BASIC PEEL PARAGRAPH STRUCTURE PEEL Paragraphs PEEL stands

BASIC PEEL PARAGRAPH STRUCTURE

PEEL Paragraphs PEEL stands for: • Point • Evidence • Explanation • Link If you use the PEEL structure, you will write an effective paragraph.

Point The first sentence of your paragraph answers the question or states the topic of the paragraph. Use the words of the question. It is important because it tells the reader what the paragraph will be about. For example: Why should we not use plastic bags? First of all, we should not use plastic bags because they are disastrous for our environment.

Evidence Next, you support your idea with evidence or examples. Evidence adds more credibility to your argument. The readers will see you as knowledgeable and reliable. Evidence could be data, expert opinions, facts or on the case for English – quotation from a text. For example: Studies show that shoppers use 500 billion plastic shopping bags every year.

Explanation Explain how and why your evidence supports your point. Write one to three sentences interpreting and explaining the evidence and how it supports your point. For example: Many of these single-use bags are thrown out and eventually end up in landfill or in the ocean. Plastic bags leak toxic chemicals into our oceans. In addition, sea animals can ingest them as they mistake pieces of litter food.

Link The last sentence should link back to your point in the first sentence or it can transition to the next paragraph. The link concludes the paragraph. For example: Reducing plastic bags would ensure less rubbish is stored in landfill and it would help to keep the ocean clean.

A PEEL Paragraph First of all, plastic bags are disastrous for our environment. Studies show that shoppers use 500 billion plastic shopping bags every year. Many of these single-use bags are thrown out and eventually end up in landfill or in the ocean. Plastic bags leak toxic chemicals into the ocean. In addition, sea animals can ingest them as they mistake pieces of litter food. Reducing plastic bags would ensure less rubbish in landfill and help to keep the ocean clean.

A PEEL Paragraph Can you make notes for a paragraph to answer this question: Should students be paid to go to school? P E E L Point Evidence Explanation Link

PEEL PARAGRAPHS USING QUOTATIONS AS EVIDENCE

LO – how to structure language analysis Watch the three videos on how to structure a language analysis paragraph: Video 1 Video 2 Video 3

Read the poem … Highlight words and phrases which suggest the main character is a dog. Highlight, in a different colour, words or phrases which suggest the dog is frightened. Challenge Which phrase gives us the most sense of the dog’s fear?

A PEEL Paragraph Can you make notes for a paragraph to answer this question: How do we know that the dog is frightened? P E E L Point Evidence Explanation Link

P E Paragraph E A PEEL L Point Explanation Link Can you make notes for. Evidence a paragraph to answer this question: We know that he says the The reader would For the dog to How know that. I the dog is to frightened? the dog is do wewords “I think be horrified actually think it frightened will die with think of the dog might die, we can because fright”. dying as they really get a sense would feel a lot of how of sympathy for frightened the dog. People dog is. have heard of animals – and other people – actually dying from fright so they know that this could actually happen to this character.

A PEEL Paragraph We know that the dog is frightened because he says the words “I think I will die with fright”. The reader would be horrified to think of the dog dying as they would feel a lot of sympathy for the dog. People have heard of animals – and other people – actually dying from fright so they know that this could actually happen to this character. For the dog to actually think it might die, we can really get a sense of how frightened the dog is.