PEE Paragraphs – Point, Evidence, Explanation Format

This lesson teaches students an organized and thorough approach to writing 5 sentence paragraphs. It is designed for middle school students in grades 5-8 or high school special education students.

It introduces the terms:

Point (stated in the topic sentence & the concluding sentence): says what the paragraph is about by making a claim or sharing an opinion
Evidence: a fact, statistic, example, or quotation from a text that supports your point
Explanation: your explanation and analysis of why the evidence supports your point

Then it teaches students how to use these kinds of sentences to create a cohesive paragraph.

Colour-coding is used to make the information more visual, but the pages can also be printed in black and white.

What's Included: 10 Page PDF ready to print and go!

• Title Page/Teacher Instructions

• Student Handout with all of the necessary terminology: Students can refer back to this again and again!

• Seven engaging activities are included:

• Two cut-and-paste sample paragraph activities: These activities have 5 sentences which are mixed up. Students cut them out and paste them in the correct order to create logical paragraphs. One is about Little Red Riding Hood and one is about Mi'kmaq culture.

• Three paragraphs that have errors that need fixing: These paragraphs don't have five sentences in the correct order, or the correct types of sentences. Students may have to cross out a sentence and/or add a sentence. There is room to re-write the entire paragraph correctly.

• Two blank paragraph outlines: These are perfect for when you want your students to practice writing structured paragraphs about any topic in your class.

• Complete Answer Key

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