Intro to Formal TEEAL Writing

Text Titles

When referring to the title of a text, it should always have a capital letter (it's a proper noun!) and single quotation marks.

For example: In the novel 'Trash', friendship is an important theme.

When writing formally using TEEAL, don't refer to yourself using personal pronouns like 'I' 'me' 'my' or 'we'

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First Person Pronouns

Symbols such as / or & should not be used in formal writing. Rewrite your work to avoid them.

Symbols

When writing formally, write numbers as words not numerals EXCEPT when referring to a page number.
Eg: four instead of 4

Numerals

Don't announce quotes are coming and where they appear in the book by saying 'In Chapter 2 on Page 3'.
Give some context for a quote if needed, but don't explain which chapter it appears in.

Raphael demonstrates his poverty when he refers to himself as "a dumpsite boy" p.3.

Correct

In Part 1 Chapter 1 on Page 3, Raphael says "I am a dumpsite boy."

Incorrect

While TEEAL structure generally follows this order, once you are confident you can move the inner elements around, or use them more than once in a paragraph.

When referring to the author of a text, always use their full name or just their surname, never just their first name.

Referring to Authors