PEEL Short Answer Question

Front

Why is it important to always give text evidence when answering a question?

Back

It supports your answer and shows understanding of the text.

Front

Why is explaining how the evidence supports your point and elaborating on its significance important?

Back

It strengthens your argument and clarifies its importance.

Front

What should you use to support your point in paragraph 3? Options: Use evidence from the text/source/opinion, Add unrelated personal stories, Ignore the text/source, Use only your own opinion.

Back

Use evidence from the text/source/opinion

Front

Why is explaining how the evidence supports your point and elaborating on its significance important?

Back

It strengthens your argument and clarifies its importance.

Front

What should a conclusion paragraph do?

Back

Link back to your main point and show how everything connects together.

Front

The final SCR should be written in how many paragraphs?

Back

4 paragraphs

Front

Why do we use transitions?

Back

To make the writing flow

Front

transitions are words and phrases...

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that link related ideas.

Front

When you use a transition, make sure that you choose the one that clearly shows:

Back

how your ideas are related.

Front

When should you use transitions in your writing?

Back

to fix short, choppy sentences