T
The T in TEPAC stands for...
Topic Sentence/Thesis Statement
The E in TEPAC stands for...
Evidence
The P in TEPAC stands for...
Paraphrasing Evidence
The A in TEPAC stands for...
Analysis
The C in TEPAC stands for...
Concluding Sentence
The topic sentence must be...
To bicker, to declare, to assert
Arguable.
Evidence must need an introduction.
A lead in
Paraphrasing evidence must include three things
Who, what, where
How many sentence must the analysis be?
2 sentences minimum
Where can you find the concluding sentence?
The last sentence of a paragraph.
question
Evidence needs to be a _______ quote.
Direct
To paraphrase evidence students must look at their _____.
Book
The hardest part of the tepac is to...
analyze
How many sentences is a TEPAC paragraph
Six to eight sentences minimum.
Is this a topic sentence?
Cats are animals.
No
Where does the period go?
After the author and page number in ()
With their book, students should look at the _______ of the chapter they took their quote from.
Beginning
When students analyze they _________.
Infer
important.
Is this a topic sentence?
Cats are the cutest animals in the world.
Yes
Correct the evidence: "Ms. Harte says, "Wait up for me!"" (Bloor 123).
What is missing from this paraphrasing evidence: Ms. Harte decided to give all of her students 100% on their quiz.
The where
To infer, students use their ___________ and ___________ to make an educated guess.
background knowledge and evidence from the text
Your concluding sentence should make a _________ or tell us how your discovery _________ the novel.
prediction and impacts/changes