This all seems very good, but I was wondering how I could link this to your video, where you said to try to use as many "this suggests" as the marks in the question (in this case, 8). Would you use a similar beginning and end (point, evidence, and link) but then chuck a few "this suggests" in with the analysis?
I was also wondering, because it is quite difficult to do four "this suggests" per paragraph, should I try to add an extra paragraph or two, or could I possibly add an extra piece of evidence to my two main paragraphs and analyse it (creating a PEEEEL paragraph, I guess)?
Is the reference to the Cinderella outfit a stray piece of language analysis?
Like as in the link to it suggests her youthful and innocent but this has been stained as it seems to be based on the semantic field of Cinderella (which is surely a language feature?).
Where is the line between language analysis and structural features, or am I getting this horribly wrong.
No, you are not getting this horribly wrong. First Rate is using a hack for this comment - she has tied her language analysis to a structure feature - the sentence type. You can also claim that a semantic field is a structural feature. This hack only works if you understand it! So, it is strictly for students who feel able to use it and not just leave it as language analysis.
Hi Mr Salles,
This all seems very good, but I was wondering how I could link this to your video, where you said to try to use as many "this suggests" as the marks in the question (in this case, 8). Would you use a similar beginning and end (point, evidence, and link) but then chuck a few "this suggests" in with the analysis?
I was also wondering, because it is quite difficult to do four "this suggests" per paragraph, should I try to add an extra paragraph or two, or could I possibly add an extra piece of evidence to my two main paragraphs and analyse it (creating a PEEEEL paragraph, I guess)?
Hello Ben, I don't teach this PEEL method. Use it if you like it. But don't conflate that with my method.
I teach 8 explanations, which as you say is 8 'this suggests'. How many paragraphs you put that in is up to you.
Hi Mr Salles
It all makes sense to me but...
Is the reference to the Cinderella outfit a stray piece of language analysis?
Like as in the link to it suggests her youthful and innocent but this has been stained as it seems to be based on the semantic field of Cinderella (which is surely a language feature?).
Where is the line between language analysis and structural features, or am I getting this horribly wrong.
Thanks for your help.
No, you are not getting this horribly wrong. First Rate is using a hack for this comment - she has tied her language analysis to a structure feature - the sentence type. You can also claim that a semantic field is a structural feature. This hack only works if you understand it! So, it is strictly for students who feel able to use it and not just leave it as language analysis.
I hope that helps.
It does thanks