SEAL gives an academic paragraph a structure: statement, evidence, analysis, and link. Test how the evidence relates both to the argument and to the assigned question. One paragraph where those relationships differ may contain productive thought, but several in succession signal that the essay has wandered away from its task. The final link should carry the reader into the next paragraph so the report or essay holds together as a continuous argument.
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Use SEAL to keep paragraphs analytical and relevant
SEAL structures an academic paragraph as statement, evidence, analysis, and link while testing whether each point serves both the argument and the question.