TEAL
Conflict
Restate
Personal Narrative
More TEAL
100

Introduces what the paragraph is about. 

What is topic? 

100

A problem that occurs with an outside force. 

What is external conflict? 

100

It takes 45 minutes to get to work every day. 

How long does it take to get to school?  

100

A story about you. 

What is personal narrative? 

100

The basic way of writing a paragraph. 

What is the TEAL paragraph? 
200

Conclusion that connects the last sentence to the first sentence. 

What is link?

200

The whale sallowed the man in the darkest of nights and swam deep into the ocean. 

What is person vs. nature? 

200

The weather is beautiful with a lot of snow today.

How is the weather today? 

200

The order in which the story takes place.

What is sequence? 

200

Therefore, if we worked together we should see progress.

What is link?

300

Explains what the evidence means or why it is important to know.

What is analysis?

300

We went to rally against the injustice being done against people of color. 

What is person vs. society? 

300

I think that the biggest problem with the world is individualism because people don't think about others and don't care about the convenience of others. 

What is the biggest problem with the world and why? 

300

The place and time

What is setting? 

300

According to the text, the man went the wrong way and met a scary creature that almost ate him. 

What is evidence? 

400

Proof that supports the topic sentence. 

What is evidence? 

400

I am afraid that people will laugh and pick on me. They will not like that I am different from them. 

What is person vs. self? 

400

Sara was forced to become a servant in order to pay off her father's debt. 

Why did they force Sara to become a servant? 

400

Although they were mad a t each other, they girls apologized and hugged out their differences. They agreed to agree to disagree and understood that was ok. 

What is resolution? 

400

This means that because he couldn't speak or read the language, he was struggling to accomplish the task that was given to him. 

What is analysis?

500

The best and hardest sport in the world is soccer. According to the rules of the game, you are not allowed to use your hands to touch the ball. This means that in order to play soccer, you’ll need precision, handy footwork, and practice. Therefore, soccer is a challenge and requires a lot of work, but it is also fun to have a challenge.

What is a TEAL paragraph? 

500

They had different opinions about the social justice system and began debating loudly. 

What is person vs. person? 

500

The best holiday is Thanksgiving because families get together to eat.

What is the best holiday? 

500

It was a hot Friday evening. The sun was going down and only a shade of red and orange filled the horizon across the vast ocean. We took a moment to enjoy the last sunset of our summer vacation.  

 What is setting? / What is description? 

500

Many people think that it's easy being a teacher, but we all know that it is one of the hardest jobs ever created. 

What is a topic sentence?