PEE: Point, Evidence and Information

When writing a text, you don't just write incoherent words and sentences, you need to have a structure and PEE is the solution!
This technique is really easy to understand and use:
1. Point: Express and write your point/idea, just like an argument.
2. Evidence: Provide evidence from the text or book. It can be a quote or you can paraphrase what it says in the text, just remember that this is your evidence and you can't just write what you want.
3. Explanation: Explain the evidence, the choice of words and what it means, relating it to your point.

REMEMBER:
Short, well-chosen quotations are better than long, vague ones.

Always try to use this technique to support your ideas, as the evidence gives the idea the back up it needs.

EXAMPLE

Stanley and his parents had tried to pretend that he was just going away to camp for a while, just like rich kids do. When Stanley was younger he used to play with stuffed animals, and pretend the animals were at camp. Camp Fun and Games he called it. Sometimes he'd have them play soccer with a marble. Other times they'd run an obstacle course, or go bungee jumping off a table, tied to broken rubber bands. Now Stanley tried to pretend he was going to Camp Fun and Games. Maybe he'd make some friends, he thought. At least he'd get to swim in the lake.

'Holes' - Louis Sachar

POINT: Stanley has a great imagination.

EVIDENCE:  he used to play with stuffed animals, and pretend the animals were at camp.

EXPLANATION: Stanley was very creative and he created new games and ways to spend his time with what he had.