PETAL Sentence Starters

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PETAL sentence starters

POINT SIMILAR ideas


Furthermore…
Throughout the text/novel/play/poem/extract…
In addition…
The character of _______ is seen as… Similarly…
_______ is presented as… Likewise…
The theme of… is shown by… This is supported by… DIFFERENT ideas
The writer creates a sense of… Moreover… In contrast…
…creates/develops/increases the sense that… Also… On the other hand…
The writer presents ________ as… Alternatively…
The plot in this extract/section is focused on… Despite this…
The writer develops the character/setting/theme by… Although…
…appears / seems… However…

EVIDENCE
EXPLORING ideas This can be seen in the words…
Perhaps The sentence ________ suggests this.
Maybe An example of this is…
Could The writer shows this in the words…
Might For example…
Possibly A clear example of this is…

TECHNIQUE ADVERBS
The effective use of _____ shows that… Clearly
The author uses adjectives/verbs/adverbs to create the idea/sense that… Obviously
The repeated use of _____ suggests that… Mainly
The idea that… is supported by the writer’s use of… Alternatively
The use of ____ sentences suggests…
The paragraphs here are short/long which shows…

ANALYSIS
The use of… is used to shock/amaze/draw in the reader.
Analysing plot / This demonstrates/suggests that…
structure phrases …involves the reader in the text by…
At the beginning… …suggests to the reader a feeling/sense of…
We are introduced to… …has a connotation of… which makes the reader… Audience effect phrases
This links to… …makes us:
The impact of this on the reader is…
feel…
Previously… The writer’s intention was to… see…
Further on… This is significant because it suggests… imagine…
Later/earlier on… This persuades the reader to feel/believe/… believe…
It concludes by… …shows the reader that… fear…
It is clear from this that… think that…
emphasise…

LINK COMMENT WORDS


From this, we can understand that… Shows Reveals SUMMARISING
This makes the reader think of… Suggests Presents The whole text…
This is relevant because at the time… Implies Demonstrates Overall…
The reader is reminded of… Indicates Reflects The text covers…
The writer has used this to suggest… Confirms Portrays To sum up…
This has had a significant impact on Highlights All in all…
people / the world because…

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