How to write a pee paragraph

1. PEE Paragraphs
AIM: To understand how this structure
helps us write about English
Starter: Put this PEE into order:
„The red sauce trickled
down from is lips, down over
his chin on to his black
jacket.‟ This shows that he
eats in a disgusting way and
gets food all over himself. Point
It could be because he is in
a rush to get food as he
hasn‟t eaten for a long
time, or perhaps he is not Evidence
used to other people
watching him. Skellig has no
table manners and is a Explanation
messy eater.

2. Skellig has no table manners and is a
messy eater. (Point)
“The red sauce trickled down from is lips,
down over his chin on to his black
jacket.‟”(Page 27) (Evidence)
This shows that he eats in a disgusting
way and gets food all over himself. It
could be because he is in a rush to get
food as he hasn‟t eaten for a long time, or
perhaps he is not used to other people
watching him eat. (Explanation)

3. Introduction: Using Point, Evidence,
and Explanation (PEE)
• When you are writing about a text or
discussing a text it is very important
that you use quotes to back up what you
are saying.
• Using PEE is a way of writing about a
text making sure that you include
textual evidence.

4. Why use PEE?
• Reading is assessed by looking at 5 aspects of
a piece of writing. These are:
– Understand and select information and use of
evidence
– Interpret evidence
– Text structure and organisation
– Writer‟s use of language
– Writer‟s purpose and effect

5. So…
• PEE gives you a structured way of covering
these assessment foci.
• Using PEE will help you get a better level in
reading.
• It proves you understand and can write about
what you have read.

6. Identify the point, evidence and
explanation.
Look at the paragraph below and decide
what is the Point, Evidence and
Explanation.
„I tried not to breathe, not to smell him.‟
Even though Michael is helping Skellig, he
doesn‟t want to smell the horrible smell
coming from him. Michael thinks that
Skellig smells awful.

7. Identify the point, evidence and
explanation.
(Point) Michael thinks that Skellig
smells awful. (Evidence) „I tried not to
breathe, not to smell him.‟
(Explanation) Even though Michael is
helping Skellig he doesn‟t want to smell
the horrible smell coming from him.

8. Point / Evidence / Explanation (PEE)
• Point – What does the quote show in
very simple terms?
• Evidence – This is a „quote‟ taken from
the text to prove or support what it is
that you are saying.
• Explanation – This is where you give a
more detailed explanation of the point.
It is good to include your own personal
opinion here.
Adapted from: http://www.tes.co.uk/ResourceDetail.aspx?storyCode=6069813