PEEL Method for Explaining Writer’s Effect
Point = State your main point (argument, claim).
Evidence = Introduce a phrase to support your point.
Explain = Say more about details, to explain why this phrase supports your point.
Link = Connect back to the main questions: Why is the author doing this? What are they achieving?
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1. Point:
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In this paragraph, the writer utilizes vivid imagery to cultivate a dramatic sense of isolation and
vulnerability.
2. Evidence:
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The use of the phrase ‘lost in the shadows’ immediately sets a tone of confusion and obscurity.
3. Explanation:
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The word ‘shadows’ symbolizes a place of uncertainty and danger, highlighting Clay’s disorientation
as he ascends’
4. Link:
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By weaving these images together, the writer successfully crafts an atmosphere of impending danger,
capturing the reader’s attention and evoking empathy for Clay’s precarious situation.
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Note how the student uses synonyms to show
impressive lexis and avoid repetition:
impression of = sense of, tone of, atmosphere of
creates = cultivates, evokes, crafts
using, putting = weaving
danger = vulnerability
dangerous = precarious
darkness, uncertainty = obscurity
PEEL Method for Explaining Writer’s Effect
- Try with an example from the text
1. Point:
In this paragraph, the writer utilizes…
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2. Evidence:
The use of the phrase ________________________________ immediately evokes an
atmosphere of _____________________________________________.
3. Explanation:
The word _____________________________________________________________
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4. Link:
By _____________________________________________________________,
the writer successfully __________________________________________________
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Remember to check the synonyms on the previous
page, and look some up, especially…
-verbs for what the author does
-nouns and ADJs to describe feelings/atmosphere