CUPS, PEEL

Editing your Work:

CUPS

This strategy is to be used AFTER drafting and revising an answer. It could be used in class, before handing homework in or for checking assessments before handing them in. Students go back to their work to check for errors in the following:

C = Capital letters U = Usage and grammar P = Punctuation S = Spelling This strategy should be applied to all writing that is completed, in all subjects.

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PEEL This strategy is to be used when writing extended responses and/or essays. Your introduction needs to restate and respond to the question or topic, give an opinion or state your contention and briefly introduce the key points of your argument or discussion. Each paragraph of the body of the response/essay needs to be structured using PEEL to ensure the discussion of the essay topic is thorough and effective.

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Your topic sentence must contain a major point in your argument/discussion; this tells the reader what the paragraph is going to be about.

This is where you show your understanding by explaining in more detail what your main point is about and how it relates to the topic/question.

The point you make, needs to be supported by evidence e.g. quote, specific examples. This should be the bulk of your paragraph.

The last sentence tries to sum up the paragraph linking it to the topic and then providing a link to the next main point.

Always remember to conclude your response/essay. Your conclusion needs to summarise your main points, restate your opinion of the topic (contention) and reach a conclusion with a final comment or quote.