Peel Writing Strategy

1 PEEL is equal to 1 Paragraph. True or False?

• True

• False

A PEEL paragraph contains 4 parts. They are (must be in correct order):

• Point, Explanation, Evidence & Link

• Point, Link, Elaboration, Evidence

• Point, Evidence, Explanation & Link

• Point, Elaboration, Link, Evidence

A point always appears as the _______ sentence in your PEEL paragraph.

• Second

• First

• Third

• Last

A point must be a direct __________ to the __________.

• question, answer

• answer, question

• point, answer

• answer, point

When quoting evidence, it is important to include ____________ to show that it is taken from the text.

• fullstop

• quotation marks

• question marks

• commas

You are encouraged to give at least _____ evidence in your long PEEL paragraph.

• one

• two

• three

• four

When selecting your evidence, you must ensure that your evidence supports your point. True or False?

• True

• False

How do you weave your evidence into a complete sentence?

• Your own transition words + evidence from the text = complete sentence

• Evidence from text + quotation marks = complete sentence

• Evidence from text + some random words = complete sentence

• Evidence from text + other words from text = complete sentence

The second E in a PEEL paragraph means to __________.

• Explain how the evidence relates to your point.

• Give an example from the text.

• Pull a second piece of evidence from the text.

• Summarize what happens in the text.

Explanation in PEEL paragraph means commenting on ________________________.

• WHY you have chosen the evidence

• HOW the evidence support the main point

• All of the above.