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Petal Sentence Starters
The perfect sentence starters for each section of your PETAL paragraph
Date : 21/02/2023
Your teachers and tutors might be asking you to write PETAL paragraphs? If this is proving to be a bit of a struggle, try out these sentence starters!
EVIDENCEThis can be seen in the words…The sentence ________ suggests this.An example of this is…The writer shows this in the words…For example…A clear example of this is…
ANALYSISThe use of… is used to shock/amaze/draw in the reader. This demonstrates/suggests that……involves the reader in the text by……suggests to the reader a feeling/sense of……has a connotation of… which makes the reader…The impact of this on the reader is…The writer’s intention was to…This is significant because it suggests…This persuades the reader to feel/believe/……shows the reader that…It is clear from this that…
Analysing plot / structure phrasesAt the beginning…We are introduced to…This links to… Previously… Further on…Later/earlier on…It concludes by…
LINKFrom this, we can understand that…This makes the reader think of…This is relevant because at the time…The reader is reminded of…The writer has used this to suggest…This has had a significant impact on people / the world because…
If you need some extra phrases to jazz up your writing further, try the below for size!SIMILAR ideasFurthermore…In addition…Similarly…Likewise…This is supported by…Moreover…Also…DIFFERENT ideasIn contrast…On the other hand…Alternatively…Despite this…Although…However…EXPLORING ideasPerhapsMaybeCouldMightPossiblyADVERBSClearlyObviouslyMainlyAlternatively
POINT
Throughout the text/novel/play/poem/extract…The character of _______ is seen as…_______ is presented as…The theme of… is shown by…The writer creates a sense of……creates/develops/increases the sense that…The writer presents ________ as…The plot in this extract/section is focused on…The writer develops the character/setting/theme by……appears / seems…EVIDENCEThis can be seen in the words…The sentence ________ suggests this.An example of this is…The writer shows this in the words…For example…A clear example of this is…
TECHNIQUE
The effective use of _____ shows that…
The author uses adjectives/verbs/adverbs to create the idea/sense that…The repeated use of _____ suggests that…The idea that… is supported by the writer’s use of…The use of ____ sentences suggests…The paragraphs here are short/long which shows…ANALYSISThe use of… is used to shock/amaze/draw in the reader. This demonstrates/suggests that……involves the reader in the text by……suggests to the reader a feeling/sense of……has a connotation of… which makes the reader…The impact of this on the reader is…The writer’s intention was to…This is significant because it suggests…This persuades the reader to feel/believe/……shows the reader that…It is clear from this that…
Analysing plot / structure phrasesAt the beginning…We are introduced to…This links to… Previously… Further on…Later/earlier on…It concludes by…
LINKFrom this, we can understand that…This makes the reader think of…This is relevant because at the time…The reader is reminded of…The writer has used this to suggest…This has had a significant impact on people / the world because…
If you need some extra phrases to jazz up your writing further, try the below for size!SIMILAR ideasFurthermore…In addition…Similarly…Likewise…This is supported by…Moreover…Also…DIFFERENT ideasIn contrast…On the other hand…Alternatively…Despite this…Although…However…EXPLORING ideasPerhapsMaybeCouldMightPossiblyADVERBSClearlyObviouslyMainlyAlternatively
COMMENT WORDS
Shows RevealsSuggests PresentsImplies DemonstratesIndicates ReflectsConfirms PortraysHighlightsSUMMARISINGThe whole text…Overall…The text covers…To sum up…All in all…This resource was uploaded by: Caitlin