TEA Body Paragraph

You MUST introduce your evidence with a

• summary

• central idea

• signal phrase

• claim

Tags

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RI.8.8

CCSS.RL.11-12.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.1

What does the "T" in TEA stand for?

• thesis

• topic sentence

• claim

• thesaurus

Which one of the higher-level thinking skills below is NOT included in a TEA paragraph?

• prediction

• evaluation

• analysis

• synthesis

Tags

CCSS.RI.1.4

CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

Evidence can be a ________ or paraphrase/summary of what happens

Tags

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RI.8.8

CCSS.RL.11-12.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.1

The "E" in TEA stands for

• evaluation

• evidence

• inquiry

• explain

Tags

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RI.8.8

CCSS.RL.11-12.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.1

TEA is the perfect way to structure an academic paragraph.

• True

• False

What does the "A" in TEA stand for?

• application

• evidence

• interpret

• analysis

Tags

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RI.8.8

CCSS.RL.11-12.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.1

Whenever you analyze evidence, you are

• interpreting your claim

• explaining how the evidence supports your thesis

• stating your claim/argument

• summarizing your paragraph

Tags

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RI.8.8

CCSS.RL.11-12.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.1

Your claim should be stated in ___________sentences.

• one

• three

• two

• five

Another word for a signal phrase is a lead-in.

• false

• true

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.9