How to Teach PEEL Paragraphs in Under 10 Minutes (And Actually Get Results)
Let’s be real. Teaching PEEL paragraphs can feel like banging your head against the whiteboard some days.
You model the structure. You colour-code examples. You hand out templates. And still—blank stares, half-finished sentences, and paragraphs that jump from Point to Explain to... a random fact about the moon.
That’s exactly why I created Question Quest. I needed something fast, interactive, and actually fun. Something that didn’t need printing, wasn’t just another worksheet, and gave instant feedback on what students were doing well (and what they weren’t).
The Problem
Most students don’t struggle with ideas—they struggle with structure. They’ll tell you what they think, but they skip over the evidence or completely forget to link their ideas back to the question.
And when they do write a full PEEL, they often don’t realise they’ve misspelled five words and used zero punctuation.
The Fix: Question Quest
Question Quest is a simple AI-powered writing tool that walks students through PEEL paragraphs. It’s built like a game—three progress bars (Spelling, Grammar, and Use of Evidence) fill up or drop down in real-time as they type.
There’s no login. No student data. Just a clean interface that asks them one question:
“What’s your response?”
How I Use It in Class
I put a question on the board (e.g. “Why did Hitler come to power in 1933?”)
Students enter that question into the tool themselves
They type their paragraph—and they can’t hit “Finish” until their errors are fixed
Progress bars will fill or fall as the student writes in real time.
It’s a quiet, focused 10–12 minutes of writing. Every time.
Bonus: It works great on Chromebooks.
Why It Works
Instant feedback = no waiting for you to mark
Visual progress bars = built-in motivation
PEEL structure reinforced = actual improvement over time
Plus, students love it. And that alone is a win.
Try Question Quest Free
If you want to get your students writing solid PEEL paragraphs without the drama, give it a go.
Click here to try Question Quest
