PEARLING for success
Sunday, 12 April 2015
Essay: How does
Bowler use language to
engage the emotions of
his readers?
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PEARLS are made from GRIT – it takes
time and does not always work. GRIT is a
synonym for hard work!
Make a POINT
Support it with EVIDENCE (a quotation)
ANALYSE the evidence
RESPOND to it personally/ as an audience
Link forward to next paragraph or back to the
question
Point
• Write a thesis statement that you go on
to evidence with a quotation. (This
statement can be lifted directly from your
introduction, or re-phrased.)
e.g.
“Bowler uses a range of contradictory
sensory ideas to engage his readers’
imagination.”
Evidence
• Your evidence must support the point you are
making!
E.g.
“He uses the phrase “ The bell sounds
returned…opening like petals”.to convey the
beauty and the natural inevitability of the music
in Luke’s head”.
Analysis
You have a quotation. Analyse it by doing one or
more of the following:
• Comment on the vocabulary used
• Comment on imagery
• Use of punctuation?
• Is there a literary technique being used?
E.g.
He has chosen the image of the opening “petals”
because although he mixes sound and vision in
the image, this synaesthetic approach allows the
reader to visualise the beauty and delicacy
referred to in sound.
Let’s check that:
• Bowler uses a range of contradictory sensory ideas to
engage his readers’ imagination. He uses the phrase
“The bell sounds returned…opening like petals” to
convey the beauty and the natural inevitability of the
music in Luke’s head. He has chosen the image of the
opening “petals” because although he mixes sound and
vision in the image, this synaesthetic approach allows
the reader to visualise the beauty and delicacy referred
to in sound.
Q.E.D.
Links to point by
establishing
meaning and
connotation
Discussion of the
word, shows
understanding
Zooms in to
discuss key
word
RESPONSE?
• What is the audience’s (or your) emotional
response?
Here, it might be:
• Realising how emotionally Luke is
attached to the music
• How naturally music comes to Luke
P+E+A+R+__
Bowler uses a range of contradictory sensory ideas to
engage his readers’ imagination. He uses the phrase
“The bell sounds returned…opening like petals” to
convey the beauty and the natural inevitability of the
music in Luke’s head. He has chosen the image of the
opening “petals” because although he mixes sound and
vision in the image, this synaesthetic approach allows
the reader to visualise the beauty and delicacy referred
to in sound. The use of imagery associated with nature
suggests how closely Luke is related to the natural world
and links to the theme of the Oak Tree in the forest as
part of Luke’s character.
How would you link this to another paragraph? Show me
where you are going…
Write the link to complete this paragraph.
Don’t forget
your PEARLs,
girls!
But, boys: other
forms of analysis
are available,
such as Peeing or
Peeling.