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TEEL Paragraph Building Game

Build a convincing paragraph one part at a time. Read the mini-brief, complete the challenges, then write your own TEEL paragraph. You can play solo or take turns with a partner. Award 1 point for each correct identification or completed TEEL part; award 1 bonus point for a clear, polished paragraph.

Game brief: a greener lunch break

The student council is considering a school garden. Use only these details as evidence: a garden could provide fresh herbs for cooking; students could learn how plants grow; the council has room for six raised beds; and volunteers would need to water the plants during dry weather. Your task is to argue that the garden would be worthwhile.

1.Match each letter in TEEL to its paragraph job.

Link
Evidence
Topic sentence
Explanation

2.Which sentence best introduces an argument that the school garden would be worthwhile?

There are six raised beds.
A school garden would be worthwhile because it could help students learn and provide fresh ingredients.
Gardens have plants in them.

3.Write one Explanation sentence showing how growing herbs could benefit students. Use the mini-brief and make the connection clear.

4.Which detail from the mini-brief is the clearest specific Evidence for the claim that a garden could support learning?

Students could learn how plants grow.
The council has room for six raised beds.
Volunteers would water plants during dry weather.

5.Read this sentence: “The council has room for six raised beds.” Is it Evidence or Explanation? Tell why it fits that role.

6.Improve this weak Link sentence so it returns to the argument: “That is all about the garden.”

7.A paragraph says: “A school garden would be worthwhile. The council has room for six raised beds. The garden would help make learning practical.” Which TEEL part is missing?

Topic sentence
Evidence
Link

8.Number these sentences from 1 to 4 to make a logical TEEL paragraph. A: “For these reasons, the garden would be a worthwhile addition.” B: “A school garden would benefit students and the school community.” C: “The council has room for six raised beds, so the idea could fit the available space.” D: “Working with plants could make learning practical and give students fresh herbs for cooking.”

9.Add one sentence after this evidence to explain why it supports the argument: “The council has room for six raised beds.”

10.Write a four-sentence paragraph arguing that the school garden would be worthwhile. Include a Topic sentence, Explanation, one specific piece of Evidence from the mini-brief, and a Link sentence. Underline or label each TEEL part.