Use a Peer Check for Meaning
Partners underline the claim, circle the evidence and ask about any missing reasoning.
Worked model: Use a Peer Check for Meaning
- 1Partners underline the claim, circle the evidence and ask about any missing reasoning
- 2Point to what is clear and identify one unclear relationship
- 3Ask a question rather than rewriting the answer for the writer
- 4The writer revises and explains the change
Peer question: “Which result supports your conclusion?” The writer adds the relevant value and its link to the claim, rather than accepting a partner’s replacement paragraph.
Teach the move
Prepare · 5 minutes
Choose a response and one meaning-focused peer criterion.
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Partners underline the claim, circle the evidence and ask about any missing reasoning.
- 2
Point to what is clear and identify one unclear relationship.
- 3
Ask a question rather than rewriting the answer for the writer.
- 4
The writer revises and explains the change.
EAL upgrade
Remove the supplied peer question when learners can select a useful check themselves.
Keep the subject challenge. Offer one model, visual or language prompt where needed, then check a fresh independent response.
Try it tomorrow
Choose a response and one meaning-focused peer criterion.
Partners underline the claim, circle the evidence and ask about any missing reasoning. Point to what is clear and identify one unclear relationship.
Check whether the writer can explain the revision and apply the criterion to a new response.
Remove the supplied peer question when learners can select a useful check themselves.
What to look for
Check whether the writer can explain the revision and apply the criterion to a new response.
Teacher language
Adapt these prompts to the task and your learners.
Our purpose is: Partners underline the claim, circle the evidence and ask about any missing reasoning.
Show the relationship and explain the choice you made.
Try the new case on your own. Show the detail or reasoning that supports your answer.
Which support do you still need, and which part can you now do independently?
Across subjects
Maths: check whether a step is justified. Humanities: check whether a quotation supports the interpretation.
Adjust language support
Use a small word bank, visuals and partner rehearsal when needed. Extend with precise explanations and qualifications. Judge the support from the response to this task.