PEE 5 Paragraph Persuasive Essay Templates: Point Evidence Explanation

Teach your students a structured approach to essay writing using the terminology PEE: point, evidence, explanation. As silly as it sounds, it’s a great mnemonic: remind your students to PEE all over their essays!

This package includes a useful, colour-coded single page handout for students to learn essay structure: hook, transition, thesis, topic sentence, evidence, explanation, concluding sentence. This handout also includes the triangle structure for the introduction and conclusion (moving from general to specific in the introduction and from specific to general in the conclusion). This will be a handout your students can keep and refer back to again and again this year and in the future!

There is a sample persuasive essay about children getting an allowance. The complete essay is included along with a cut and paste task where students have to decide where the five missing sentences would fit. This could be completed in pairs or small groups for a chance to incorporate collaborative learning into your ELA class.

Finally, there are colour-coded graphic organizers to help your students stay on task when writing their own 5 paragraph persuasive essays. These can also be used again and again!

Grades to Use With:

This assignment works well for students in 5th, 6th, 7th, 8th or 9th grade who are learning how to write persuasive essays and draft thesis statements. It could also be used in high school special education classrooms where appropriate.

What's Included: 9 Page PDF: Ready to Print and Use!

• Title Page

• Essay Structure Handout

• 3 page Cut and Paste Activity

• Sample Essay

• 3 page Graphic Organizers

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