We TEELCON

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We TEEL-CON

• Your Guide to Living and Loving TEEL-CON

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Why Do We TEEL-CON?
I love TEEL-CON!
No way! I love TEEL-CON, too!

• TEEL-CON provides us with a standard format for
  creating fantastic paragraphs.

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The Five Steps of TEEL-CON
(Learn It, Live It, Love It.)

• Topic Sentence
• Explain Topic Sentence
• Evidence
• Link
• CONclusion

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Step One Topic Sentence

• Your topic sentence states the main idea of your
  paragraph.
• The topic sentence should be specific.
• The topic sentence should inform the reader of
  exactly what the rest of the paragraph will be
  about. Dont leave your reader guessing!
• You wouldnt want to read a book or watch a movie
  without knowing anything about it, right?

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Example Topic Sentence

• TEEL-CON is the best thing ever.

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Step Two Explain Topic Sentence

• Elaborate on your topic sentence by specifying
  the details.

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Example Explanation of Topic Sentence

• Example Topic Sentence
• TEEL-CON is the best thing ever.
• Example Explanation of Topic Sentence
• TEEL-CON provides us with a simple format for
  all paragraphs, and allows us to worry less about
  form and more about content.

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Step Three Evidence

• Provide concrete evidence to support the claim
  you made in your topic sentence.
• You should have at least three examples to
  support your topic sentence.
• Example Evidence
• One of the few to openly discuss her love for
  TEEL-CON is Jane Doe, a Junior at Schaumburg High
  School. Ms. Doe states, I was always getting Cs
  and Ds on my English assignments. After learning
  TEEL-CON and using it whenever I wrote
  paragraphs, I was earning As and Bs (46).

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Step Four Link

• After providing evidence, link your evidence to
  your topic sentence.
• This can be achieved by explaining why your
  example supports your topic sentence.
• Example Link
• The improvement in Janes grades is indicative
  of the greatness of TEEL-CON. When used
  appropriately and often, TEEL-CON can raise
  students grades.

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Step Five CONclusion

• After providing and linking 3 pieces of evidence,
  create a sentence that finalizes your paragraph.
• Example Conclusion
• Many great writers have discovered the glorious
  paradise that is TEEL-CON, and have reaped the
  benefits. TEEL-CON certainly is the best thing
  ever.

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