104 UniT 07 | Bigger, better, faster, stronger Writing a paragraph: the PEEL strategy revisited Remember how the PEEL strategy can help you organise your ideas and structure them clearly: STRATEGIES + READING 25 a P Make a point. Start your paragraph by introducing the main idea that it will discuss. E Provide examples or evidence. Support the main idea with examples or evidence you have found. Include details such as facts, statistics or any other relevant information. E Explain how and why the example or evidence you have given is relevant to the main point you have made. Don’t start with a new idea that you haven’t mentioned before. L Link what you have written to the main point you have made. Don’t start with a new idea that you haven’t mentioned before. Strategies box How can you count the number of words you have written? Take the average number of words you have written in your first couple of lines and multiply it with the number of lines you have filled with your text. The PEEL paragraph above is around 80 words. Which part(s) would be easiest to stretch if you wanted to write around 120 words? 26 Paragraph writing teaches them to organise their ideas logically and to build a convincing argument, which is essential for effective communication. While AI can help students by suggesting ideas for their writing, the paragraphs it produces often lack coherence and can be confusing to the reader. This is the reason why learning to write good, strong paragraphs should remain a part of students’ education. Despite the benefits of AI, it is still a good idea for students to learn how to write good paragraphs. Why learn how to write good paragraphs when an AI chatbot can do the job? Study the text bits below and work out which part is the POINT, which one gives an EXAMPLE or EVIDENCE, which one provides an EXPLANATION and which one LINKS what has been said before back to the point. Draw lines to connect them. b Nur zu Prüfzwecken – Eigentum des Verlags öbv
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