Wednesday, December 17, 2014

P.E.E.L

Your Body Paragraphs Should Include:

P
Point
(Make your point)

E
Evidence
(Back it up. Support your point with evidence and examples)

E
Explanation
(Explain how the evidence supports your point)


L
Link 
(Link this point to the next point in the following paragraphs)


Possible Sentence Starters For Your Body Paragraphs (P.E.E.L)

To begin the first sentence of each body paragraph with a point/reason:

1. It can be argued that...
2. Historians have argued...
3. The sources Suggest...
4. We can infer...

To highlight your evidence
(To Show Order)
1. Firstly...
2. Secondly...
3. In addition...
4. Furthermore...
5. Moreover...

or

(To Show Difference)
1. However...
2. Conversely...
3. On the other hand...
4. Alternatively...
5. But...

To explain your point you can begin your sentence with:
1. This means that...
2. Therefore...
3. Consequently...
4. As a result...
5. Because...
6. So...

To conclude your body paragraphs and link it to your next point:
1. We can therefore see...
2. It is clear that...
3. The most important factor is...
4. In conclusion...


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