PEEL Technique - Citizens owning guns in USA

L/O: to refine exam technique for 18 mark style questions by using the PEEL writing technique to enable you to reach your target grades

Todays Question:

US four-year-old shoots child dead

Last month, a four-year-old girl shot and killed her four-year-old cousin in what authorities in the US city of Detroit call a tragic and avoidable accident.

Read more:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-25787934

Describe the arguments for and against citizens owning guns in the United States.

In your answer, you might want to talk about:

• Protection
• Responsibility
• Laws
• as well as your own ideas.

Include 2 PEELs for advantages and 2 PEELs for possible problems, and a PEEL for your own opinion in conclusion.

18 marks available

Mark Scheme:

Level 5: (PEEL)

• A well-argued discussion, using stimulus or own ideas effectively showing understanding and evaluation.
• A variety of points are discussed showing understanding.
• Text will be readable and spelling, grammar & punctuation almost faultless.

Level 4: (PEE)

• A developed answer with good attempt to use stimulus material or own ideas, showing clear understanding and evaluation.
• Text will generally be legible and spelling, grammar and punctuation will show considerable accuracy.

Level 3: (PE)

• A reasonable answer with some attempt to use stimulus matieral and/or own ideas, but lacking understanding and knowledge.
• Examples used but not explained.
• Text will generally be legible and spelling, grammar and punctuation will show reasonable accuracy.

Level 2: (P)

• A limited answer with little use of stimulus or own ideas.
• Answer is unclear and example not used.
• Text may have occasional problems of understanding and spelling, grammar and punctuation will be fairly accurate.

Level 1:

• A very basic answer with limited knowledge.
• No examples used.
• Text will be difficult to read and spelling, grammer and punctuation may be inaccurate to cause problems with understanding.