complete the Discussion stage for this paragraph. Statement: “Learning to plan a journey can help teenagers become more independent.” Example: “When Levi checked bus times and chose a route to the post office, he arrived without needing an adult to guide him.” Explanation: “He had to compare options and keep track of where to get off.” Write a Discussion sentence that connects this example to a wider benefit.

9.Write a complete SEED paragraph arguing that one classroom routine can support learning. Include a Statement, a specific Example, an Explanation and a Discussion. You could choose a routine such as having a quiet start to a lesson or keeping devices away during instructions.