PQE: Point, Quotation / Proof, Explain | Junior Cycle English Workbook

Help students move beyond short, unsupported answers with this engaging, copybook-style PQE workbook.

Designed for Junior Cycle English, this 21-page resource teaches students how to make a clear point, support it with a quotation or other proof, and explain why that evidence matters.

PQE is presented as a memorable method:

• P — Point
• Q — Quotation / Proof
• E — Explain

Students also learn that their “proof” does not always need to be a direct quotation: it can be an evidence detail or a detail from an illustration or photograph.

What’s included:

• Step-by-step teaching pages for Point, Quotation/Proof and Explanation
• Clear student-friendly models and worked examples
• A weak-answer activity with space for students to improve it using PQE
• Starter sentences and revision advice
• Cut-and-stick PQE recap cards for copybooks
• Differentiated reading and comprehension practice
• A more challenging article for advanced students
• Independent copybook questions, including PQE-style extended responses
• A range of engaging, current-interest articles, including sport, music, technology, science and Irish events

The workbook uses a vibrant copybook-inspired layout, with handwritten sample answers, highlighter colours and plenty of room for students to write.

Ideal for:

• Junior Cycle English
• Teaching reading comprehension
• Building analytical writing skills
• Supporting students who need structure in extended answers
• Revision, classwork, homework or literacy support

Please note: this resource is for the purchaser’s own classroom use only. Please do not share the PDF outside your school or purchasing account.