GCSE, English Language: Using Evaluative Language in PEEL Paragraphs

These resources are crafted to enhance students’ analytical and evaluative skills for GCSE, English Language, offering structured guidance and practice materials tailored to meet curriculum demands. This unit focuses on reading response, PEEL paragraphs and using evaluative language to categorise behaviour and setting.

Using Evaluative Language in PEEL Paragraphs
This booklet is a step-by-step guide to mastering the PEEL paragraph framework. It includes:
Introduction to Evaluative Language: Explains how to move beyond description to analyze texts critically.
Framework Breakdown: Detailed guidance on structuring Point, Evidence, Explanation, and Link, with emphasis on evaluative vocabulary.
Model Examples and Exercises: Includes extracts and sample paragraphs to illustrate effective analysis of setting, behavior, and character.
Self-Assessment Tools: A checklist to help students refine their responses independently

Evaluative Words for Describing Different Settings (Alphabetical List)
This resource provides an extensive list of evaluative words categorized alphabetically to help students accurately describe and analyze:

• Settings: Words like “foreboding,” “serene,” and “sinister” to capture mood and atmosphere.
• Characters and Behaviors: Adjectives like “empathetic,” “impulsive,” and “enigmatic” to discuss traits and motivations.

Extract-Based Analytical Practice
Centered around the extract The Platform, this resource includes:

• High-Quality Extract: Engaging text with rich sensory and emotional detail.
• Targeted Questions: Prompts that focus on tension, character conflict, mood, and thematic exploration.
• Model PEEL Paragraph Responses: Examples for each question to illustrate advanced analytical techniques.